Door opener and latch

A door opener and latch device comprising, in combination:

• a unitary, flexible latch bolt for attachment to a door panel,
• a strike for attachment to a frame, and
• a semi-concealed plunger member for mounting in the frame with the strike and for engaging and operating the bolt, said bolt including a first flexible arm projecting substantially transverse to the plane of the panel, said arm including a strike engaging projection biased in a first sense by the flexible arm into locking engagement with the strike when the panel is in a closed position on the frame, said strike being affixed to the frame to receive the projection, and said plunger including a first manual actuation end projecting on the outside of the frame and a second projection engaging portion on the inside of the frame, said plunger being mounted on the strike for reciprocal movement of the projection engaging portion into and out of engagement with the projection, said projection being disengaged from the strike by manual movement of the plunger to release the projection from the strike against the biasing force of the flexible arm by displacing the projecting from the strike, the biasing force of the flexible arm thereby providing a spring force which substantially simultaneously displaces the projection in the first sense from the strike and separates the panel from the frame, said plunger including a flexible biasing arm integrally molded with the plunger, said flexible biasing arm engaging the strike and continuously biasing the plunger toward the position out of engagement with the bolt.