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US 5,653,483 AGranted
Sliding door latch
OwnerPhilip D. Groverinventor
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Abstract
An improved sliding door latch comprising a recess formed in the leading edge of a sliding door, a latchplate covering said recess and formed with an opening to allow engagement by a latch member, a housing mountable in a recess formed in a door jamb, a latch member pivotally mounted in said housing and movable into and out of a position engaging said latchplate, lever means actuable to move said latch member, and privacy latch engageable with said lever means to prevent undesired actuation of said lever means.
Claims10
An improved sliding door latch comprising:
- a sliding door having a leading edge with a recess formed therein,
- a latchplate covering said recess and formed with an opening allowing access to said recess,
- a door jamb having a recess formed therein,
- a housing mounted in said door jamb recess,
- a latch member pivotally mounted in said housing and movable between a latched position projecting into said leading edge recess and an unlatched position into which said latch member is fully retracted within said door jamb recess,
- lever means actuable to move said latch member, and
- a single spring urging said latch member to remain in each of its latched and unlatched positions.
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An improved sliding door latch comprising:
- a sliding door having a leading edge with a recess formed therein,
- a latchplate covering said recess and formed with an opening allowing access to said recess,
- a door jamb having a recess formed therein,
- a housing mounted in said door jamb recess,
- a latch member pivotally mounted in said housing and movable between a latched and an unlatched position,
- lever means actuable to move said latch member,
- means urging said latch member to remain in each of its latched and unlatched position,
- a privacy latch engageable with said lever means to prevent undesired actuation of said lever means,
- said privacy latch is a lever pivotally mounted in said housing and having a first leg and a second leg, said first leg being actuable by the leading edge of said door to pivot said privacy latch and said second leg being engageable with said lever means to prevent inadvertent actuation of said lever member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.