Door latch device

A door latch device for an automotive vehicle door comprising:

• a base member having an insertion slot through which a striker can be inserted,
• a holding fork, disposed on the base member, rotatable between a holding position in which it holds and immobilizes the striker and a releasing position in which its hold on the striker is released,
• a locking claw disposed on the base member and rotatable between a locking position in which it locks the fork into the holding position and an unlocking position in which it unlocks the fork, the locking claw being biased from the unlocked position towards the locked position,
• wherein the holding fork comprises a first locking protrusion facing a locking recess provided in the locking claw, such that engagement of the first locking protrusion in the locking recess locks the locking claw and the holding fork together, and a second locking protrusion configured to come into contact with an opposing side of the locking claw when the locking claw is in its locking position but the first locking protrusion is not in contact with a bottom surface of the locking recess.