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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Burton A Rolland, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
292292 ;
Abstract
A safety latch for inward swinging doors, including a strap having a hook at one end extending laterally from one side for engaging the keeper on the door frame and an abutment extending laterally from the other side, and a wedge member having a pair of relatively diverging edges adapted to be positioned with one diverging edge engaging the abutment on the strap and the other diverging edge engaging the inside of the door to wedge lock the door in a closed position. A flexible member is provided for connecting the strap to the handle on the door to laterally stabilize the strap.