Patent ID: 7029041

Claim:
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 pivotally secured to a panel of said door and a latch arm secured to the distal end of the said offset bar, the latch arm assembly being pivotable between a first, open position and a second, latched position; a latch member secured to a jamb in which said door is mounted adjacent to said latch arm assembly; an activating mechanism operably connected to said latch arm assembly by a connecting means to actuate said latch arm between said first and second positions, the activating mechanism itself comprising a lever pivotally secured to said door panel and a connecting means operatively connecting said lever to a distal tip of said latch arm so that when said lever is moved from a first, open position to a second, closed position, said latch arm is rotated from its first, open position to its second, closed position.