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A latch housing assembly has a latch housing and a retainer, wherein the housing includes a wall, and wherein a receiving aperture opens through the wall. The retainer includes a wall from which an insert protrudes. The insert, when disposed within the receiving aperture interlocks therewith.

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What is claimed is: 1. A latch housing mounting assembly, comprising: a housing member having a plurality of walls; a retainer member having walls for contacting an object to which the housing is to be mounted, said retainer member walls extending beyond to be outboard of the walls of the housing,

What is claimed is: 1. A latch housing mounting assembly, comprising: a housing member having a plurality of walls; a retainer member having walls for contacting an object to which the housing is to be mounted, said retainer member walls extending beyond to be outboard of the walls of the housing, wherein said retainer member is oriented to receive said housing member; wherein one of either said housing member or said retainer member being a first member having at least one aperture on a wall facing the other member being a second member; wherein the said second member has at least one rack of sequentially positioned one-way ratchet track teeth mounted on at least one projecting post outstanding from a wall facing said first member; and wherein the said first member has an internal wall bordering partially about the periphery of said aperture and a ratchet member having a ratchet tooth positioned to engage a respective rack of one-way ratchet track teeth; wherein when said second member is pushed together with said first member each said projecting post of said second member carrying a respective rack of said sequentially positioned one-way ratchet track teeth extends through a respective aperture of said first member to engage a respective ratchet tooth to hold said members together. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said first member has a plurality of apertures in said wall facing the said second member and wherein said second member has a plurality of outstanding posts extending from said wall facing said first member; said first member also including a respective internal wall bordering each respective aperture, each said respective internal wall being C-shaped to partially extend about the periphery of a respective aperture, each first member also including a respective ratchet member having a ratchet tooth positioned for each respective aperture and facing said respective C-shaped internal wall, each said respective post carrying a respective said rack of one-way ratchet track teeth; wherein when said first and second members are pushed together each outstanding post and its rack of one-way ratchet track teeth extend through a respective aperture to engage a respective ratchet member's ratchet tooth. 3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein said second member is said retainer member which is U-shaped, and wherein said plurality outstanding posts is a pair of upstanding posts extending into the U-shaped area from a back wall of said U-shaped retainer member. 4. The assembly of claim 3, wherein said first member is said housing member which includes a bottom wall and wherein said plurality of apertures is a pair of apertures in said bottom wall. 5. The assembly of claim 4, wherein each of said housing member respective C-shaped walls are tapered, and wherein each said ratchet member having a ratchet tooth includes an outstanding canted ratchet post carrying said ratchet tooth. 6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein said housing member is rectangular and includes sidewalls and end walls, and wherein said housing member is intended to fit into an opening in the object to which the housing member is to be mounted. 7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the housing member has an open top face and a peripheral flange extending outwardly about the sidewalls thereof, the peripheral flange intending to seat against an outside face of the object to which the housing member is to be mounted. 8. A latch housing mounting assembly, comprising: a housing member having sidewalls, end wall, a bottom wall, and an open face with a peripheral flange extending outwardly about the sidewalls and end walls thereof, said housing being intended to fit into an opening in an object to which said housing is to be mounted, with said peripheral flange seated against an outside face of said object; a U-shaped member having a pair of upstanding posts extending into the U-shaped area from a back wall of said U-shaped retainer member with each post carrying a rack of one-way ratchet track teeth; wherein said housing member bottom wall includes a pair of apertures for receiving a respective one each of said retainer member upstanding posts and receiving the track teeth carried thereon; wherein each said housing receiving aperture has a ratchet member attached to the housing bottom wall and carrying a ratchet tooth associated therewith, wherein each said housing ratchet member ratchet tooth is inward facing; wherein the U-shaped retainer member has sidewalls which extend outboard of the sidewalls of the housing member; and wherein when said retainer member is pushed together with said housing member each housing ratchet member ratchet tooth engages a respective rack of one-way ratchet track teeth of said retainer member. 9. The assembly of claim 8, wherein the housing member sidewalls are sized to fit said object opening, and wherein said U-shaped retain member sidewalls are positioned to engage an inside face of the object when said retainer member engages said housing member. 10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein said retainer member pair of upstanding posts are rectangular in cross-section, and wherein each said respective ratchet track teeth extend longitudinally along a respective upstanding post. 11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein said ratchet track teeth face in opposite directions, and wherein said each ratchet tooth inward facing tooth faces the other inward facing tooth. 12. The assembly of claim 11, wherein said retainer member U-shaped sidewalls include reinforcing ribs. 13. The assembly of claim 12, wherein said housing member includes an internal upstanding wall surrounding each respective receiving aperture. 14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein said housing member internal upstanding wall about a respective receiving aperture is C-shaped, and wherein the back ribs of said C-shaped walls are connected with a beam section wall. 15. The assembly of claim 14, wherein said housing member also includes a transverse internal end wall which extends up from the bottom wall of the housing member and bounds a first end of one of said receiving apertures. 16. The assembly of claim 15, wherein the respective ratchet tooth associated with the receiving aperture bounded by the transverse internal end wall extends from said wall. 17. The assembly of claim 16, wherein said transverse internal end wall includes a pair of notched sections. 18. The assembly of claim 17, wherein said housing member also includes a pair of eyelets mounted to facing sidewalls thereof, and a bore passing though facing sidewall sections.