Patent ID: 9482034
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A security latch for a door hinged to open outwardly, said latch comprising: a frame bracket for mounting to an interior of the door adjacent a surrounding frame of the door; a pivot hinge connected to the frame bracket, said pivot hinge having a horizontal axis that extends perpendicular to a planar surface of the interior of the door, and said pivot hinge extending outwardly away from the interior of the door; and a latch arm that connects at one end to the pivot hinge and extends outwardly therefrom, said latch arm being adapted for rotating from a first point when the door is open, said first point being substantially over the door interior, to a second point when the door is closed and sitting within its surrounding frame, said second point requiring at least some physical overlap of an outermost end of the latch arm with the surrounding frame of the door, said frame bracket including an aperture through which a disengagement rod is positioned from outside the closed door to directly contact with and manually rotate the latch arm from the second point until the outermost end of said latch arm no longer physically overlaps the surrounding frame of the door.