Patent ID: 7543860

Claim:
A slide bolt assembly for sliding between a retracted position and an extended position within an astragal disposed at a free end of a semi-active door in a double-door set to releasably lock the semi-active door in a closed position, said slide bolt assembly comprising: an elongated base having an end for a bolt to extend therefrom, said elongated base extending along an axis for slideably engaging the astragal generally parallel with said axis between the retracted position and the extended position; said elongated base defining a threaded hole extending generally perpendicular to said axis; a screw lock presenting a central portion and a rim portion extending from and peripherally surrounding said central portion, said screw lock threadingly engaging said threaded hole of said elongated base for rotation between an unlocked position and a locked position to lock said elongated base within the astragal; and a nipple protruding from said central portion of said screw lock in a common direction with said rim portion and extending from said central portion further than said rim portion for piercing a wall of the astragal when said screw lock is rotated to the locked position to prevent sliding of said slide bolt assembly within said astragal; wherein said screw lock presents a handle extending from said screw lock for manipulating said screw lock in said threaded hole between the unlocked position and the locked position; wherein said elongated base presents a face for disposition facing an opening of said astragal and a back opposite said face for disposition facing the wall of the astragal; wherein said threaded hole of said elongated base is defined through said back and said face of said elongated base; wherein said central portion and said rim portion of said screw lock and said back of said elongated base face a common direction, and said handle of said screw lock and said face of said elongated base face a common direction.