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A drive-in housing for mounting a latch assembly in a bore formed in a door comprises two identical housing parts each having a slot therein. When the housing parts are brought together they form an opening for receiving a bolt casing of the latch assembly. Tabs on the casing are captured in the slo

A drive-in housing for mounting a latch assembly in a bore formed in a door comprises two identical housing parts each having a slot therein. When the housing parts are brought together they form an opening for receiving a bolt casing of the latch assembly. Tabs on the casing are captured in the slots as the housing parts are moved normal to the axis of the casing. Movement of the casing relative to the housing parts is then limited by direct engagement of the housing parts with the tabs. The housing parts each have two abutment surfaces facing in a circumferential direction, the abutment surfaces of one housing part having a projection and a recess, respectively, for mating with a corresponding recess and projection on the abutment surfaces of the other housing part. The housing parts, when brought together, form a faceplate having an opening therein for accommodating a bolt.

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[ What at is claimed is:] [1.] A drive-in housing for securing in a bore of a door a latch assembly of the type including a cylindrical casing having an axis and tabs rigidly fixed to the casing and extending radially outwardly therefrom, the drive-in housing comprising first and second separable ho

[ What at is claimed is:] [1.] A drive-in housing for securing in a bore of a door a latch assembly of the type including a cylindrical casing having an axis and tabs rigidly fixed to the casing and extending radially outwardly therefrom, the drive-in housing comprising first and second separable housing parts which, when brought together, form a housing having an opening for receiving a casing, each housing part having a slot therein for receiving and capturing a respective tab on a casing received in the opening to thereby limit all axial or rotational movement of a received casing relative to the housing parts by direct engagement of the housing parts with respective tabs.