Patent ID: 8534719
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Door top latch and actuating apparatus, comprising in combination, a) a mounting bracket configured to attach to a door top, b) a latch located by the mounting bracket to move up and down relative to the door top between a latching position and an unlatching position, c) an actuator rod extending vertically below the latch, and operatively connected to the latch, wherein vertical movement of the actuator rod moves the latch between the latching position and the unlatching position, d) a compression spring associated with the actuator rod for urging the actuator rod and the latch upwardly into the latching position, the compression spring accommodating downward movement of the actuator rod and the latch to allow the latch to move to the unlatching position, and e) a motion adaptor operatively connected between the actuator rod and the latch, wherein the motion adaptor includes first and second inwardly directed projections defining a gap configured for receiving the latch, and wherein the gap is configured for allowing lateral movement between the actuator rod and the latch.