Patent ID: 7370772

Claim:
A storage container comprising: a first container portion having a contact surface; a second container portion hingedly attached to said first container portion; and a latch slidably disposed on said first container portion and movable between a safety position wherein slidable movement of said latch relative to said first container is precluded and a free position wherein said latch is free to slide relative to said first container, said latch including a main body having a user actuated portion, a pair of engaging members, and a locating finger extending therefrom, said locating finger adapted to engage said contact surface and thereby preclude actuation of said latch while in said safety position, wherein depression of said user actuated portion in a first direction toward said first container portion causes said locating finger to move away from engagement with said contact surface and into said free position; wherein said user actuated portion is moveable in said free position in a second direction, substantially perpendicular to said first direction, between a locked position wherein said engaging members engage said first container portion to said second container portion and an unlocked position wherein said engaging members disengage said first container portion from said second container portion.