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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:
Oct. 06, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
David C Engebretson, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
NJ Window Components Inc., Tampa, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
292145 ; 292D / ;
Abstract
A door handle and latch assembly for a sliding door comprises a main body having a finger gripping recess on one side facing outwardly to permit opening and closing of a sliding door and a latch member having an L-shaped bracket overlying a vertical edge of a door. The main body of the latch is located in a recess formed in the main body on the side opposite the side of the finger gripping recess. The recess is bounded also by a surface on the sliding door to form a channel in which the latch member can move up or down to lock and unlock the sliding door.