Patent ID: 6543820
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: E05B,F25D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A latch assembly adapted for mounting on a door panel and securing said door panel to a frame, the latch assembly comprising:a base adapted to be mounted to the door panel; a catch pivotally mounted to said base for rotation about a first axis and having a contact portion; a strike adapted for mounted to said frame so that said strike can receive said catch; a handle pivotally mounted to said housing for rotation about a second axis; a link pivotally mounted to said catch at a first point and to said handle at a second point, said handle moveable between a first position where said contact portion of said catch is urged into contact against said strike via said link and a second position where said catch is retracted from said strike via said link; first oblong holes on said strike that provide horizontal adjustment of said strike; and second oblong holes on said base that provide vertical adjustment of said base, and wherein said panel and frame are of sheet metal construction and said base has a surface area that distributes load from said base to said sheet metal.