Patent ID: 7140650

Claim:
A latch of the sliding-action slam type for installation in an opening in a door panel for releasably retaining the door panel relative to a frame, the latch being moveable between a closed position and an open position when installed in the opening in the door panel, the latch comprising a) a plate, the plate being positioned above the door panel when the latch is mounted in the opening; b) a latch body extending under the plate and through the opening in the panel when the latch is mounted in the panel, the latch body forming a central well, the well extending through the plate, the latch body including a first and a second opposed side wall, the first and second side wall having a respective first and second aperture formed therein, and c) an actuator extending from the latch body for releasably engaging the frame, the actuator being accessible through the central well, the actuator including an integrally formed spring means for biasing the actuator, the actuator travelling from a closed to an open position when the latch is operated against the bias of the spring means; the actuator having a first and second pin extending outwardly therefrom for travel within the respective first and second aperture when the latch is operated; wherein the apertures and pins comprising camming means controlling the travel of the actuator when the latch is operated.