摘要 |
<p>A pawl latch assembly (10) which has a housing (11) and a handle (16) attached to the housing and biased with a compression spring (17). A pawl (12) is connected to the housing and biased with a torsion spring (13), a key locking member (14) has a living spring component, a ball seat (63), and a ball (15) nested in the seat, the ball for providing a gravity locking feature which secures the latch in a locked position when it is moved from its horizontal position to a vertical position.</p> |