Lock for slidable door

A lock assembly for fastening a slidable door in a stationary position with respect to its door frame comprising a mounting plate for rigid attachment to the frame of a slidable door, an elongated socket connector pivotally connected to said mounting plate for extending from said mounting plate toward the handle of the slidable door, said socket connector including an opening extending from one end of said socket connector inwardly into said socket connector, and a slot extending along its length and which intersects the opening of said socket connector, a locking element comprising a door handle engagement portion and a tongue extending therefrom, said door handle engagement portion comprising means for connection to the handle of a door, said tongue being sized and shaped to be received in the opening of said socket connector, and means for releasably connecting together said socket connector and said tongue comprising a set screw threaded through said tongue and slidable through said slot for engagement with said socket connector whereby the door handle is fastened in a fixed relationship with respect to the door frame.

A lock assembly for fastening a slidable door in a stationary position with respect to its door frame comprising a mounting plate for rigid attachment to the frame of a slidable door, an elongated socket connector pivotably mounted at one of its ends to said mounting plate and defining an opening extending inwardly therein from its other end, a locking element comprising a door handle engagement portion shaped to engage the handle of the sliding door and a tongue extending therefrom, said tongue and said opening being sized and shaped to slide together in a telescoped relationship, said tongue and said opening including inner engaging lock elements for holding said tongue and said socket connector in a fixed relationship with respect to each other, and means for urging the lock elements of said tongue and said opening into engagement with each other.