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A hook latch mechanism for joining two members of an engine cowl or the like, with the hook latch mechanism carried on one member on a mounting bolt and a keeper carried on the other member, and with a keeper engaging hook spaced from the handle. The hook latch includes a body, a hook carried in the

A hook latch mechanism for joining two members of an engine cowl or the like, with the hook latch mechanism carried on one member on a mounting bolt and a keeper carried on the other member, and with a keeper engaging hook spaced from the handle. The hook latch includes a body, a hook carried in the body for engagement with a keeper, a handle pivotally mounted on the body at a first pivot axis for movement between latched and unlatched positions, a catch carried on the handle for engagement with the body when the handle is in the latched position, and first, second and third links, with the first link pivotally connected at one end to the body at a second pivot axis, the second link pivotally connected to the handle at a third pivot axis, and the third link pivotally connected to the second link at a fourth pivot axis and pivotally connected to the first link at a fifth pivot axis, with the third link including a mounting bolt opening for pivotally receiving a mounting bolt, and the body including a slot for slidingly receiving the mounting bolt.

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A hook latch mechanism for joining two members, with the hook latch mechanism carried on one member on a mounting bolt and a keeper carried on the other member, the hook latch including in combination: a body; a hook carried in said body for engagement with a keeper; a handle pivotally mounted on sa

A hook latch mechanism for joining two members, with the hook latch mechanism carried on one member on a mounting bolt and a keeper carried on the other member, the hook latch including in combination: a body; a hook carried in said body for engagement with a keeper; a handle pivotally mounted on said body at a first pivot axis for movement between latched and unlatched positions; a catch carried on said handle for engagement with said body when said handle is in said latched position; and first, second and third links, with said first link pivotally connected at one end to said body at a second pivot axis, said second link pivotally connected to said handle at a third pivot axis, and said third link pivotally connected to said second link at a fourth pivot axis and pivotally connected to said first link at a fifth pivot axis; said third link including a mounting bolt opening for pivotally receiving a mounting bolt, and said body including a slot for slidingly receiving the mounting bolt; with the keeper and hook defining a latch load line, and the portion of said body between said first and second axes defining a fourth link generally parallel with said second link and projecting upward from said latch load line spacing said handle away from said hook, said handle when in said latched position being substantially parallel with and spaced from said latch load line and when in said unlatched position being generally perpendicular to and spaced from said latch load line; and with each of said four links being rigid between its axes, and with each of said five pivot axes always disposed on or to the handle side of said latch load line as said handle is moved between said latched and unlatched positions.