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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1995
William R Bourne, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Frank T Jackson, Corona, CA (US);
Hartwell Corporation, Placentia, CA (US);
Abstract
A hook latch mechanism for joining two members of an engine cowl or the like, with the hook latch mechanism carried on one member on a mounting bolt and a keeper carried on the other member, and with a keeper engaging hook spaced from the handle. The hook latch includes a body, a hook carried in the body for engagement with a keeper, a handle pivotally mounted on the body at a first pivot axis for movement between latched and unlatched positions, a catch carried on the handle for engagement with the body when the handle is in the latched position, and first, second and third links, with the first link pivotally connected at one end to the body at a second pivot axis, the second link pivotally connected to the handle at a third pivot axis, and the third link pivotally connected to the second link at a fourth pivot axis and pivotally connected to the first link at a fifth pivot axis, with the third link including a mounting bolt opening for pivotally receiving a mounting bolt, and the body including a slot for slidingly receiving the mounting bolt.