Locking latch for lid

Claim 1

A one-piece latch molded of resilient plastic material comprising a substantially flat imperforate base adapted to be mounted against a supporting surface, fastener leg means integral with and extending from the underside of said base and adapted to snap resiliently in place in an aperture in said supporting surface to mount said base flat against said surface, a resilient retaining member integral with and extending in coplanar relation with said base from an edge of said base in a first direction and folded back over itself and said base at an acute angle and extending substantially oppositely of said leg means and outwardly away from said base, said retaining member having engaging edge portion at an extremity of said latch adapted to engage a hook portion of a locking bolt, an integral resilient compression piece extending in said first direction beyond said retaining member and having a folded over reentrant end portion adapted resiliently to engage the inner surface of a lid carrying said locking bolt to support said lid in anti-rattle condition spaced closely from said supporting surface, and integral retaining means extending from said base substantially opposite to said retaining member substantially coplanar with said base and folded back over itself and said base at an acute angle and outwardly of said base and integrally joined to said retaining member adjacent said engaging edge portion for aid in positioning said edge portion, said base, said retaining member, and said retaining means in outline comprising substantially a triangle.