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US 11,473,351 B2Granted
Lockset for interior sliding door
AssigneeSpectrum Brands, Inc.
InventorsOscar Romero, Scott Calvin Baker
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Abstract
A door lockset for a sliding door includes a latch assembly, a plunger, a plunger retention assembly, and a secondary unlocking feature. The latch assembly has a first end and a second end. The plunger is positioned at least partially within the latch assembly. The plunger is movable between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the second end of the latch assembly. The plunger retention assembly has a first end having a recess, a second end opposing the first end, and an actuation member positioned at least partially within the plunger retention assembly. The plunger is configured to engage the recess in the extended position.
Claims21
A lockset for a sliding door comprising:
- a latch assembly having a first end and a second end;
- a latch plunger positioned at least partially within the latch assembly, the latch plunger movable between a latch extended position and a latch retracted position relative to the second end of the latch assembly;
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- a plunger retention assembly comprising:
- a first end having a recess,
- a second end opposing the first end of the plunger retention assembly, the first and second ends of the plunger retention assembly defining a longitudinal axis of the plunger retention assembly, and
- an actuation member positioned at least partially within the plunger retention assembly and slidable along the longitudinal axis between at least a retention extended position whereby at least a portion of the actuation member extends at least partially out of the first end of the plunger retention assembly and a retention retracted position whereby the actuation member is disposed within the plunger retention assembly,
- wherein when the actuation member is in the retention extended position, the actuation member is configured to come into communication with the latch plunger and move the latch plunger between the latch extended position and the latch retracted position, and wherein the latch plunger is configured to engage the recess in the latch extended position.
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A sliding door lock comprising:
- a latch assembly having a first end and a second end;
- a latch plunger positioned at least partially within the latch assembly, the latch plunger movable between a latch extended position and a latch retracted position relative to the second end of the latch assembly;
- a plunger retention assembly comprising:
- a first end having a recess,
- a second end, the first and second ends of the plunger retention assembly defining a longitudinal axis of the plunger retention assembly,
- a retention plunger comprising a rod and positioned at least partially within the plunger retention assembly, the retention plunger moveable along the longitudinal axis between at least a retention extended position whereby the retention plunger extends at least partially out of the first end of the plunger retention assembly and a retention retracted position whereby the retention plunger is disposed within the plunger retention assembly, and
- a pushbutton on the second end of the plunger retention assembly, the pushbutton being connected to the rod and extending through the plunger retention assembly,
- wherein the retention plunger when in the retention extended position moves the latch plunger between the latch retracted position and the latch extended position, and wherein the latch plunger is configured to engage the recess in the latch extended position.
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A plunger retention assembly for a sliding door comprising:
- a first body positioned at a first end;
- a second body positioned at a second end, the first body and the second body being connected to one another and forming an interior of the plunger retention assembly;
- a plunger positioned at least partially within the interior and slidable therein between at least an extended position whereby at least a portion of the plunger extends out of the interior and a retracted position whereby the plunger is disposed within the interior, wherein when the plunger is in the retracted position, the plunger at least partially retracts a user definable distance into the plunger retention assembly from the first end;
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- a pushbutton movably positioned at the second end, the pushbutton being connected to the plunger within the interior, wherein upon movement of the pushbutton into the interior, the plunger moves towards the extended position and extends out from the first end.
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