US1652080A - Door fastener - Google Patents

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L. E. `WHITNEY DOOR FASTENER 'Dea 6, 1927.

Filed 'Maron v. 1925 2 Sheets-sneu 2 Patented Dec. 6, 1927.r

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.. EIMS-@invention appertainsetoclosureoperators andL fasteners.-'and 'thefprimaryj ob- Yjeetppfr the inventiongzis @the provisionfyof ia novel .meaiisfor "facilitating i,y the easyA opervation `ofa V,sliding-x door. and :novel securing meansy cooperating with .thel operatinggmeans for holding the.dt'ioifwin;ay closedfiposition against operation rby annnauthorized per- Sgn: v e

Q Another. object.-` of theeinventionnis :the

provision vof: a (sliding, closure operatorembodyingfgafsliding operatingbar?carriedebyA theclosure having :means `for .permitting the operationthereof from; the vinterior fand.y ex- .l5 terior of the closure;aeswinginggoperatmg ylever .operatively `-connected .with-.- the closure Yan@closure.frameand anovel' seeuringflatch bar-pivotallyJ assooiated'vvith the Aclosure and adapted. ito bemovedpinto the .pathnfthe -operating leverfwhen'tl'ie closure. is ,inits' H y Y Ysuitable iiidebrackets-f16 seeuizedvto the e outer .end of-the operatingbar closed.. position .so-.fas toev'ectivelygprevent the. operatinn lthereot A A lfurther 1 obj eet s of Athe invention.l is .fthe

15 provision. of novel means, for permitting' .the connection of. fthe latching. lever with the operatinglever, whereby the latchlever will be .f firmly` yheld in. place against.swinging movement..V 1 A .still` further, object Lof .the invention is tol provide" an improved device of; the above character, which `will 'be durabIeandFeHi'- cient in use, one thatwill be simple and'easy to mani'it'raoture and fonefw'h'ichcan be placed upon'the marketand incorporated with a sliding closure at a small cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction,

arrangement and formation of parts, as will y be hereinafter more specifically described,

drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of lthe sliding closureV operator and the novel' securing Vmeans therefor, the closure being shown inV its closed position in full lines and in its open position in dotted lines,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the sliding closure yoperating means and the securing or latching -lever thereof, the

operating means being in closed position,

Figure 8 is an elevation of the operating means showing the latch lever in itssecuring position, the guide pins of the operating lever being shown in section,y Y e Figure 4 is a detail horizontal section taken on the line ofhFigure 1.V

claimed and illustrated in theV accompanying Referring@ fthe lrawingin detail, :wherein,s1milar.i reerei'icey characters designate Vlikeor-` eorrespendingparts-#throughout the severalA zviews, ,ther letter AV generally findif cates .the slidin'geclosureewhieh can ,be iconsidered as.,a .doorin. they presenu instance. The, doom f-A' is -mvoiintedf in. suitable ,-tracks v(n ot..show ni) "inffthe door frame-B, which'as ALing siir11o.

neoiad ma ,esdoorn and mamie y Bis the novel kdoor .operating "means C, andi the .novel securing,-.device' D, for the operatj shown @embodies the ylongitudinal-ly f extendinggneans ,G,whichffor-msthe important part 2- ofthe :present invention, .The door :operateilig, :means CVV comprises a 1-sliding', operating bar "15 which is mounted for movement in'a horizontal .plane over theface .of .thefdoor in l5 at .the opposite: faces. thereof. iis. provided withthe manipulating handles. 17 and' the innermost `haiidl'elis4 extended through a suit- "able sit/eis'frmediihe doorn; Byars 19 and provided with an :inwardly extending manip'ulating'{pin 2Q ilwhich '..is mounted-in.. a extending slot 21 .,formedgfin longitudinal the'fituatin 'i lever22.' AThe 'actuatiiignle-- ver 22 is roc ably mounted at its lower end upon asuitable pivot pinor shaft 23 oarried by the sill l() and this lever extends upwardlyv toward the operating bar 15. The extreme upper end of the actuating lever 22 is provided with aneye or staple 24, for a purpose, which will behereinafter more fully described. Mounted within the guide slot 21v of the lever 22V is aV headed guide pin-25 rigidly carried by the door A. If so` desired the upper end of the slot 21 can terminate in an angularly extending sec-V tion or pocket126 in whichthe vguide pin is adapted to fit when the door is in its extreme closed position.

VBy operating the bar 15, the lever 22. can

be swung on its pivot 23, which will slide the door A in its track, either to its open or closed position depending upon the direction the bar 15 is moved. l

' The novel means Dl employed for holding the door in its closed positionand the operating means C against movement embodies the swinging latch lever 30, which is pivoted at its upper end as at 31 to the door A. As

y shown the pivot point of the latch lever 30 is located above the upper end of the actuating lever 22 and at one side thereof.` When the actuating lever is swung to move the door to closed position,` the latch lever is permitted to ride under the upper end of the frame, and the latch lever is provided with an offset bracket 32 for engaging the outer face of the lever.` This bracket 32 `carries an eye or staple 33, which is adapted to aline with the eye or staple 24 carrie y the actuating lever,` when the dooris closet. A suitable padlock may be engaged through the alined eyes 24 and 33 so as to prevent `manipulation of the latch lever 30 by unau` thorized persons` Due to the abutting relation of the eyes 24: and swingingxmovement of the lever 22 is prevented and consequently the door will be held against move- `invention but what I claim is:

ment. The latch lever "30 may be disposed at substantially right angles to the actuat ing lever 22, when the same is in lockedposition so that any movement of the lever 22 will be transmitted directly to the pivot pin 31. l l

Changes in details may be made Without departing from the spirit or scope of this `l. A fastener for a slidin closure including guides arranged `in aorizontal plane carried by the closure, an operating bar slidably mounted in said guides, manipulating handles for the operatin bar, a rockably mounted lever having a `longitudinally extending slot therein, a guide pin carried by the closure mounted in said slot, and an operating pin rigidly carried by the operating bar slidably mounted in the slot.

`2. A fastener for asliding closure including a pivoted actuating lever, a ymember movable into and out of the path 'of the lever for holding the same against actuation,

and an operating bar slidably carried by the i closure and having a slidable connection with said actuating lever. y

3. A fastener for a sliding closure includ ingfa swinging lever, a latch member movable into and out of the path of said lever, eyes carried respectivelyv by the lever and latch meinberadapted` to alineivhen the latch member is moved in the path of the lever, a lock adapted to be associated with said eyes,` and an operatingbar carriedby thev closure and having a slidableuconnection with said swinging lever.

4. A fastener for a sliding closure including an operating bar slidahly mounted upon the closure in a horizontal plane, a rockably mounted lever having al longitudinally extendingyslot therein, a guide pin carried by theclosure mounted iiisaid slot, and an slidably mounted in theslot. y

5. A fastener for asliding closure including an operating bar elidablymounted upon the closure in a horizontal plane, a rockably mountedlever `having aplongitudinallv expoperating pin carried `bv the operating bar K tending slot therein, a guide pin carried by y

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