13 A side view of a simplified form of vertical latch B as

Last updated: 6/1/2023

13 A side view of a simplified form of vertical latch B as shown in Fig 7 147 The tower member A can be pushed forward in its horizontal channel The sides of the channels are smooth but at the interfaces of A and B which are at 45 with the horizontal there exists a static coefficient of friction u 0 4 What is the minimum force F that must be applied horizontally to A to start motion of the latch B B