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US 2014/0333075 A1Published application
Door Latch Device
OwnerDominick Tarquinioinventor
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Abstract
A slidable device allows a door to be locked but prevented from latching into the doorjamb until a sliding mechanism releases the door latch.
Claims4
A sliding door latch prevention device to block and selectively prevent a door latch from locking into a doorjamb while simultaneously allowing rapid disengagement of the anti-latch mechanism, comprising a sliding latch guard plate to be affixed to the door;
- an actuator knob for said plate to be located on the side of the guard plate that is aligned with the inner side of the door;
- a pair of guide rails that allow the guard plate to be slidably engaged, said guide rails to be affixed to the inner and outer sides of the door;
- guide rail supports to permit affixing the guide rails to the inner and outer sides of the door;
- and mounting hardware to affix the guide rail supports to the door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.