Patent ID: 7090426

Claim:
A bidirectional slide lock comprising: an elongated first clip having a first longitudinal axis, a first pawl, a second pawl, and a pair of first clip flanges; an elongated second clip having a second longitudinal axis, a first pawl stop, a second pawl stop, and a pair of second clip flanges; the first and second clip flanges retentively engaging one another to hold the first and second clips together to prevent movement away from one another; the first and second pawls retentively engaging the first and second pawl stops, respectively to hold the first and second clips against longitudinal movement relative to one another along the first and second longitudinal axes; first and second springs biasing the first and second pawls, respectively toward the second clip so as to retain the first and second pawls in retentive engagement with the first and second pawl stops, respectively; a first screw and a first hole within the second clip to receive the first screw; a door surface adapted to receive the first screw; a second screw and a second hole within the first clip to receive the second screw; and a handle surface adapted to receive the second screw.