Vehicle door latch with secondary fork

Details Vehicle door latch with secondary fork Vehicle door latch with secondary fork

1988-07-12

1989-09-26

Smith, Gary L.

Closure fasteners

Bolts

Swinging

292216, 29234112, 292DIG56, 292DIG73, E05C 304

Patent

active

048695360

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle door latch for use in combination with a door bolt has a housing formed with a horizontally open recess in which the bolt is receivable, a latch fork formed with a fork seat, and a fork pivot to one vertical side of the recess on the housing supporting the fork for pivoting between a locked position with the seal directed vertically away from the fork pivot and the bolt engaged in the seat and an unlocked position permitting the bolt to enter and exit seat and recess. A latch pawl is pivotal on the housing into and out of a position retaining the fork in the locked position. A retaining dog formed with a dog seat is carried on a dog pivot to the vertical side of the recess on the housing opposite the fork pivot for pivoting between a retaining position with the dog seat directed vertically away from the dog pivot and the bolt engaged in the dog seat as well as in the fork seat, and a freeing position permitting the bolt to enter and exit the recess. The bolt is therefore vertically embraced between the fork and dog seats in the locked position.

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