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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2016
Ltl Wholesale, Inc., Schylkill Haven, PA (US);
Malcolm K. Groff, Orwigsburg, PA (US);
LTL Wholesale, Inc., Schuylkill Haven, PA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus including a receiving channel and a locking clip for securing a folding door in a closed configuration. The receiving channel is mounted to a side of a door frame associated with a closed configuration of the folding door. The locking clip is mounted to the leading edge of the folding door. The locking clip includes sides that extend past sides of the leading edge of the folding door so as to create a ledge on each side thereof. The receiving channel includes cleats on inner walls thereof. The cleats engage the ledges to secure the locking clip within the receiving channel in a closed configuration. The locking clip may be mounted to a center of the leading edge. The receiving channel may traverse substantially the height of the door frame.