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The present invention provides an assembly for latching a moving panel relative to a frame in which the moving panel slides or glides. A keeper is secured to the frame, and a latch is secured to the moving panel in such a manner that the keeper and latch are adjacent one another when the moving pane

The present invention provides an assembly for latching a moving panel relative to a frame in which the moving panel slides or glides. A keeper is secured to the frame, and a latch is secured to the moving panel in such a manner that the keeper and latch are adjacent one another when the moving panel is moved to a closed position within the frame. Rotation of a key or handle on the moving panel causes the latch to extend and capture the keeper and pull the moving panel toward the frame as it latches. The latch cannot capture the keeper until a spike extending from the frame deflects a button on the moving panel. When the moving panel is latched, the spike provides resistance to vertical movement of the moving panel relative to the frame.

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A lock for a gliding door unit of a type having at least one operating panel that is horizontally moveable relative to a vertical receiving jamb, the lock comprising: a reach out latch portion configured for mounting to the operating panel, wherein said reach out latch portion includes: a housing; a

A lock for a gliding door unit of a type having at least one operating panel that is horizontally moveable relative to a vertical receiving jamb, the lock comprising: a reach out latch portion configured for mounting to the operating panel, wherein said reach out latch portion includes: a housing; and a latch operatively connected to said housing and having a hook-like engaging member that is moveable between an unlatched position substantially within said housing, a keeper engaging position at a first distance outside said housing, and a latched position at a second, relatively lesser distance outside said housing; a keeper portion configured for mounting to the receiving jamb, said keeper portion having a keeper configured to be selectively engaged by said hook-like engaging member; and a moving means for moving said latch from said unlatched position to said keeper engaging position to said latched position, wherein in a first phase of operation, said moving means rotates said latch from said unlatched position to said keeper engaging position, and in a second phase of operation, said moving means moves said latch linearly from said keeper engaging position to said latched position and causes said latch portion to move toward said keeper portion, thereby causing the operating panel to move toward the receiving jamb, wherein said moving means includes a slot in said housing, and a peg on said latch protrudes through said slot, and said slot includes an arcuate portion through which said peg travels in said first phase of operation, and linear portion through which said peg travels in said second phase of operation.