A latch mechanism is provided for securing a storage compartment door within a vehicle. The latch mechanism includes a mounting bracket, a handle, and an undivided, one piece latching member. The latching member includes a main body portion, a first pliable leg portion, a second pliable leg portion,
A latch mechanism is provided for securing a storage compartment door within a vehicle. The latch mechanism includes a mounting bracket, a handle, and an undivided, one piece latching member. The latching member includes a main body portion, a first pliable leg portion, a second pliable leg portion, a first post portion, and a second post portion. The latching member is in a relaxed position when the handle is in the latched position and a flexed position when the handle is in the unlatched position. The handle includes at least one abutment member for displacing the main body portion of the latching member as the handle is pivoted from the latched position to the unlatched position. Displacement of the main body portion causes the first and second pliable leg portions to resiliently retract which retracts the first post member and the second post member from extended post positions to retracted post positions.
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1. A latch mechanism for securing a storage compartment door within a vehicle, the storage compartment door having an aperture extending therethrough for mounting the latch mechanism, the latch mechanism comprising: a mounting bracket configured to be secured to the storage compartment door;a handle
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A latch mechanism for securing a storage compartment door within a vehicle, the storage compartment door having an aperture extending therethrough for mounting the latch mechanism, the latch mechanism comprising: a mounting bracket configured to be secured to the storage compartment door;a handle pivotably coupled to the mounting bracket, the handle pivoting between a latched position and an unlatched position, an undivided, one piece latching member that includes a main body portion, a first pliable leg portion, a second pliable leg portion, a first post portion, and a second post portion, the latching member configured to be retained on the storage compartment door, the latching member being in a relaxed position to engage strikers disposed within an interior panel of the vehicle when the handle is in the latched position and a flexed position allowing the opening of the storage compartment door when the handle is in the unlatched position, the first and second post members being in extended post positions when the latching member is in the relaxed position, and the first and second post members being in retracted post positions when the latching member is in the flexed position;wherein the handle includes at least one abutment member for displacing the main body portion of the latching member as the handle is pivoted from the latched position to the unlatched position, wherein the displacement of the main body portion causes the first pliable leg portion and the second pliable leg portion to resiliently retract, and wherein the retraction of the first pliable leg portion and the second pliable leg portion retracts the first post member and the second post member from the extended post positions to the retracted post positions. 2. The latch mechanism of claim 1 wherein the latching member further includes an integrally formed resilient member extending from the main body portion for maintaining the latching member at the relaxed position in the absence of a force exerted on the handle, the resilient member projecting arcuately away from the main body portion, wherein the resilient member is arcuately compressed in response to an external force applied to the handle pivoting it from the latched position to the unlatched position thereby forcing the latching member out of the relaxed position, and wherein the compressed resilient member forces the main body portion back to the relaxed position and returns handle from the unlatched position to the latched position in response to the external force being removed. 3. The latch mechanism of claim 1 wherein the first pliable leg portion is serpentine shaped. 4. The latch mechanism of claim 3 wherein the second pliable leg portion is serpentine shaped. 5. A storage compartment within an interior panel of a vehicle, the storage compartment including a storage compartment door being pivotable between an access position and a closed position, the storage compartment door being secured in the closed position by latching the storage compartment door to stationary strikers disposed within the interior panel, the storage compartment comprising: a housing including the storage compartment door for gaining access to the housing, the storage compartment door having first surface exposed to the interior of the vehicle and a second surface opposite the first surface, the storage compartment door further including an aperture extending through the first surface and the second surface, the storage compartment door further including a pocket formed over a portion of the aperture that recesses into an interior of the housing;a mounting bracket extending through the aperture that is fixedly mounted to the storage compartment door;a handle pivotably coupled to the mounting bracket, the handle pivoting between a latched position and an unlatched position,a undivided, one piece latching member including a main body portion, a first pliable leg portion, a second pliable leg portion, a first post portion, and a second post portion, the latching member being retained in the pocket of the storage compartment door, the latching member being at a relaxed position when the handle is in the latched position and at a flexed position when the handle is in the unlatched position, the first post member and the second post member being in extended post positions when the latching member is in the relaxed position, and wherein the first and second post members being in retracted post positions when the latching member is in the flexed position;wherein the handle includes at least one abutment member for displacing the main body portion of the latching member as the handle is pivoted from the latched position to the unlatched position, wherein the displacement of the main body portion causes the first pliable leg portion and the second pliable leg portion to resiliently retract, and wherein the retraction of the first pliable leg portion and the second pliable leg portion retracts the first post member from the first striker and second post member from the second striker for allowing the storage compartment door to move to an access position. 6. The storage compartment of claim 5 wherein the latching member includes a first guide member, wherein the pocket of the storage compartment door includes a first guide track for receiving the first guide member, and wherein the first guide member is slideable within the first guide track for maintaining a single axis direction of travel of the main body portion. 7. The storage compartment of claim 6 wherein the latching member includes a second guide member, wherein the pocket of the storage compartment door includes a second guide track for receiving the second guide member, and wherein the second guide member is slideable within the second guide track for maintaining the single axis direction of travel of the main body portion. 8. The storage compartment of claim 5 wherein the latching member further includes an integrally formed resilient member extending from the main body portion for maintaining the latching member at the relaxed position in the absence of a force exerted on the handle, the resilient member projecting arcuately away from the main body portion, wherein the resilient member is arcuately compressed in response to an external force applied to the handle pivoting it from the latched position to the unlatched position thereby forcing the latching member out of the relaxed position, and wherein the resilient member forces the main body portion to the relaxed position and returns the handle from the unlatched position to the latched position in response to the external force being removed. 9. The storage compartment of claim 8 wherein the pocket includes a recess for receiving the distal end of the resilient member, the distal end being fixedly secured within the recess as the resilient member arcuately compresses. 10. The storage compartment of claim 8 wherein the pocket includes an abutment surface, wherein a distal end of the resilient member is displaced as the main body portion is slidingly displaced in response to the external force exerted on the pivoting handle, wherein the distal end of the resilient member slidingly abuts the abutment surface as the handle moves to the unlatched position thereby resulting in an arcuate compression of the resilient member. 11. The storage compartment of claim 5 wherein the first pliable leg portion is serpentine shaped. 12. The storage compartment of claim 11 wherein the second pliable leg portion is serpentine shaped. 13. The storage compartment of claim 5 wherein the second side surface of the housing includes an integrally formed first arcuate guide member for maintaining a bias force against the first pliable leg portion as the first pliable leg portion is retracted, the biasing force maintained by the first arcuate guide member as the first pliable leg portion is retracted results in the retraction of the first post portion from the extended post position to the retracted post position. 14. The storage compartment of claim 13 wherein the second side surface of the housing includes an integrally formed second arcuate guide member for maintaining a bias force against the second pliable leg portion as the second pliable leg portion is retracted, the biasing force maintained by the second arcuate guide member as the second pliable leg portion is retracted results in the retraction of the second post portion from the extended post position to the retracted post position.
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