Patent ID: 6957979

Claim:
An inject-eject latch for holding a module in an enclosure and against a wall thereof, and also selectively releasing it for removal, said latch being releasably mounted to a plate member of said module, said latch comprising: a housing having a cavity and an open wall; a pull handle mounted to rotate from one end of the housing outwardly through the housing open wall; a pawl projecting from one end of the housing and connected to the pull latch to move to a closed position when the pull handle is rotated to be within the housing and said pawl to move to an open position when the pull handle is rotated to the fully open position upwardly from the housing; a biasing spring positioned to move the pull handle upwardly out of the housing and pawl to the open position; and a release button connected to the handle and releasing said handle to move under biasing spring force when said button is operated; and a wire-like clamping means for holding the housing to said plate and releasing the housing therefrom, said clamping means being deformable under relatively light pressure to engage and disengage with holding members.