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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2024
Bauer Products, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Bruce C. Bacon, Rockford, MI (US);
BAUER PRODUCTS, INC., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A compartment door latch includes a housing and a plunger mounted within the housing. The plunger has an extended position and a retracted position, and a resilient member urges the plunger to the extended position. A manually actuated exterior latch paddle handle mounted to an outer face of the outer housing is operably coupled with a paddle cam and a plunger cam is operably coupled with the paddle cam and the plunger. A lock bolt driver is operably coupled with a key lock and operably coupled with a lock bolt adapted to prevent movement of the plunger in a locked position. An electrically actuated motor and motor actuator operably coupled with the lock bolt, where a controller actuates the motor electrically actuated motor and motor actuator. The lock bolt is selectively displaceable between a locked position and the unlocked position by either the key lock or the controller.