Patent ID: 6651876
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: E05B,E05C,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A self-latching slide door apparatus, comprising:a hollow and rectangular main body; a front panel having an aperture flush with the perimeter of the main body; an upper and lower support rail connected to the front panel; a first and second door held within the upper and lower support rails; a self-latching device connected to each of the doors, the self-latching device including a bracket, a latch spring-loaded within the bracket, the latch having an engagement portion and a handle portion, and a pin pivotally connecting the latch to the bracket; a first notch located in the upper support rail and adapted to receive the engagement portion of the latch of the first door, the first notch being located so that when the engagement portion of the first door is engaged with the notch, the first door covers substantially half of the aperture; and a second notch located in the upper support rail and adapted to receive the engagement portion of the latch of the second door, the second notch being located so that when the engagement portion of the second door is engaged with the notch, the second door covers substantially the remaining half of the aperture.