Patent ID: 6536812
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A lockset having an adjustable-backset latch, comprising:a bolt connected by a front link and a back link to a bolt operator; the bolt operator operatively connected to at least one of a lever and a knob; the bolt moveable in at least one of an outer case and an inner case from an extended position to a retracted position responsive to movement of said lever or said knob; a unitary adjuster defining a resilient foot mounted in one of said inner and outer cases and releasably coupling said inner and outer cases and said front and back links, wherein the adjuster defines a resilient foot; the inner and outer cases, and the front and back links, being adjustable in a predetermined backset increment upon uncoupling said cases and links; and the adjuster including a member which is engageable by a person to cause said adjuster both to uncouple said cases and links and to simultaneously adjust the spatial relationships of the links and cases by said backset increment.