Patent ID: 7097220

Claim:
A push-push latch attached to a storage compartment having a door that moves between an opened position and a closed position, said push-push latch comprising: a track member defining a generally heart shaped track having a generally V-shaped notch; a guide member that moves within said track to facilitate positioning said compartment door in the closed position when said guide member rests in the V-shaped notch; wherein said track member is molded from a polymer and includes an integrated enclosed retaining section adjacent said V-shaped notch and a double wall channel connecting said V-shaped notch and said enclosed retaining section, wherein said channel has a width dimension less than the width dimension of said guide member; and wherein when the compartment door is in the closed position and the guide member is positioned in the V-shaped notch and when subjected to a force greater than a predetermined value said guide member is forced directly from said V-shaped notch through said channel and locked into said retaining section locking said compartment door in the closed position.