Latch with a built-in adjustment mechanism

摘要

An apparatus comprising a latch body and a plurality of locking mechanisms. The latch body has a plurality of channels that extend through the latch body. The plurality of locking mechanisms is housed within the latch body. A locking mechanism in the plurality of locking mechanisms comprises a plate and a spring mechanism. The plate has an opening positioned relative to a corresponding channel in the plurality of channels. The spring mechanism is configured to hold the plate in a locked position within the latch body.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a first fastener attached to a first structural member and a second fastener attached to a second structural member; a latch body having a plurality of channels that extend through the latch body; a plurality of locking mechanisms housed within the latch body, wherein a first locking mechanism in the plurality of locking mechanisms receives the first fastener and a second locking mechanism in the plurality of locking mechanisms receives the second fastener, wherein the first locking mechanism comprises:
a plate having an elongated opening positioned relative to a corresponding channel in the plurality of channels, wherein the elongated opening and the corresponding channel are configured to receive the first fastener;a pivot feature, wherein the plate is configured to be rotated about the pivot feature to transition the first locking mechanism between a locked and an unlocked configuration; anda spring mechanism configured to hold the plate in the locked position within the latch body; and an adjustment mechanism which laterally moves the latch body and the first locking mechanism relative to the first fastener such that the first fastener is laterally adjusted within the elongated opening, wherein manipulation of the adjustment mechanism alters a distance between the first fastener and the second fastener to adjust a width of a gap formed between the first structural member and the second structural member.