Patent ID: 8104802

Claim:
An integrated latch dish device comprising: a latch with a translatable bolt for engaging a strike; a two part recessed dish having a lower first part and an upper second part adjacent to said lower first part, said lower first and upper second parts of said recessed dish each having a front side defining a floor and a back side opposing said floor, and a cavity on said front side, said latch pivotally mounted about an axis in said cavity of said lower first part of said recessed dish, said lower first part of said recessed dish comprising oppositely disposed first and second apertures in aligned registration with said axis, said upper second part of said recessed dish comprising said strike integral with said dish and adjacent to said cavity; and, means for affixing said latch to said dish through said back side of said lower first part of said recessed dish shielding said means for affixing said latch from environmental elements while providing tension on said strike by exerting a force through said bolt in a direction opposite from said strike, wherein a portion of said means for affixing said latch passes through said oppositely disposed first and second apertures and is in aligned registration with said axis.