Patent ID: 11891846
Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AMERICAS RESIDENTIAL INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 5:
6. A lockset comprising:
a latch assembly configured to mount on a door jamb, the latch assembly including:
a main body;
a latch plunger disposed at least partially within the main body and slidable relative to the main body, the latch plunger having an end that is moveable between at least an extended position and a retracted position relative to the main body; and

a plunger retention assembly including:
a retention body having a first end configured to mount on a door jamb side of a sliding door and a second end configured to mount on a user side of the sliding door, the retention body also having an interior that extends along a longitudinal axis defined between the first end and the second end, the first end and the second end moveably attached to each other along the longitudinal axis for accommodating different sliding door widths;
a plunger engagement member having a disc and a rod extending therefrom, the plunger engagement member disposed within the retention body proximate the first end and selectively slidable along the longitudinal axis, wherein the disc of the plunger engagement member and the first end of the retention body define a recess configured to at least partially receive the end of the latch plunger when in the extended position and lock the sliding door relative to the doorjamb; and
a pushbutton coupled to the second end of the retention body and configured to engage with the rod to move the plunger engagement member towards the first end and push the end of the latch plunger out of the recess and towards the retracted position, wherein the pushbutton extends from the second end of the retention body, and the pushbutton is operable to move the latch plunger between the extended position and the retracted position via the plunger engagement member.