LATCH MECHANISM

摘要

A latch mechanism for releasably securing a hinged gate to one or more latches. The latch mechanism includes a handle that is pivotally connected to a gate wall. The handle includes at least one retention arm that lockingly engages a latch when the hinged gate is in a latched position. According to certain embodiments, the handle includes a retention arm at both ends of the handle, with the handle extending generally along the length of the gate wall. Further, the handle may be pivotally displaced about the retention arm(s) so that the handle is displaced from the first position to a second position. As the handle is pivotally displaced to the second position, a release mechanism of the handle may engage and pivotally displace the adjacent latch so that the retention arm may be released from the locking engagement with the latch.

主权项

1. A handle for a latch mechanism for releasably securing a hinged gate to first and second latches, the handle comprising:
a body portion having a first end and a second end, the first end having a first retention arm and a first release mechanism, the first retention arm configured for a locking engagement with the first latch, the second end having a second retention arm and a second release mechanism, the second retention arm configured for a locking engagement with the second latch; wherein, when the body portion is being pivotally displaced, the first and second release mechanisms are adapted to pivotally displace the first and second latches to release the first and second retention arms from the locking engagements with the first and second latches.