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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2011
Thai DO, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Thai Do, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A pin latch including a mounting block having a longitudinal axis, a pin slidably retained within the mounting block and having a pivot-pin, and a sliding plate slidably retained within the mounting block, the plate having a slot and a longitudinal axis extending from first and second ends thereof and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the mounting block. The pivot-pin engages the slot of the plate such that movement of the sliding plate along its longitudinal axis induces movement of the pin in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the mounting block. A plurality of pin latches are connected in series by links in a side-by-side fashion or around corners. One link emanating from an actuator is connected to one of the plates that the actuator can actuate the pins of all the pin latches simultaneously.