the inner side walls 44 and 46 respectively additionally a bore 64 is formed in each of the inner and outer walls 44 50 which aligns with a bore 66 formed in the inner and outer walls 46 and 52 the latch locking element 36 comprises a front wall 68 spaced pivot arms 70 and 72 and a hook element 74 the pivot arm 70 is formed by an outer side plate 76 and an inner side plate 78 similarly the pivot arm 72 is formed by an outer side plate 80 and an inner side plate 82 a cross brace 84 spans the inner side plates 78 and 82 the front wall 68 has an opening 86 and the two pivot arms 70 72 are formed with a through bore 88 90 respectively the latch release 38 is sized and shaped to fit within the cavity 42 formed in the latch body 34 it includes a front wall 92 a back wall 94 a top wall 96 and a bottom wall 98 which are interconnected and collectively form a hollow interior within which a sleeve 102 is mounted a button 100 extends from the bottom wall 98 through an opening 101 in the front wall 92 the.