Latch assembly,primarily for a glove box

摘要

A latch assembly for a glove box or similar compartment in a motor vehicle has a receptacle in which a slide is biased from an unlocked position toward a locked position. The receptacle has two side walls and, at the locked position of the slide, a notch in each side wall. The notches, together with the slide when it is in the locked position, define an enclosed passage for a striker to which the latch assembly is designed to be locked.