Littlest Pet Shop (LPS) Carrying Case Latch

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My daughter was into LPS when she was little. Now she's married and out of the house, but we found her LPS carrying case while doing spring cleaning. She said the latch broke within a week of her first getting it and she still liked having all the LPS figures for sentimental reasons. So I designed this latch. The hinge is a print in place hinge. As usual with these types of prints work it slowly back and forth to get it "unstuck". I had the best success with the hinge remaining fully intact when I printed the latch at a 45 degree angle with either the left or right side down and the paw side up. The latch is intentionally a tight fit. That way any force on it is also shared by the carrying case. If you need to remove the latch once it is on, use a pair of pliers to crush the clips that go up through the slots.