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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2003
Oscar Dale Larson, Brookings, SD (US);
Allen E. Lee, Brookings, SD (US);
Bryan P. Zacher, Brookings, SD (US);
Bruce E. Thomas, Brookings, SD (US);
Oscar Dale Larson, Brookings, SD (US);
Allen E. Lee, Brookings, SD (US);
Bryan P. Zacher, Brookings, SD (US);
Bruce E. Thomas, Brookings, SD (US);
Larson Manufacturing Company of South Dakota, Inc., Brookings, SD (US);
Abstract
A storm door has first and second elongated, partly curved lock receiving openings formed in respective elongated edges. Each opening is filled in part with a molded hollow insert with an external periphery which matches a periphery of the respective opening. A lock mechanism has a housing with an external periphery that matches, at least in part, an internal periphery of a respective insert. An actuating port in the housing has a central axis, which extends parallel to the respective edge, through the door through which extends a rotatable actuating shaft. An external handle can be attached to the shaft. An unused insert can be closed with a slidably engaging cover.