Patent ID: 7146831

Claim:
A slide latch for mounting on a first member for releasably latching of the first member to a second member, said slide latch comprising: a housing adapted for mounting on the first member, wherein said housing includes a means for mounting said housing slidably within an aperture in the first member such that said slide latch is mounted within the first member, said housing being positioned within the aperture in the first member, said housing having a flange for engaging an outer surface of the first member; a housing projection on said housing; a pawl on said housing for engaging the second member or a keeper on the second member; a grip recess on said housing for displacing said slide latch from an extended position in which said pawl is capable of engaging the second member or the keeper in a retracted position in which said pawl is prevented from engaging the second member or the keeper; a biasing device on said housing for biasing the movement of said slide latch toward the extended position; a lock plug recess on said housing; a lock plug rotatably mounted in said lock plug recess on said housing rotatable between a locked position in which said lock plug is prevented from rotating in said lock plug recess and an unlocked position in which said lock plug is rotatable in said lock plug recess; and a locking collar engaged with said lock plug, said locking collar having a first protrusion at a first location on said locking collar for preventing rotation of said locking collar past a first position when said locking collar is rotated and a second protrusion at a second location on said locking collar for preventing rotation of said locking collar past a second position when said locking collar is rotated and a blocking portion for engaging the first member and preventing sliding of said slide latch relative to the first member when the locking collar is rotated to the first position and for permitting sliding of said slide latch relative to the first member when the locking collar is rotated to the second position.