Door latch with adjustable latch element

Details Door latch with adjustable latch element Door latch with adjustable latch element

2005-12-20

2005-12-20

Glessner, Brian E. (Department: 3676)

Locks

Special application

For control and machine elements

C070S224000, C070S461000, C292S194000, C292SDIG031, C292SDIG060

Reexamination Certificate

active

06976375

ABSTRACT:
A door latch includes pan or attachment to a flat surface of a door adjacent a door frame; an actuation subassembly which includes a handle on one side of the pan, a turn cam on an opposite side of the pan and a handle shaft which connects the handle with the turn cam through a hole in the pan, the turn cam including two rectilinear members extending in parallel with the handle shaft and away from the pan; and a latch subassembly which includes a latch element having a latch body with holes therein through which the rectilinear members extend and a latch arm, and an adjustment member to which the latch element is rotatably attached, the adjustment member moving the latch element toward and away from the pan and to adjust its positioning relative to the pan.

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