TEMPORARY DOOR LATCH DEVICE FOR A PRE-HUNG DOOR AND CASING

摘要

A temporary door latch device for a pre-hung door and casing. The door has a door lock cylinder opening and a door latch opening and the casing has a latch bolt opening. The device includes a female portion having a pair of opposed and spaced apart resilient fingers, each of said fingers having a plurality of inwardly extending teeth thereon. The female portion is receivable in the door lock cylinder opening and the door latch opening. The male portion has a pair of opposed and spaced apart fingers, each of the fingers having a plurality of teeth thereon. The male portion is receivable in the latch bolt opening and the door latch opening. The teeth on the female portion engage the teeth on the male portion in one orientation and are disengaged in another orientation.

主权项

1. A temporary door latch device for a pre-hung door and casing, wherein said door has a door lock cylinder opening and a door latch opening and wherein said casing has a latch bolt opening, which device comprises:
a female portion having a pair of opposed and spaced apart resilient fingers, each of said fingers having a plurality of inwardly extending teeth thereon, said female portion receivable in said door lock cylinder opening and said door latch opening; a male portion having a pair of opposed and spaced apart fingers, each of said fingers having a plurality of teeth thereon, said male portion receivable in said latch bolt opening and said door latch opening; and wherein said teeth on said female portion engage said teeth on said male portion in one rotational orientation, and wherein said teeth on said female portion are disengaged from said teeth on said male portion in another rotational orientation.