Abstract: 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° 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° halves of a full circle around the axis of rotation, and it may operate in either the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.

Abstract: 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° 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° halves of a full circle around the axis of rotation, and it may operate in either the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.

Abstract: A rotation camlock assembly having a spring, a first body rotatably mounted within a second body, and a cam or pawl mounted to said first body. The first body being a plug member that rotates with respect to the second body, the rotation being regulated by a spring mechanism in combination with a rotation limiting stop washer. The second body being a latch housing mounted to either a door or a stop structure associated with a door for the closure and latching of said door. The cam or pawl member rotates between a first position in which the latch assembly is disengaged and a second position in which the latch assembly is engaged, locking the door to a catch feature on the frame. The spring causes constant bias of the plug member and cam in the direction of engagement and a placed wholly between the first and second bodies.