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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2013
John R. Rice, New Baltimore, MI (US);
John R. Rice, New Baltimore, MI (US);
INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and device for generating a signal includes a housing having a wall. A fork bolt is pivotally coupled to the housing and movable between an unlatched and a latched position. A detent lever is pivotally coupled to the housing and cooperates with the fork bolt. A flexible member is connected to the housing of the latch. Proximate to a free end of the flexible member is a protruding portion. A link has a first end rotationally coupled to the fork bolt and a second end arranged to move linearly between a first position and a second position. When the fork bolt is in an unlatch position, the second end of the link applies a rotational force to the flexible member.