This lockable latch with catch for use with briefcase type fireproof safes allows
the user to carry the safe by its handle (briefcase style) without the lid being
locked to the body. It has both a latch and a catch that can pivot or move away
from their engagement positions in a plane parallel to, and within, the body of
the safe. A release button pivots the latch away from its engagement position and
thereby unlatches the latch. Alternatively, a locking member can be interposed
so as to prevent the latch from pivoting away from its position of engagement with
the catch when the safe is locked. When the locking member is engaged and the latch
is thereby locked into engagement position, the ability of the catch to temporarily
pivot or move out of the way of the latch still allows the safe lid to snap shut.
