Automatic stall latch device
OwnerTodd Mason, Angela Harrisoninventors
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Abstract
A novel automatic stall latch device is disclosed. The device is a secure, automatic latch for stall doors that house livestock, but can be retrofitted to any sliding door. The device comprises a locking plate and a wedge that the locking plate slides over to lock the door. A narrow rod is then installed on the side of the sliding door to operate the automatic latch. The locking plate is bolted to the top of the stall or sliding door and operated via the narrow rod that runs down the side of the door. The rod can be actuated to open the stall door. When the door is closed, the locking plate automatically connects to the wedge component that bolts to the top of the stall wall next to the closed door.
Claims10
An automatic stall latch device that can be retrofitted to any sliding door, the automatic stall latch device comprising:
- a locking plate component comprising a rectangular cut-out;
- a wedge component;
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- a narrow rod secured to a sliding door and in contact with the locking plate component;
- wherein the locking plate component slides over the wedge component to secure the sliding door in a closed position;
- wherein the narrow rod contacts the locking plate component, when the locking plate component is secured on the wedge component, freeing the locking plate component from the wedge component and allowing the sliding door to slide open;
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- further wherein the wedge component is configured in a triangular shape and the locking plate component rides up a hypotenuse of the wedge component until the rectangular cut-out encapsules the wedge component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.