Patent ID: 8308205

Claim:
A toggle latch for latching together first and second structures when in juxtaposition for latching at a closed position, the toggle latch comprising: a first unit having a body for mounting on the first structure, the body having a receiving cavity with lateral apertures at opposite sides of the body; a support received in the receiving cavity, the support having a support cavity; a latch arm having one end mounted on the support cavity and an opposite end projected laterally through one of the apertures of the body, the latch arm being configured to pivot about a latch arm axis; a second unit for mounting on the second structure and receiving in latching engagement the latch arm, the second unit having a body portion within which a laterally directed aperture is defined for admitting the latch arm and a cavity for retaining the latch arm in latching engagement; and the body portion being characterized by a ramp surface profiled to pivot the latch arm upward when impacting thereon, and an interior curved wall defining superior and anterior walls profiled to pivot the latch arm down to an inferior wall in the cavity; the superior wall has a lead-in surface above the ramp surface that extends rearwardly and substantially horizontally smoothly blending into the anterior wall with a vertical gap between the superior wall and the ramp surface; wherein the first unit is configured to be invertible so that when installed with respect to the second unit position, the latch arm may be directed to the left or to the right through a respective aperture of the body towards the second unit.