Latching and unlatching direction signal operating apparatus

Claim 1

DIRECTION SIGNAL OPERATING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH CAM MEANS MOVABLE IN AN ORBITAL PATH, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A SUPPORT MEMBER; FIRST LATCH MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS; AN ACTUATOR MEMBER; MEANS MOUNTING SAID ACTUATOR MEMBER ON SAID SUPPORT MEMBER FOR MOVEMENT FROM A NEUTRAL POSITION TO AN OPERTING POSITION; SECOND LATCH MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID ACTUATOR MEMBER AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID FIRST LATCH MEANS UPON MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATOR MEMBER TO SAID OPERATING POSITION, ONE OF SAID LATCH MEANS BEING FLEXIBLE; AND FLEXIBLE LATCH RELEASE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID ACTUATOR MEMBER AND MOVABLE INTO THE PATH OF SAID CAM MEANS IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID ACTUATOR MEMBER TO SAID OPERATING POSITION, SAID LATCH RELEASE MEANS BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH THE FLEXIBLE ONE OF SAID LATCH MEANS TO RELEASE SAID FIRST AND SECOND LATCH MEANS IN RESPONSE TO ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN SAID CAM MEANS AND SAID LATCH RELEASE MEANS.