초록

A lever-action slam latch includes a pair of opposing, nested slides so that a single latch can be mounted in either left-handed or right-handed door. The locking mechanism is difficult to circumvent, and permits the key to remain in the lock while the latch is opened.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A latch of the sliding-action slam type for installation in an opening in a door panel for releasably retaining the door panel relative to a frame, the latch comprising;a) a latch body having a pair of opposed apertures;b) a handle rotatably mounted on the latch body, the handle ha

[ We claim:] [1.] A latch of the sliding-action slam type for installation in an opening in a door panel for releasably retaining the door panel relative to a frame, the latch comprising;a) a latch body having a pair of opposed apertures;b) a handle rotatably mounted on the latch body, the handle having a first camming surface and a second camming surface, the handle being rotatable about a first axis between a closed position and an open position;c) a first slide bolt and a second slide bolt, the first slide bolt and the second slide bolt being mounted in the latch body for travel parallel the first axis through the opposed apertures, the first slide bolt having a camming surface for engagement with the first camming surface of the handle, the second slide bolt having a camming surface for engagement with the second camming surface of the handle, the handle and the two slide bolts being mounted in the latch body such that the first slide bolt is cammed inwardly by the first camming surface of the handle through one of the opposed apertures in the latch body while the second slide bolt is being cammed by the second camming surface of the handle inwardly through the other of the opposed apertures in the latch body, when the handle is rotated from the closed position to the open position.