Convertible door lock latch mechanism
US6802546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/0986
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A convertible door latch assembly convertible between a non-locking configuration and a locking configuration. The convertible door latch assembly including a bolt housing, a bolt slidably engaging the bolt housing and having a first slot and a second slot, a drawbar slidably engaging the first slot and the bolt housing, a dead latch stop being engagable in the first slot to hold the drawbar in the first slot when the convertible door latch assembly is in the locking configuration, a plunger being slidably engagable in the second slot and being movable between an extended position and a retracted position when the convertible door latch assembly is in the locking configuration, and a pull slidably positionable within the first slot and moveable relative to the bolt when the convertible door latch is in the non-locking configuration.
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