Patent ID: 8756963

Claim:
A sealed push button latch, comprising: a housing with an upper cavity and a lower cavity, wherein the lower cavity has a latch opening formed therein and wherein the lower cavity includes at least one drain/return clip aperture that communicates with an interior of the housing and is generally located opposite the latch opening; a return clip that attaches to the housing and interlocks with the at least one drain/return clip aperture without blocking the at least one drain/return clip aperture thereof; a push button that is slidably received in the upper cavity; a biasing device for biasing the push button to a closed position; a seal positioned on the push button for providing sealing between the housing and the push button; and a locking latch slidably positioned in the lower cavity through the latch opening, which locking latch is slidably movable between a protruding position, and a retracted position, wherein moving the push button down into the housing retracts the locking latch into the lower cavity.