Patent ID: 6305726
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B65D,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A latch having a base member and a sliding locking member, comprising:said base member having a pair of parallel channels and said locking member having a pair of flanges to be correspondingly received in said pair of channels for guiding sliding movement of said locking member relative to said base member back and forth along a sliding direction into and out of a locking position;said base member having a spring member projecting from said base member between said channels including an engaging portion and a resilient portion extending between said engaging portion and said base, said base member and said spring member being of one monolithic piece; andsaid locking member having an engaging surface for engaging said engagement portion of said spring member to resiliently urge projections of said locking member to extend outwardly from said base into said locking position,wherein said engaging portion of said spring member is substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction of said locking member during the sliding movement of said locking member and said resilient portion extends at an angle between said engaging portion and said base member.