Patent ID: 7420812
Filing Date: 2008-09-02
Classification: E05B,G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch for securing a cover to a base comprising: a projecting tab formed on the cover; a mounting member formed on the base, and resiliently deformable from a first position where the projecting tab engages with the mounting member so as to secure the cover to the base, to a second position where the mounting member releases the projecting tab for thereby removing the cover from the base; and a resilient member formed on the base, the resilient member being resiliently deformed by the mounting member when the mounting member is in the first position, and released from the mounting member to rebound to retain the mounting member in the second position when the mounting member is deformed from the first position to the second position; wherein the resilient member has an operating tab, and a pushing tab is formed on the cover to urge the operating tab to elastically deform so that the mounting member rebounds from the second position to the first position; wherein the base defines a sliding slot therein, and the operating tab of the resilient member is inserted into the sliding slot of the base to engage with the pushing tab of the cover.