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A sliding-action slam latch for securing a door panel, especially a hinged door panel, in closed position with a latch body constructed of one piece and carrying a spring which is installed therein; the latch being installed in a single opening in the door panel and is self-retained therein. The lat

A sliding-action slam latch for securing a door panel, especially a hinged door panel, in closed position with a latch body constructed of one piece and carrying a spring which is installed therein; the latch being installed in a single opening in the door panel and is self-retained therein. The latch operates by spring-biased sliding action to engage the door frame or striker place. The spring bias is provided by a separate spring member and the latch is further provided with a spring guide to facilitate installation of the spring into the latch. A method of assembly of the latch is also provided.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A latch of the sliding-action Slam type for installation in an opening in a door panel, said latch comprising:(a.) a latch body having a shaped recess at its forward end for receiving cooperatively the forward edge of the panel opening;(b.) said latch body having an upstanding wall

[ We claim:] [1.] A latch of the sliding-action Slam type for installation in an opening in a door panel, said latch comprising:(a.) a latch body having a shaped recess at its forward end for receiving cooperatively the forward edge of the panel opening;(b.) said latch body having an upstanding wall portion at its rearward end, the upper end of said wall portion being spaced from a main portion of said latch body and adapted to flex forwardly during snap-in insertion of the latch body into the panel opening and to thereafter snap back into a position to retain the latch body in the panel opening;(c.) said latch body having also a frame-engaging latching portion at its forward end; and(d.) spring means for biasing said latch body forwardly toward latching position;(e.) said spring means comprising a metallic spring component carried by said latch body in the space between said upstanding wall portion and the main portion of said latch body, said metallic spring component being shaped to engage the rearward edge of the panel opening, the metallic spring component being partially disposed to extend beyond the upper end of said upstanding wall portion; and(f.) spring installation means for facilitating the installation of the spring member into position within the space between the upstanding wall portion and the main portion of said latch;(g.) wherein said spring installation means comprises a wall portion having a sloped configuration which includes a transverse slope and a vertical slope for directing the movement of said spring member there along, wherein the spring member is gradually compressed upon insertion.