Patent ID: 8842421

Claim:
An arc-resistant switchgear enclosure, comprising: a) a wall defining an interior compartment; b) the wall having a vent that communicates with the compartment; c) a vent flap movable between open and closed positions, with the closed position being where the vent flap closes the vent, with the open position being where the vent is open; d) a latching arrangement comprising a latch member and a keeper, the latch member mounted to one of the enclosure wall or the vent flap, with the keeper mounted to the other of the enclosure wall or the vent flap, the latch member being more flexible than the keeper, the latch member having a free end and the keeper having a surface, the latch member free end engaging the keeper surface when the vent flap is in the closed position, thereby preventing the vent flap from opening.