Lockable latch with catch for a safe

A lockable latch for a safe, the safe having a lid part and a base part, the lockable latch comprising:

• a releasable latch having a latching hook at a hook end and an anchored end that is pivotally coupled with one of the lid part and base part, wherein the latch pivots in a plane substantially parallel to a side of the safe where it is connected;
• a flexure element coupled with the latch to bias the latch towards a catch-engaging position;
• a release button coupled with the latch to pivot the latch away from the catch-engaging position;
• a flexible catch coupled with the opposite part of the safe that the latch is coupled with, the catch having an opening defined therein that engages the latching hook when the latching hook is in the catch-engaging position and the catch is in a latch-engaging position;
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• a lock having a member that moves substantially linearly relative to the lock when moving between locked and unlocked positions, wherein the member blocks pivoting of the latch away from the catch-engaging position when the lock is in the locked position, and wherein lock withdraws the member so that the latch is not forced to remain in the catch-engaging position when the lock in the unlocked position.