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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Phillip E. Pacini, Redmond, WA (US);
Russell J. Branham, Macomb, MI (US);
Inventors:
Phillip E. Pacini, Redmond, WA (US);
Russell J. Branham, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 21/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); F16B 5/00 (2006.01); E05B 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/066 (2013.01); F16B 5/0088 (2013.01); E05B 2063/0026 (2013.01); Y10T 403/602 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a latch body and a plurality of locking mechanisms. The latch body has a plurality of channels that extend through the latch body. The plurality of locking mechanisms is housed within the latch body. A locking mechanism in the plurality of locking mechanisms comprises a plate and a spring mechanism. The plate has an opening positioned relative to a corresponding channel in the plurality of channels. The spring mechanism is configured to hold the plate in a locked position within the latch body.