Latch mechanism

A latch mechanism, comprising:

• a) a keeper comprising an aperture and being configured to be mounted to a supporting structure in a fixed position;
• and
• b) a pin that is fitted to a bracket, the bracket fixed to a drawer that is moveable between an open and a closed position, the bracket fixedly positioned on the drawer so that when the drawer is in the closed position the bracket is adjacent to the keeper with the pin aligned to the keeper aperture, the pin slidably mounted for movement along a longitudinal axis of the pin relative to the bracket, the pin moveable between an extended position where the pin extends partially through the bracket and a retracted position where a distal end of the pin is positioned within the bracket, wherein the pin is biased towards the extended position such that the pin is located in the extended position at rest;
• wherein the keeper and the pin have corresponding bevels;
• and
• wherein the pin is selectively engaged by an actuator so that the actuator manually moves the pin from the extended position to the retracted position, and the pin is mechanically moved from the extended position to the retracted position without effecting movement of the actuator when the bevel of the pin contacts the bevel of the keeper, the bias returning the pin to the extended position after retraction, and wherein the actuator is connected to a handle so that the actuator engages the pin when the handle is operated;
• wherein the actuator includes a rod, the actuator retracting the pin by applying tension to the rod,
• wherein the rod is rigid;
• wherein the rod is fitted to the pin in a manner that allows sliding movement of the rod relative to the pin along the longitudinal axis of the pin;
• and
• wherein the rod has a bend at an end that is fitted to the pin, the bend abutting a shoulder of the pin so as to limit the extent of the relative sliding movement of the rod.