Sliding-door latch

An apparatus for latching a pocket door comprising:

• a cartridge having at least three sides;
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• said cartridge engaged with said pocket door;
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• a sliding handle disposed within said cartridge movable between a first position and a second position;
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• a linkage pivotally engaged with said sliding handle;
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• said linkage slidably engaged with a catch;
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• said catch pivotally engaged with said cartridge and movable between a catch-first position and a catch-second position;
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• said catch-second position removably engages said catch with a strike plate;
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• a spring;
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• said spring fixedly engaged with said cartridge;
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• movably engaged with said sliding handle;
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• a first plate fixedly engaged, and flush with a first side of said pocket door, and fixedly engaged with a first side of said cartridge;
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• a second plate fixedly engaged with a second side of said pocket door, and fixedly engaged with a second side of said cartridge;
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• said first plate having a key-hole for inserting a key to move said sliding handle;
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• said second plate having a hole extending a depth from said second plate to said first side of said cartridge, providing access to said sliding handle;
• wherein
• movement of said sliding handle between said first position and said second position moves the catch between said catch-first position and said catch-second position by way of said linkage;
• said spring exerting a force holding said sliding handle in said first position and in said second position;
• latching said pocket door in said first position;
• and switching said first plate with said second plate reverses the configuration of the latch for use with a door closing in the opposite direction.