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US 11,891,846 B2Granted
Lockset for interior sliding door
AssigneeASSA ABLOY Americas Residential 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.
Claims18
A lockset comprising:
- a latch assembly configured to mount on a door jamb, the latch assembly including:
- a main body having a first end and a second end defining a longitudinal axis;
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- a latch plunger disposed at least partially within the main body and slidable along the longitudinal axis, the latch plunger is capable of extending through the first end and the second end of the main body such that each axial end of the latch plunger is accessible on the door jamb, the latch plunger moveable between at least an extended position and a retracted position relative to the first end of the main body, wherein the latch plunger is spring biased within the main body;
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- a plunger retention assembly configured to mount on a sliding door, the plunger retention assembly including:
- a retention body having a first end and a second end;
- a plunger engagement member disposed within the retention body proximate the first end of the retention body and selectively slidable with respect to the retention body, wherein the plunger engagement member and the first end of the retention body define a recess configured to at least partially receive the latch plunger when in the extended position and lock the sliding door relative to the doorjamb;
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- a pushbutton coupled to the second end of the retention body and configured to move the plunger engagement member towards the first end of the retention body and push the latch plunger out of the recess and towards the retracted position, wherein the pushbutton is operable to move the latch plunger between the extended position and the retracted position.
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A lockset comprising:
- a latch assembly configured to mount on a door jamb, the latch assembly including:
- a main body;
- a latch plunger disposed at least partially within the main body and slidable relative to the main body, the latch plunger having an end that is moveable between at least an extended position and a retracted position relative to the main body;
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- a plunger retention assembly including:
- a retention body having a first end configured to mount on a door jamb side of a sliding door and a second end configured to mount on a user side of the sliding door, the retention body also having an interior that extends along a longitudinal axis defined between the first end and the second end, the first end and the second end moveably attached to each other along the longitudinal axis for accommodating different sliding door widths;
- a plunger engagement member having a disc and a rod extending therefrom, the plunger engagement member disposed within the retention body proximate the first end and selectively slidable along the longitudinal axis, wherein the disc of the plunger engagement member and the first end of the retention body define a recess configured to at least partially receive the end of the latch plunger when in the extended position and lock the sliding door relative to the doorjamb;
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- a pushbutton coupled to the second end of the retention body and configured to engage with the rod to move the plunger engagement member towards the first end and push the end of the latch plunger out of the recess and towards the retracted position, wherein the pushbutton extends from the second end of the retention body, and the pushbutton is operable to move the latch plunger between the extended position and the retracted position via the plunger engagement member.
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A method of installing a lockset comprising:
- mounting a latch assembly on a door jamb, the latch assembly having a latch plunger configured to be moveable between at least an extended position and a retracted position relative to the doorjamb;
- providing a bore within a sliding door that aligns with the latch assembly when the sliding door is closed with respect to the doorjamb;
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- mounting a plunger retention assembly at the bore of the sliding door, wherein mounting the plunger retention assembly includes:
- positioning a first end of a retention body on a door jamb side of the sliding door and a second end of the retention body on a user side of the sliding door;
- adjusting an extension length of the first end of the retention body from the door jamb side;
- adjusting a recess distance of a plunger engagement member disposed within the retention body relative to the first end of the retention body;
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- coupling a pushbutton to the second end of the retention body, wherein the pushbutton extends from the second end of the retention body, and the pushbutton is operable to move the latch plunger between the extended position and the retracted position via the plunger engagement member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.