Patent ID: 9309696
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: E05B,E05C,E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A door panel assembly, comprising: a door panel including: a locking assembly coupled to the door panel in the first cutout portion, the locking assembly including a locking actuation mechanism accessible from at least one of the first face or second face; a bolt assembly vertically displaced from the locking assembly and positioned between the first cutout and the bottom edge, the bolt assembly including an extendible bolt and a hinge; an elongated connecting member extending within the second cutout portion and extending between the locking assembly and the bolt, the elongated member being pivotally connected to the locking assembly and the bolt, the connecting member transmitting translation motion provided by operation of the locking mechanism to the bolt, between an extended locked position in which at least a portion of the bolt extends beneath the bottom edge and a retracted unlocked position; and a connecting member cover coupled to the door panel and covering at least a portion of the connecting member and the second cutout portion, the second cutout portion enclosed by the connecting member cover defining a connecting member channel, a longitudinal edge of the connecting member channel being substantially flush with the longitudinal edge.