Latching structure for closure operator

Claim 1

A LATCHING STRUCTURE FOR A CLOSURE PANEL OPERATOR HAVING A PAIR OF ARMS HINGEDLY CONNECTED AND BIASED TO A SUBSTANTIALLY STRAIGHT-AWAY POSITION BY A TORSION SPRING SUPPORTED AT HINGE CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID ARMS AND CONSTRAINED BETWEEN SAID HINGE CONNECTION AND ONE OF SAID ARMS, A STRIKE EXTENDING FROM ONE OF SAID ARMS, AND A LATCHING STRUCTURE SUPPORTED ON THE OTHER OF SAID ARMS ADAPTED TO BE RELEASABLY ENGAGED WITH SAID STRIKE, SAID LATCHING STRUCTURE BEING SUPPORTED ON THE OTHER OF SAID ARMS AND COMPRISING A BODY MEMBER HAVING A CYLINDRICAL RECESS THEREIN, A LATCHING MEMBER SUPPORTED IN SAID CYLINDRCIAL RECESS AND HAVING A HUB COMPLEMENTARY TO SAID RECESS FOR FREE TURNING MOVEMENT THEREIN AND ADAPTED TO TRANSMIT THE LOADS ON SAID LATCHING MEMBER WITH GOOD DISTRIBUTION OF STRESS, A LATCH FINGER EXTENDING FROM SAID HUB AND HAVING A NOTCH THEREIN ADAPTED TO ENGAGE WITH SAID STRIKE, A LATCH ACTUATOR EXTENDING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM SAID HUB FOR ROCKING SAID LATCH MEMBER TO A POSITION OF RELEASE WITH SAID STRIKE, A NOTCH IN SAID HUB AND RECESS IN SAID BODY MEMBER, AND A SPRING SUPPORTED IN SAID RECESS AND ACTING BETWEEN SAID BODY MEMBER AND SAID HUB FOR BIASING SAID LATCH FINGER TO LATCHING POSITION.