Southco, Inc.

Phil Kempson

Hitesh Cherry

Richard B Langkamp, Jr

D Dale Turner

Stefan Matthew Koveal

Jeffrey L Antonucci

Robert B Speers

Richard Horton

Alan Simchayoff

Stefan M Koveal

Dale D Turner

Richard John Horton

Latches including a housing, a rotary pawl, catch means for releasably holding the pawl in a closed configuration, and means for operating the catch means are disclosed. The pawl is pivotally attached to the housing and is rotationally movable between a closed or engaged configuration and an open or disengaged configuration. The pawl is provided with a torsion spring member that biases the pawl toward the open or disengaged configuration. In some embodiments the catch means includes a locking member. In other embodiments the catch means includes a pivotally movable trigger. The means for operating the catch means may be electrically powered.

Rotary pawl latch

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Bristol, United Kingdom

Phil Kempson