Tension latch assembly for latching a first member to a second member comprising a relatively elongated latch sub-assembly and a strike said latch sub-assembly being adapted to be mounted on one member and said the strike on the other member in longitudinally aligned relation, said latch sub-assembly having a proximal end adapted to be positioned adjacent said the strike and a distal end remote therefrom said latch sub-assembly including in nested relation a case, a lever and a latch, each of said base and lever being U-shaped in transverse section.
A latch incorporates a latch member in the form of a leaf spring which is connected by an over-center operating lever mechanism to a case mounted to a door for latching engagement with a strike mounted to another door or frame member. The strike incorporates guide rails for guiding the latch member into engagement with the strike, and the case includes an upstanding part for receiving a part of a lock with another part of the lock extending through an opening in the lever mechanism.
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