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A latch assembly which releases when a predetermined force is applied to it includes a latch and a handle pivotally mounted on a closure member for pivoting movement about parallel axes. The handle includes a projection which extends into a groove in the latch, and the projection and groove lie gene

A latch assembly which releases when a predetermined force is applied to it includes a latch and a handle pivotally mounted on a closure member for pivoting movement about parallel axes. The handle includes a projection which extends into a groove in the latch, and the projection and groove lie generally along the line which joins the pivot axes. When the handle is pivoted, the projection pivots the latch. The latch includes a pivot portion, a latching portion, and a connecting portion which connects the latching portion to the pivot portion. The connecting portion is flexible and permits the latching portion to release if a predetermined force is applied to the latching portion.

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A latch assembly for a closure comprising: a latch pivotally mounted on the closure for pivoting movement about a first axis between latched and unlatched positions, a lever pivotally mounted on the closure for pivoting movement about a second axis which is parallel to said first axis between latche

A latch assembly for a closure comprising: a latch pivotally mounted on the closure for pivoting movement about a first axis between latched and unlatched positions, a lever pivotally mounted on the closure for pivoting movement about a second axis which is parallel to said first axis between latched and unlatched positions, interengaging means on the latch and on the lever for pivoting the latch from the latched position to the unlatched position when the lever is pivoted from the latched to the unlatched position and for pivoting the latch from the unlatched to the latched position when the lever is pivoted from the unlatched to the latched position, and a mounting bracket attached to said closure, said mounting bracket having a pair of parallel side portions and a pair of openings in each of the side portions, said latch being pivotally mounted in said bracket by a pair of pins which extend through one of the openings in each of the side portions of said bracket and into said latch, said lever being pivotally mounted in said bracket by a pair of pins which extend through the other opening in each of the side portions of said bracket and into said lever. A latch assembly for a closure comprising: a latch pivotally mounted on the closure for pivoting movement about a first axis between latched and unlatched positions, a lever pivotally mounted on the closure for pivoting movement about a second axis which is parallel to said first axis between latched and unlatched positions, and interengaging means on the latch and on the lever for pivoting the latch from the latched position to the unlatched position when the lever is pivoted from the latched to the unlatched position and for pivoting the latch from the unlatched to the latched position when the lever is pivoted from the unlatched to the latched position, said interengaging means comprising a groove on one of said latch and lever and a projection on the other of said latch and lever which extends into said groove, said groove and said projection lying generally along a line between the pivot axes of the latch and the lever, the groove and the projection moving from one side of said line to the other when the latch and the lever move between their latched and unlatched positions.