Patent · US Expired

Slam latch

US5603535A · kind A · utility

32Cited by
4References
27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 1995
Grant dateFeb 18, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/1061
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A slam latch for securing a slidable window or door to a corresponding frame consists of a housing including a base plate, a catch and a keeper wherein the catch is spring biased downward against the housing so as to become operatively engaged with the keeper attached to the frame when the door or window is moved to a closed position causing the catch and keeper to become in juxtaposition to one another.

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