Latch-release actuating apparatus

A latch-release actuating apparatus comprising:

• a switch element that is turned on to release a latched state of a trunk lid when a push button is depressed against a switch main body;
• a base member that includes a concave portion which therein accommodates the switch element;
• and
• a cover member that has a water-tightness and covers up the concave portion, wherein
• the switch element is depressed via the cover member,
• a key top member and the cover member are formed to be long to extend horizontally from an upper region of the push button,
• the key top member is arranged on a back surface of the cover member so that a longitudinal direction of the key top member coincides with a longitudinal direction of the cover member, and
• claws and retaining portions to which the claws are retained are arranged between the base member and longitudinal ends of the key top member, thereby constituting a regulating unit for regulating a separation of the key top member from the push button when the claws abut on the retaining portions.