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A locking slide latch comprises components that are easily assembled without the need for separate fasteners or adhesives. A presently preferred latch comprises a housing, a pawl received within the housing and an actuating member associated with and slidable relative to the housing for displacing t

A locking slide latch comprises components that are easily assembled without the need for separate fasteners or adhesives. A presently preferred latch comprises a housing, a pawl received within the housing and an actuating member associated with and slidable relative to the housing for displacing the pawl from an extended position to a retracted position. These components are assembled together without the use of separate fasteners or adhesives, thereby simplifying assembly and allowing for interchangeability of parts to meet varying latch requirements. The latches are preferably manufactured from corrosion resistant materials such as plastics, composites and corrosion resistant metals, and are highly suitable for use in automotive, recreational vehicle and marine applications.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A slide latch adapted for mounting on a first member for latching of said first member to a second member, said slide latch comprising:a housing adapted for mounting on said first member, wherein said housing includes a housing body, a flange and means for mounting said housing sub

[ We claim:] [1.] A slide latch adapted for mounting on a first member for latching of said first member to a second member, said slide latch comprising:a housing adapted for mounting on said first member, wherein said housing includes a housing body, a flange and means for mounting said housing substantially fixed with an aperture in said first member, whereby, when said slide latch is mounted within said first member, sad housing body is positioned within said aperture in said first member and said flange engages on outer surface of said first member;latching means comprising a pawl received within at least a portion of said housing for sliding movement between extended and retracted positions relative to said housing;actuator means associated with and slidable relative to said housing for displacing said pawl from said extended position to said retracted position;locking means comprising a lock plug having a locking member rotatably mounted on said actuator means and adapted to rotate between a locked position engaging said housing that substantially prevents said actuator means from being slidable relative to said to thereby maintain the side latch in a fastened position and an unlocked position in which said actuator means is slidable relative to said housing; anddisplacement means between said pawl and said actuator means for sliding movement of said pawl relative to said housing and said actuator means when the locking member is in both the locked position and the unlocked position, whereby when the pawl comes into contact with said second member when the first and second members are latched together and when the locking member is in both the locked and unlocked positions the pawl will slide from the extended position toward the retracted position so that the pawl can move past the second member and back toward the extended position for latching;wherein said flange of said housing includes an upper wall and a cavity within said upper wall extending into said housing body and said housing body includes a back wall, wherein said actuator means comprises a gripable portion and an opening receiving said lock plug, with said actuator means and said lock plug being positioned within said cavity within said flange of said housing, wherein said locking member is positioned adjacent said back wall of said housing when in said locked position, and said locking member is positioned at spaced separation from said back wall of said housing when in said unlocked position.