US 8,525,686 B2 · Variable adjustable door latch

Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices that efficiently stop and latch a door are presented. A first bracket component is attached to a door frame and has an overhang portion, comprising a holder component, that extends into the doorway to act as a door stop. A second bracket component, comprising an extended portion, is desirably adjusted in position in relation to the holder component and attached to the door such that the extended portion has a desired amount of overlap on the holder component, wherein the amount of overlap corresponds to an amount of latching force in accordance with the force profile associated with the extended portion based at least in part on shape of the extended portion. An operation device is attached to the first bracket component and/or second bracket component and the door latching holds the door in the desired position to facilitate operations of the operation component.

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Dependent claims

A system that facilitates latching a door, comprising:

a first bracket component that is configured to have an overhang portion that extends into a doorway when the first bracket component is attached to a door frame and at least one recessed area formed in the overhang portion;
and
a second bracket component that is configured to be attached to the door and to have an extended portion that extends out from a main portion of the second bracket component, and is further configured to be adjustable in position in relation to the first bracket component to correspondingly adjust an amount of overlap of the extended portion over the at least one recessed area when in a latched state to adjust an amount of force applied to one of the extended portion or the at least one recessed area by a holder component attached to an other of the extended portion or the at least one recessed area in accordance with a force profile associated with at least one of the extended portion, the at least one recessed area, or the holder component.

A method for latching a door, comprising:

controlling an amount of overlap of an extended portion of a second bracket component on a surface of a recessed area associated with a first bracket component to facilitate obtaining a specified amount of latching force between one of the extended portion or the recessed area, and a holder component associated with an other of the extended portion or the recessed area to hold the door associated with the extended portion in a predefined locational position in relation to an associated door frame when the door is in a closed position;
and
applying the specified amount of latching force to the one of the extended portion or the recessed area to hold the one of the extended portion or the recessed area, and the door in the predefined locational position when the extended portion is placed in the closed position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Variable adjustable door latch

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Variable adjustable door latch

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Abstract

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