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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daryl A Michael, Newton, IA (US);
Assignee:
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
16229 ; 16221 ; 16379 ; 16385 ; 16DI / ; 16257 ; 74527 ;
Abstract
A detent device is provided for securing a door to a frame having an opening therein. The detent device includes a sleeve having a cavity therein, an elongated plunger mounted within the cavity of the sleeve, and a spring mechanism connected to the sleeve and the plunger. The spring mechanism yieldably urges the plunger to an extended position from a retracted position. When a door is inserted into a door opening, the plunger of the detent device moves into the retracted position and then returns to the extended position in a detent receptacle.