Recessed latching device for breakout sliding doors and patio doors

Abstract

A recessed latch handle is provided that permits one sliding door to fully open and slide over another sliding door, and it permits a trackless breakout sliding door to fully open in the breakout position. The latch handle is designed with an adjustable hook and it extends from the latch housing rather than the doorjamb. The latching mechanism typically includes at least one flap handle so that one sliding door may fully pass over a second sliding door. The second handle may be a flap handle or an extended handle. The recessed latch handle includes a recessed box, a latching mechanism, a shaft connecting the handles and the latching mechanism, and a means for resistively operating the latching mechanism.

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