Patent ID: 9091103
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A closure securing mechanism implementing a latching mechanism operating from inside or outside not requiring further operator intervention when doors for sliding doors are slid closed consisting of, an outside plate with an outside sliding portion that can be operated by an operator pushing on an outside handle on the outside sliding portion, an inside plate with an inside sliding portion that can be operated by an operator pushing on an inside handle on the inside sliding portion, a pin or dowel connects the inside and outside sliding portions so they track together, a latching arm attached to the inside sliding portion by an arm screw, an angled front edge on the latching arm facilitating engagement with a keeper latch having an angled nose to ease the operation of the mechanism, and a spring with sufficient tension and length, to fit between the outside and inside plates, to bias the inside sliding portion and secure the latching arm with the keeper latch, the spring has one end mounted on the arm screw and an opposed end mounted to a mechanism mounting screw.