One-piece catch

A one-piece catch for installation on a panel having a front side and a rear side, for holding an article to the front side of the panel, comprising:

• a) a panel attachment means for installing the one-piece catch on the panel by inserting the one-piece catch partially through the panel and rotating the one-piece catch generally ninety degrees to seat the one-piece catch in position, comprising:
• i) a resilient, generally V-shaped member having a first arm of the V-shape and a second arm of the V-shape meeting at the bottom of the V-shaped member, said first and second arms capable of being compressed towards one another,
• ii) a notched section on each of the first and second arms of the V-shaped member for mating with the panel,
• iii) wherein the one-piece catch has means by which the bottom of the V-shaped member is insertable through a hole in the panel and rotatable ninety degrees when the first and second arms are compressed towards one another to seat the one-piece catch in position at the notched sections the V-shaped member on the panel, and
• b) a releasable pawl formed on one resilient arm of the V-shaped member comprising a pawl surface extending generally parallel to the panel on which the one-piece catch is mounted, and a head section having a camming surface adapted to contact the article to compress the arms of V-shaped member, the handle moving the pawl back compressing the arms of the V-shaped member together, to force the pawl away from the article as the article is latched to the one-piece catch, the pawl springing forward as the article passes over the camming surface to seat the article under the pawl surface, the article releasable from the pawl by the application of pressure to the pawl away from the article.

A one-piece catch for installation on a panel having a front side and a rear side, for holding an article to the front side of the panel, comprising:

• a) a panel attachment means for installing the one-piece catch on the panel by inserting the one-piece catch partially through the panel and rotating the one-piece catch generally ninety degrees to seat the one-piece catch in position, comprising:
• i) a resilient, generally V-shaped member, having an upper end and a lower end, having a first arm of the V-shape and a second arm of the V-shape meeting at the bottom of the V-shaped member, said first and second arms capable of being compressed towards one another,
• ii) a notched section on each of the first and second arms of the V-shaped member for mating with the panel,
• iii) wherein the one-piece catch has means by which the upper end of the V-shaped member is insertable through a hole in the panel and rotatable ninety degrees when the first and second arms are compressed towards one another to seat the one-piece catch in position at the notched sections the V-shaped member on the panel, and
• b) a releasable pawl formed on one resilient arm of the V-shaped member comprising a pawl surface extending generally parallel to the panel on which the one-piece catch is mounted, and a head section having a camming surface adapted to contact the article to compress the arms of V-shaped member, the handle moving the pawl back compressing the arms of the V-shaped member together, to force the pawl away from the article as the article is latched to the one-piece catch, the pawl springing forward as the article passes over the camming surface to seat the article under the pawl surface, the article releasable from the pawl by the application of pressure to the pawl away from the article.