Door silencing mechanism system and associated methods
OwnerDaniel Joseph Rielinventor
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Abstract
A door silencing mechanism and methods to eliminate latch noise associated with a door latch having a spring latch bolt and a bolt housing are described. This mechanism and methods can include an actuator having a first end and a second end and moveable between a first position and a second position. This mechanism can also include a device coupled to the first end of the actuator to maintain the spring latch bolt within a bolt housing using the second end of the actuator when the device holds the actuator in the first position and to release the spring latch bolt from within the bolt housing by moving the second end of the actuator in response to the actuator moving to the second position in response to contact with a doorjamb.
Claims23
A door silencing mechanism to eliminate latch noise associated with a door latch having a spring latch bolt and a bolt housing, the mechanism comprising:
- an actuator having a first end and a second end and moveable between a first position and a second position;
- a device coupled to the first end of the actuator to maintain the spring latch bolt within a bolt housing using the second end of the actuator when the device holds the actuator is in the first position and to release the spring latch bolt from within the bolt housing by moving the second end of the actuator in response to the actuator moving to the second position in response to contact with a doorjamb.
The door silencing mechanism of 1, the actuator having a shape and being dimensioned to fit a space between the door latch and the door jamb.
The door silencing mechanism of 1, wherein the second end of the actuator is maintained in the first position to contact a top portion and a bottom portion of the spring latch bolt.
A method to operate a door silencing mechanism to eliminate latch noise associated with a door latch having a spring latch bolt and a bolt housing, the method comprising:
- maintaining the spring latch bolt within the bolt housing using a second end of an actuator when the actuator is in a first position;
- moving the actuator into a second position in response to the actuator contacting a door jamb;
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- releasing the spring latch bolt from within the bolt housing by moving the second end of the actuator in response to the actuator moving to the second position.
A door silencing mechanism to eliminate latch noise associated with a door latch having a spring latch bolt and a bolt housing, the mechanism comprising:
- a sliding component coupled to a backing plate to guide the sliding component to move from a first position to a second position, the sliding component to maintain the spring latch bolt within the bolt housing when the sliding component is in the first position and to release the spring latch bolt from within the bolt housing when the sliding component is in the second position in response to contact with a door jamb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.