Door latch
OwnerDavid Cassiniinventor
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Abstract
A door latch for securing a door of a building in a closed condition, the door latch including a housing, a handle rod, a lock set assembled into the housing and including a movable key tab, a main lock pivotally connected to the handle rod and including a connecting slot, the main lock being movable for lifting an engagement end, an unlocking latch pivotally connected to the handle rod and including an engagement structure for coupling with the connecting slot and a lock bar assembled to the housing and being movable relative to the housing between a locked position and an unlocked position. Wherein, when the lock bar is in the locked position, the main lock is not pivotable from a position exterior to the building by the use of the handle rod, the main lock being pivotable from a position interior to the building by manual lifting.
Claims24
A door latch for securing a door of a building in a closed condition, said door latch comprising:
- a housing;
- a handle rod assembled into said housing;
- a key-operable lock set assembled into said housing and including a movable key tab;
- a main lock connected to said handle rod and including a slot, said main lock being constructed and arranged so as to be movable for lifting an engagement end;
- a latch connected to said handle rod and including slot-engagement means for operatively coupling with said slot;
- a lock bar positioned in said housing and being movable relative to said housing between a first position and a second position, said lock bar defining an oval opening;
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- wherein when said lock bar is in said first position, said main lock is not movable from a position exterior to said building by use of said handle rod, said main lock being manually movable from a position interior to said building.
A door latch for securing a door of a building in a closed condition relative to an abutment surface which includes a securing member for engagement by said door latch, said door latch comprising:
- a housing formed with two spaced-apart side panels and an end panel;
- a handle rod received by each of said side panels;
- a lock received by a first one of said side panels and including a movable key tab;
- a main lock including a handle end, an engagement end, a slot, and defining a receiving aperture for receiving said handle rod, said main lock being constructed and arranged to pivot so as to lift said engagement end out of engagement with said securing member;
- a latch defining a receiving aperture for receiving said handle rod and including slot-engagement means for operatively coupling with said slot;
- a lock bar mounted to said first one of said side panels and being movable relative to said first one of said side panels between a first position and a second position;
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- wherein when said lock bar is in said first position, said main lock is not movable from a position exterior to said building by use of said handle rod, said main lock being movable from a position interior to said building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.