Patent ID: 6547292
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: E05B,E05D,E05F,E05Y,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A door closing mechanism for pulling a door tight to a frame to which the door is mounted comprising:a latch arm assembly having an offset bar being pivotally mounted at one end upon a pivot pin affixed to a bracket secured to a panel of said door and one end of a latch arm being secured to the distal end of the said offset bar, said latch arm pivotable between a first, open position and a second, latched position wherein said latch arm contacts a latch member along a first half of the latch arm nearest the offset bar of said latch arm assembly; said member is secured to said frame in which said door is mounted adjacent to said latch arm assembly so that the latch arm of the latch arm assembly may engage the latch member; and an actuation mechanism operably connected to said latch arm assembly by a connecting means, said actuation mechanism being capable of moving said latch arm between said first and second positions.