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A fastening device of the type used to fasten panels together, such as the lid on a trunk, which is essentially recessed in both the locked and unlocked positions thus avoiding any protrusion of the assembly parts. The operating mechanism, which may be of the cam type, is fixed within the recess of

A fastening device of the type used to fasten panels together, such as the lid on a trunk, which is essentially recessed in both the locked and unlocked positions thus avoiding any protrusion of the assembly parts. The operating mechanism, which may be of the cam type, is fixed within the recess of the base plate. The slide member which is moved by the operating mechanism is bent upwardly toward the rim of the recess and terminates in a hinge member also within the recess. A catch member is hinged to the slide member and spring loaded so that the spring will rotate the catch member into the recess in the unlocked position.

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1. In a fastening assembly for use in securing together first and second panels meeting at a joint wherein said first panel is provided with a strike fixedly attached thereto adjacent said joint and said second panel is provided with a catch unit fixedly attached thereto adjacent said joint; the imp

1. In a fastening assembly for use in securing together first and second panels meeting at a joint wherein said first panel is provided with a strike fixedly attached thereto adjacent said joint and said second panel is provided with a catch unit fixedly attached thereto adjacent said joint; the improvement comprising an improved catch unit comprising: (a) a base plate including a recessed portion recessed into said second panel and a rim surrounding said recessed portion mounted on the surface of said second panel, (b) a slide member mounted within said recessed portion for sliding movement parallel to said base plate in a direction perpendicular to said joint, said slide member including a first end portion remote from said joint being substantially adjacent the surface of said recessed portion and a second end portion adjacent said joint bent at an angle from said first end portion and extending upwardly from said recessed portion toward said rim and terminating below said rim in a hinge means and said bent second end portion being of such dimension and flexibility as to function as a spring which deflects during locking and unlocking, (c) an operating mechanism fixed on said base plate within said recess portion below said rim operatively connected to said slide member to provide said sliding movement, (d) a catch member having one end hinged to said hinge means on said slide member, said catch member adapted to extend across said rim and said joint and engage said strike in the locked position and including spring means engaging said catch member and said slide member whereby said spring means rotates said catch member on said hinge means into said recessed portion substantially below said rim in the unlocked position. 2. The invention as recited in claim 1 wherein said rim includes a substantially flat portion mounted flush on the surface of said second panel and a ridge portion raised above said flat portion, said ridge thereby defining the upper edge of said recess. 3. The invention as recited in claim 2 wherein said ridge extends around at least a portion of said rim except at the location where said catch member extends across said rim whereby said catch member extends across said rim substantially below the upper edge of said ridge. 4. A catch unit for use in securing together panels meeting at a joint wherein one panel is provided with a strike fixedly attached thereto adjacent said joint and a second panel is provided with a catch unit fixedly attached thereto adjacent said joint, said catch unit comprising: (a) a base plate including a recessed portion and a rim surrounding said recessed portion, (b) a slide member mounted within said recessed portion for sliding movement parallel to said base plate, said slide member including a first end portion being substantially adjacent the surface of said recessed portion and a second end portion bent at an angle from said first end portion and extending upwardly from said recessed portion toward said rim and terminating below said rim in a hinge means and said bent second end portion being of such dimension and flexibility as to function as a spring which deflects during locking and unlocking, (c) an operating mechanism fixed on said base plate within said recessed portion below said rim operatively connected to said slide member to provide said sliding movement, (d) a catch member having one end hinged to said hinge means on said slide member, and including spring means engaging said catch member and said slide member whereby said spring means rotates said catch member on said hinge means into said recessed portion substantially below said rim in the unlocked position. 5. The invention as recited in claim 4 wherein said rim includes a substantially flat portion and a ridge portion raised above said flat portion, said ridge thereby defining the upper edge of said recess. 6. The invention as recited in claim 5 wherein said ridge extends around at least a portion of said rim except at the location where said catch member extends across said rim whereby said catch member extends across said rim substantially below the upper edge of said ridge.