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A latch assembly that comprises a housing, a plug or actuator, and an engagement arm wherein the actuator is rotatably held within the housing and the engagement arm is mounted to the actuator, and wherein the actuator and engagement arm may be assembled in several orientations relative to the housi

A latch assembly that comprises a housing, a plug or actuator, and an engagement arm wherein the actuator is rotatably held within the housing and the engagement arm is mounted to the actuator, and wherein the actuator and engagement arm may be assembled in several orientations relative to the housing. Each different assemblage provides for a different range and direction of operation. As a result, the latch of the present invention can operate as a quarter-turn latch or a half-turn-latch. As a quarter-turn latch, the latch may be operated in any one of the four 90.degree. quadrants around the axis of rotation, and it may operate in either the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. As a half-turn latch, the latch may likewise be operated in either one of the two 180.degree. halves of a full circle around the axis of rotation, and it may operate in either the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. Further, in one configuration assemblage, the engagement arm will operate as a bi-directional quarter-turn latch, rotatable throughout a quarter-turn in either the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.

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1. A latch assembly, comprising:a latch housing having first and second housing protrusions, an actuator rotatably mounted in said latch housing and having an actuator protrusion and having a range of rotation, and an engagement arm mounted to said actuator and having an engagement arm protrusion an

1. A latch assembly, comprising:a latch housing having first and second housing protrusions, an actuator rotatably mounted in said latch housing and having an actuator protrusion and having a range of rotation, and an engagement arm mounted to said actuator and having an engagement arm protrusion and having a range of rotation, wherein said first housing protrusion may limit the range of rotation of the actuator by interfering with the angular movement of the actuator protrusion and wherein said second housing protrusion may limit the range rotation of the engagement arm by interfering with the angular movement of the arm protrusion; and wherein said second housing protrusion is offset angularly about a mutual central axis of rotation from said first housing protrusion by about 180.degree..