Gliding door latch assembly
US5595409A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/705
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention provides an assembly for latching a moving panel relative to a frame in which the moving panel slides or glides. A keeper is secured to the frame, and a latch is secured to the moving panel in such a manner that the keeper and latch are adjacent one another when the moving panel is moved to a closed position within the frame. Rotation of a key or handle on the moving panel causes the latch to extend and capture the keeper and pull the moving panel toward the frame as it latches. The latch cannot capture the keeper until a spike extending from the frame deflects a button on the moving panel. When the moving panel is latched, the spike provides resistance to vertical movement of the moving panel relative to the frame.
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