Latch assembly for sliding door

A latch assembly for a sliding door, comprising a casing secured to a sliding door, said casing including a pair of spaced-apart bearing walls connected together by a connecting wall and having an L-shaped latch member including a finger application arm and a latch arm pivoted by a transversal pivotal pin to said casing between said bearing walls at an intersection between the finger application arm and the latch arm;

• and a striker secured to a stationary frame and having a circular hole, said latch arm having a free end portion provided on the back side thereof with a latch projection capable of being engaged in and disengaged from said circular hole of said striker, said L-shaped latch member being rotationally biased in the latching direction by a torsion spring located between said bearing walls and around the pivotal pin, said latch projection being provided on a front edge face thereof with an inclined cam face for riding on said striker, said latch projection having a circular sectional profile having a smaller diameter than the diameter of said circular hole, whereby reliable engagement between said latch member and said striker can be achieved.