Patent ID: 8727396

Claim:
A latch assembly for insertion into an edge of a door and adjustable for actuation by a spindle at either a first backset dimension or a second backset dimension, comprising a latch casing comprising an outer casing having a first end for alignment with said edge and a second end and defining a first axis there between; an inner casing non-rotatably received within said outer casing and slideable along said axis, said inner casing having a transverse void there through substantially perpendicular to said first axis, said inner casing slideable between a first position in which said transverse void is operatively aligned at said first backset dimension and a second position in which said transverse void is operatively aligned at said second backset dimension; and a bolt assembly received within said latch casing and comprising a bolt slideable along said first axis between a first position in which said bolt extends outward past said first end of said latch casing and a second position in which said bolt is retained within said latch casing; wherein said outer casing further comprises a dimple protruding from a surface thereof, and wherein said inner casing further comprises first and second recesses in a surface thereof, said dimple is configured to selectively receive said first recess to position said inner casing relative to said outer casing in the first backset dimension, and said dimple is configured to selectively receive said second recess to position said inner casing relative to said outer casing in the second backset dimension; and wherein movement between the first and second casings between the first and second backset dimensions is linear with no rotational movement between the first and second casings, nor adjustment of other components of the latch assembly.