IL47807A - Latch mechanism - Google Patents

Description

The Inventio relates to architectural hardware and more particularly to latch mechanisms for sliding and types of latc for sliding doors and windows are well known the A recurring problem with many of prior art mechanisms difficulty of installation the resultant possibility of improper Such difficulties often result in damage to the latch cooperative mechanisms as well consumer present invention seeks to overcome the difficulties latch mechanisms by providing a closure which may be attached to a door or a window with a single fastener such as In accordance with the invention there is provided a latch mechanism a housing adapted to be to an opening defined o generally planar sheet material and a cover adapted to disposed over said opening parallel relationship to said sheet walls disposed perpendicularly of said cover plate and extending therefrom below the surface of said sheet material to define an elongate an apertured end wall joining said walls and cover plate an disposed in a plane generally perpendicular thereto and disposed adjacent first side of said elongate recess and first end of said cover and retaining formed at a second of said cover plate opposite sai first end of said plate and operative to engage an edge of said material said opening cent said end of said face threadable in said aperturad end plate and operative to secure firs of face plate against said sheet thereby secure said entire housing in generally relationship with respect to said sheet material defining said manually latch disposed for travel said recess and coupled latch hook disposed to removably external fixed retaining The invention will be fully understood and appreciated from the following description taken in conjunction with the drawings in 1 is a illustration of a latch mechanism constructed and operative according to the and 2 is a illustration of the of Referring now to 2 it is seen tha the latch constructed and operative according to the invention comprises indicated generally by reference numeral 10 which includes a cover plate 12 which slightly overlies sheet material 14 which defines the in a o a window Towards a first end of the cover side walls and bottom 22 and an apertured end wall 23 define an elongate recess A further featur of the resides in the fac that both and of the door or window may be without fingers inserted into recess It will be appreciated b those skilled in art that latch mechanism hereinabove may be constructed in a wide variety of di fering embodiments and falls within the of the Therefore the invention defined only by the claims which insufficientOCRQuality

Claims (1)

1. CLAIMS A latc housing adapted to be o an opening defined on generally plana sheet an cover adapted to be disposed said generally sheet side disposed said cover and extending below the surface of said shee material to define elongate an apertured end wall joinin sai walls and said cover plate and disposed in a plane generally perpendicular theret and disposed a first of elongate recess first end of said retaining a second end of cover opposite said st of said cover plate and operative to engage an edge of said sheet material defining said opening adjacent said second end of said face a screw threadable in apertured operative to end of face plate said shee thereb to secure said entire housin in generally fixed relationship with respect to said sheet material defining said and actuated latch means disposed said elongate recess and coupled to a latch hook disposed to removably engage external retaining A latch mechanism substantially as hereinbefore described by way of example and with reference to accompanying insufficientOCRQuality