Latch mechanism

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A CONTAINER HAVING A FRONT WALL AND A LID HAVING A FLANGE PORTION OVERHANGING SAID FRONT WALL, A BASE PLATE FIXED TO SAID FRONT WALL BELOW SAID FLANGE PORTION OF THE LID, A CAM PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID BASE PLATE ABOUT AN AXIS NORMAL TO A FRONT WALL AND HAVING AN ECCENTRIC NOSE PORTION, A KEEPER FIXED TO SAID DEPENDING FROM SAID FLANGE PORTION OF THE LID, SAID KEEPER HAVING A HORIZONTAL BOTTOM LAND ENGAGED BY SAID NOSE PORTION OF THE CAM AND URGING SAID LID DOWNWARDLY TOWARD SAID FRONT WALL, A COVER PLATE PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID BASE PLATE ABOUT AN AXIS NORMAL TO SAID FRONT WLL AND DISPOSED ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID BASE PLATE IN SPACED BEING TION TO THE AXIS OF SAID CAM, SAID COVER PLATE BEING DISPOSED IN OUTWARDLY SPACED FACE-TO-FACE OPPOSITION TO SAID BASE PLATE IN OBSCURING RELATION THERETO AND HAVING ITS END, OPPOSITE TO THAT END PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO THE BASE PLATE, SPACED BELOW SAID FLANGE PORTION OF THE LID TO PROVIDE A FINGER GRIP CLEARANCE SPACE, AND A LINK PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT ITS OPPOSITE ENDS RESPECTIVELY TO SAID CAM AND SAID COVER PLATE FOR ROTATING THE NOSE PORTION OF THE CAM AWAY FROM AND CLEARING SAID BOTTOM LAND OF THE KEEPER WHEN SAID COVER PLATE IS SWUNG DOWNWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID FLANGE PORTION OF THE LID.