Patent ID: 7637544

Claim:
A latch, placed in a recess of a window or door to limit door or window movement, where said latch comprises: a housing, said housing having a top surface, at least two side surfaces extending from said top surface, and a bottom surface extending from at least a portion of one side surface to at least a portion of the other side surface, said housing having a tumbler pivotally mounted in said housing said tumbler capable of occupying a recessed position where said tumbler is within the housing and an activated position wherein at least a portion of said tumbler extends from an opening in the top surface of said housing, said tumbler being biased by a spring means to said activated position; said tumbler having an upper surface, a lower surface, a front end and a rear end, said tumbler being retained in a recessed position in said housing by an actuating means, said actuating means comprising a button pivotally mounted in said housing and moveable between a first and a second button positions, said button comprising a top member with a top and bottom surface, a body member extending from said bottom surface of said top member, and a flexing member attached to said body member at an end opposed to said bottom surface and extending from said end toward said bottom surface; said top, body, and flexible member being a continuous member; said top member of said button moving said body member of said button from a first position, where said body member retains said tumbler in its recessed position to a second position where said tumbler is released and said tumbler is permitted to pivot to an activated position, and where said spring member of said button forces said body member of said button to said first position when said tumbler has been released, said tumbler in said activated position being capable of resisting rotating back into said retracted position.