Patent ID: 8960733
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch device for a screen door, the screen door is hingedly supported in a doorjamb and releasably connected to a solid door also hinged supported in the door jamb the doors are movable together as a single unit or independently of each other between respective latched and open positions, a handle assembly connected to an outboard side of the screen door is adapted to releasably connect the screen door and the solid door the latch device comprising: an inboard handle assembly for mounting on an inboard side of a screen door, the inboard handle assembly includes an inboard lever having opposite ends with a stem at one end and a paddle at the other end, the inboard lever is adapted to be pivotably connected to the inboard side of the screen door so that the stem passes through the screen door to the outboard side of the screen door; and an internal cam surface formed inside a cutout of an outboard lever pivotably supported by a handle assembly connected to the outboard side of the screen door for receiving the stem of the inboard handle assembly, and for guiding movement of the stem when force is applied to the paddle of the inboard lever; and a fastener positioned between the solid door and the screen door adapted for engagement with the outboard lever for releasably securing the screen door and the solid door together.