Patent ID: 8434335
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A combination door latch and deadbolt assembly for use with a door having a deadbolt aperture and a latchbolt aperture that extend through the door, the latchbolt aperture spaced from the deadbolt aperture by a vertical distance, the assembly comprising: a deadbolt assembly including a deadbolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position; a latchbolt assembly including a latchbolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position; an interior assembly including an actuator manually movable from a first position to a second position to move the latchbolt from the extended position to the refracted position; an interconnect slide; and an insert slide configured to be removably coupled to the interconnect slide; the combination door latch and deadbolt assembly having first and second configurations, the first configuration being used when the door has the latchbolt aperture spaced from the deadbolt aperture by a first vertical distance, and the second configuration being used when the door has the latchbolt aperture spaced from the deadbolt aperture by a second vertical distance less than the first vertical distance, wherein, in the first configuration, the insert slide is connected to the interconnect slide for vertical movement with the interconnect slide and the interconnect slide is operably connected to the deadbolt assembly via the insert slide, the interconnect slide and the insert slide are movable vertically from a first position to a second position to move the deadbolt from the extended position to the refracted position in response to movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position, and wherein, in the second configuration, the insert slide is not connected to the interconnect slide for vertical movement with the interconnect slide and the interconnect slide is operably connected to the deadbolt assembly, and the interconnect slide is movable vertically from a first position to a second position to move the deadbolt from the extended position to the retracted position in response to movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position.