Patent ID: 6877782
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An adjustable sliding bolt for a lock having a housing, said adjustable sliding bolt comprising a first part guided for reciprocating sliding movement along a first plane relative to the housing of the lock, and a second part operatively connected to said first part and having a first and second end, said second end having an abutment surface located in a second plane substantially parallel to said first plane, wherein said second part is integral with said first part and hingedly connected thereto at said first end by a reduced material thickness portion, and wherein an adjustment means is provided between said first part and said second part at a distance from said first end, said adjustment means being operative to positively move said abutment surface in two opposite directions substantially perpendicular to said first and second planes.