| 摘要 |
<p>An extended latch mounted to a structure for securing an adjacent structure. The extended latch is a remotely-actuated latch mechanism that allows the adjacent structure to be released and moved apart from the structure, and later rejoined with the structure without disengagement of the latch mechanism from either structure. <??>The extended latch includes a housing (48) that has a first wall (58) and a second wall (60) that are aligned with and positioned parallel to each other. An extendable linkage (50) is rotatably mounted to the housing (48). The extendable latch also includes a strut (54) having a central axis and opposing ends. One end of the strut (54) is rotatably mounted to the extendable linkage (50). The other end of the strut (54) is rotatably mounted to a keeper bar. The extendable latch also includes a detent mechanism (52) rotatably mounted to both the housing (48) and the extendable linkage (50). The detent mechanism (52) has a blocking position in which the detent mechanism (52) is adjacent to the strut (54), and an unblocking position in which the detent mechanism (52) is away from the strut (54). <IMAGE></p> |
