the latching mechanism 150 includes the latch 112 which is coupled to a rotating cam member 152 in a manner that will be described in greater detail below basically outward operation of the latch 112 results in rotation of the cam member 152 between the locked position shown in fig3 a and the unlocked position shown in fig3 b the cam member 152 includes an engagement arm 154 which engages with the latch 112 in a manner that will be described in greater detail below and two mounting arms 156 a 156 b two interconnecting members 160 a 160 b are attached to the mounting arms 156 a 156 b respectively such that rotation of the cam member 152 results in lateral movement of the interconnecting members 158 a 158 b in the direction of the arrow 164 the interconnecting members 158 a 158 b are respectively attached to two bell crank members 170 a 170 b that are pivotally attached to the inner surface 113 of the door 110 so as to rotate between a secured position shown in fig3 a and an open position shown in fig3 b as is illustrated the bell crank members 170 a 170 b define a first and a second leg 172 174 such that the bell crank member 170 a 170 b has a generally u201c l u201d shape the interconnecting members 158 a 158 b are connected to the second leg 174 b and a locking rod 179 a is preferably connected to the first leg 172 a 172 b the locking rod 179 a 179 b is then connected to a shaped locking member 180 a 180 b since the bell cranks.