Patent ID: 7080531

Claim:
A button pawl shaft for releasably latching a first panel to a second panel comprising a shaft connected to one of the first and second panels, said shaft having: two opposite ends; a pawl on each of said two opposite ends of said shaft, each of said pawls having a portion thereof which is shaped so as to be engageable with a respective keeper on the second panel upon rotation of said shaft; at least one pocket within said shaft; a spring located in said at least one pocket, said pocket configured to receive the outer periphery of a central portion of said spring therein, wherein said spring applying a biasing force which urges said shaft to rotate said pawls toward the keeper, and a button on said shaft between said pawls, said button permitting rotation of the shaft in a direction opposite to that of the biasing force when a force is applied to said button such that each of said pawls can disengage the keeper on the second panel.