# US 7,744,135 B2 · Adjustable striker bolt system and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,744,135 B2 - Document ID: US7744135B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/098,695 - Filed: 2008-04-07 - Published: 2009-10-08 - Granted: 2010-06-29 - Earliest claimed: 2008-04-07 - Assignees: Caterpillar Inc. - Inventors: David A. Wiese; Michael E. Lee; Derick L. Hinderliter - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7744135B2 ## CPC - E05B 85/045: {for bifurcated bolts} - E05B 2015/0275: {in two directions} - Y10T 292/1047: Closure - Y10T 292/68: Keepers - Y10T 292/696: With movable dog, catch or striker - Y10T 292/705: Adjustable - Y10T 292/707: Vertically - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract An adjustable striker bolt assembly includes a mount having a first slot oriented along a first axis and a second slot oriented along a second axis. The second axis is disposed at a predetermined angle to the first axis. The adjustable striker bolt assembly further includes a striker bolt supported in the second slot of the mount. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An adjustable striker bolt assembly comprising: a mount having a first slot oriented along a first longitudinal axis and a second slot oriented along a second longitudinal axis, the second longitudinal axis being disposed at a predetermined angle to the first longitudinal axis, wherein the first slot is shaped to permit a fastener to extend through the first slot; a striker bolt supported by the mount, the striker bolt including an attachment portion, the attachment portion extending generally orthogonally to the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis through the second slot, wherein the first slot provides for the positional adjustment of the striker bolt along the first longitudinal axis and the second slot provides for the positional adjustment of the striker bolt along the second longitudinal axis; and a coupler attached to the attachment portion to secure the striker bolt to the mount, wherein the mount includes a feature aligned with the second slot, wherein the coupler is supported by the feature, wherein the feature extends along the second longitudinal axis and is shaped to prevent rotation of the coupler. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The adjustable striker bolt assembly of claim 1, wherein the first longitudinal axis is disposed generally perpendicular to the second axis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The adjustable striker bolt assembly of claim 1, wherein the feature is a channel having a rectangular cross-sectional area and the coupler is a nut having a mating cross-sectional area. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The adjustable striker bolt assembly of claim 1, wherein the mount includes a third slot oriented parallel to the first slot, wherein the second slot interposes the first and third slots. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The adjustable striker bolt assembly of claim 1, wherein the first slot provides for vertical position adjustment of the striker bolt and the second slot provides for horizontal position adjustment of the striker bolt. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The adjustable striker bolt assembly of claim 1, further comprising one or more washers disposed about the attachment portion of the striker bolt to orthogonally position the striker bolt relative to the mount. ### Claim 7 An adjustable striker bolt kit comprising: a mount having a first slot oriented along a first longitudinal axis and a second slot oriented along a second longitudinal axis, the second longitudinal axis being disposed at a predetermined angle to the first longitudinal axis, wherein the mount includes a feature aligned with the second slot; a striker bolt including an attachment portion, wherein the second slot is shaped to receive the attachment portion; and a coupler attachable to the attachment portion, wherein the first slot provides for vertical position adjustment of the striker bolt and the second slot provides for horizontal position adjustment of the striker bolt, wherein the coupler is supportable by the feature, the feature being shaped to prevent rotation of the coupler. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The adjustable striker bolt kit of claim 7, wherein the second longitudinal axis is disposed generally perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis. ### Claim 9 A method for positionally adjusting a striker bolt, the method comprising: sliding a mount relative to a fastener extending through a first slot of the mount to positionally adjust the striker bolt along a first longitudinal axis, wherein sliding the striker bolt within the second slot of the mount includes supporting the coupler by a feature of the mount aligned with the second slot, wherein the feature is shaped to prevent rotation of the coupler; securing the fastener to the mount; sliding the striker bolt within a second slot of the mount to positionally adjust the striker bolt along a second longitudinal axis, the second longitudinal axis being disposed at a predetermined angle to the first longitudinal axis; and securing the striker bolt to the mount, wherein the striker bolt extends generally orthogonally to the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis through the second slot. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the first longitudinal axis is disposed generally perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein sliding the mount relative to a fastener adjusts a vertical position of the striker bolt, wherein sliding the striker bolt within a second slot adjusts a horizontal position of the striker bolt. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein securing the striker bolt to the mount includes securing an attachment portion of the striker bolt to a coupler through the second slot of the mount. ### Claim 13 A compartment comprising: a frame; a door pivotally attached to the frame; an adjustable striker bolt assembly mounted on one of the frame and the door, the adjustable striker bolt assembly including a mount having a first slot oriented along a first longitudinal axis and a second slot oriented along a second longitudinal axis, the second longitudinal axis being disposed at a predetermined angle to the first longitudinal axis, and a striker bolt supported in the second slot of the mount, wherein the first slot provides for vertical position adjustment of the striker bolt and the second slot provides for horizontal position adjustment of the striker bolt, the adjustable striker bolt assembly including a coupler attached to the striker bolt to secure the striker bolt to the mount, wherein the mount includes a feature aligned with the second slot, wherein the coupler is supported by the feature, wherein the feature extends along the second longitudinal axis and is shaped to prevent rotation of the coupler; a latch mounted on the other of the one of the frame and the door, the latch configured to engage the striker bolt; and a seal interposing the door and the frame when the latch engages the striker bolt. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The compartment of claim 13, wherein the first longitudinal axis is disposed generally perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis.