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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Ian Dow, Bloomfield, MI (US);
John R. Rice, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Donald M. Perkins, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Ian Dow, Bloomfield, MI (US);
John R. Rice, New Baltimore, MI (US);
Donald M. Perkins, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A latch having: a fork bolt; a detent lever; and a bell crank lever, wherein the bell crank lever moves the detent lever from a latched position to a released position as the bell crank lever moves from a first position to a second position; and an over center spring secured to the bell crank lever at one end and a portion of a housing of the latch at another end, wherein the over center spring is configured to provide a biasing force to the bell crank lever in a first direction towards first position when the bell crank lever is in the first position and the over center spring is configured to provide a biasing force to the bell crank lever in a second direction towards the second position when the bell crank lever is in the second position.