Load-floor latch

A latching system for releasably securing a first closure member in a closed position relative to a second closure member, the latching system comprising:

• a keeper adapted for attachment to the second closure member, the keeper having a base and a dog projecting from said base;
• a latch assembly comprising:
• a cup-like first housing adapted for being mounted to the first closure member and being adapted to transmit a pulling force exerted by a user to the first closure member;
• and
• a grabber catch attached to said first housing and being releasably engageable to said projecting dog, said grabber catch comprising a pivotally movable pawl that is pivotally movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, said pawl passing through a neutral position intermediate said latched position and said unlatched position as said pawl moves between said latched position and said unlatched position, and biasing means biasing said pawl toward said latched position when said pawl is in one of said latched position and a position intermediate said neutral position and said latched position, said biasing means biasing said pawl toward said unlatched position when said pawl is in one of said unlatched position and a position intermediate said neutral position and said unlatched position.