A new all-metal latch combines the security of a rotary latch closure with the convenience of smooth push-to-close operation and a low closing force in a compact package. Despite its narrow profile of 14.2 mm thick and 28 mm deep, the R4 rotary latch is a robust unit suitable for the demands of industrial enclosure doors or for storage compartment doors on off-highway and emergency vehicles routinely subjected to shock and vibration. The concealed latch style is designed to mount on the inside of an enclosure door and engage with a striker bolt mounted to the frame. The compact size of the latch minimizes internal protrusion within the enclosure. On opening, the latch cam rotates out of the body to disengage from the striker bolt. Upon closing, the striker bolt re-engages the latch cam and slides back into the latch body along with the cam. There, the striker bolt remains shrouded by the metal body of the latch, providing a strong, secure, and protected connection. Available in multiple styles to satisfy a range of installation and actuation options, R4 rotary latches are hand actuated, either by direct action on the latch trigger or by remote actuation through rods or cables attached to the latch trigger. Different styles permit the actuation force to be applied either in line with, or perpendicular to the latch body. All styles are available for either left-handed or right-handed operation. Mounted at the extreme ends of the door and operated through rods or cables connected to a centrally located actuator handle, the easy-closing latches provide positive multi-point engagement with convenient single-point actuation.
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