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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2008
Applicant:
Keith A. Etling, Shiloh, IL (US);
Inventor:
Keith A. Etling, Shiloh, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A latch assembly for a door is provided. The latch assembly includes a force actuated locking mechanism having a depressable actuator, a sleeve coupled to an inside surface of the door, wherein the sleeve includes a cylindrical opening configured to receive at least a portion of the force actuated locking mechanism therein and maintain the force actuated locking mechanism with respect to the door. The latch assembly also includes a flexible membrane oriented such that the depressable actuator is operable through the flexible membrane.