摘要 |
<p>"DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY" A latch assembly for securement to a common side of a sliding pane and frame to lock the sliding pane to the frame. Particularly, but not exclusively, the latch assembly is secured to a sliding door and the frame of that door. The assembly comprises a handle member having a handle housing for receiving a lock assembly having a locking element actuable therein. The housing has a slotted portion for receiving a securement flange provided on a stile on the common side of the sliding pane for securement to the flange. A keeper member is secured to the frame in alignment with the locking element to receive same therein when the lock assembly is positioned thereagainst. The handle member and keeper member are both secured to the stile and frame respectively, by fasteners which extend substantially parallel to the plane of the sliding pane.</p> |