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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
May. 21, 2004
Applicant:
Robert Lewis Straka, Jr., Phoenixville, PA (US);
Inventor:
Robert Lewis Straka, Jr., Phoenixville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Southco, Inc., Concordville, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A latch is disclosed that can be applied to doors in a variety of orientations and/or with keepers in a variety of orientations without any modifications to the latch being necessary. The latch includes a first module that carries a handle and an actuating member, and the latch includes a second module that includes a latching mechanism. The first and second modules can be secured together with the first and second modules being relatively oriented in any one of a plurality of orientations, while the latch remains operational with the two modules secured together in any of the various orientations.