Patent ID: 7393024

Claim:
A latch comprising: a monolithic housing; a monolithic lock having a base disposed in said housing and a pawl extending outwardly from said housing, said pawl extending from said housing so as to be non-rotatable with respect to said housing, said lock being translatable in a first direction relative to said housing for moving said pawl into and out of said housing and substantially immovable in a second direction relative to said housing, said lock including a post; a spring on said post biasing said lock to an outward position of said pawl relative to said housing; a monolithic actuator at least partly disposed in said housing and connected to said lock in said housing, said actuator being substantially immovable in said first direction and translatable in said second direction relative to said housing; said lock and said actuator being interconnected in said housing one with the other for movement of one of said lock and said actuator upon the movement of the other of said lock and said actuator; said actuator having first and second arms in spaced relation and said lock base being disposed between said arms; and each said arm having an angular slot therein, and said lock including laterally extending first and second pins, one said pin disposed in each said slot.