Patent ID: 8100439

Claim:
A device for fixing a door ( 8 ) or flap in the closed position with respect to a carcass, wherein the device includes a spring element ( 1 ), a closing cam ( 3 ) adapted to be mounted on one of said carcass or door ( 8 ) or flap as a holding element, arranged such that in the closed position of the door ( 8 ) or flap, the cam ( 3 ) and spring element ( 1 ) cooperate such that separating the spring element ( 1 ) and cam ( 3 ) from each other only is possible by applying force to the cam ( 3 ) and/or spring element ( 1 ), the spring element is a leaf spring ( 1 ) which is made of metal and at least partially coated with at least one first plastic sheathing section ( 2 ) arranged to engage the cam ( 3 ), the at least one first plastic sheathing section extending inwardly towards an opening formed by the leaf spring for receiving the cam, a spring holder ( 13 ) constituted by a second plastic sheathing section ( 2 ) coated about said leaf spring ( 1 ) and extending away from said leaf spring ( 1 ) and the at least one first plastic sheathing section, and said spring holder ( 13 ) configured to also extend in a direction away from the opening in the leaf spring ( 1 ) for receiving the cam ( 3 ) and the spring holder configured to be mounted on the other of said carcass or door ( 8 ) or flap, such that the at least one first plastic sheathing section of the leaf spring retains the closing cam in the opening in the closed position.