Slide access and latch engagement for a door
View Patent ↗A combined slide access and latch engagement for a door. A panel is in the door proximate a latch for the door, with the panel having a slide portion that is displaceable to permit access to the latch. A knob is located on the slide and has a grip protruding from one side to allow the slide to be slid to permit access to the latch or, using a latch strike extending from the slide, engage the latch to open the door. A spring is used to maintain the knob in an actuation orientation.
1. A combined slide access and latch engagement for a door, comprising,
a. a door having a latch on one side,
b. a panel in the door proximate the latch, the panel including a slide displaceable to permit access to the latch through a panel opening,
c. a knob located on the slide, the knob including
i. a grip protruding from one side of the slide,
ii. a backing on an opposite side of the slide and secured to the grip through an aperture in the slide, and
iii. a latch strike extending from the backing in registration with the latch when the slide is in a closed position, and
d. a bias maintaining the knob in an actuation orientation.
2. The combined slide access and latch engagement according to claim 1 , in which the latch strike comprises a finger protruding from the knob.
3. The combined slide access and latch engagement according to claim 1 , in which the bias comprises a spring.
4. The combined slide access and latch engagement according to claim 3 , in which the spring is mounted in a channel in the knob.
5. The combined slide access and latch engagement according to claim 4 , in which the spring extends in the channel between a slide contact and a knob contact.
6. The combined slide access and latch engagement according to claim 5 , in which the knob contact is proximate the latch strike.
7. The combined slide access and latch engagement according to claim 5 , in which the slide contact comprises a portion of an opening in the slide.
8. A combined slide access and latch engagement for a door, comprising
a. a panel for a door, the panel including a slide displaceable to permit access to a door latch through an opening in the panel,
b. a knob located on the slide, the knob including
i. a grip protruding from one side of the slide,
ii. a backing on an opposite side of the slide and secured to the grip through an aperture in the slide, and
iii. a latch strike extending from the backing, and
c. a bias maintaining the knob in an actuation orientation.
9. The combined slide access and latch engagement according to claim 8 , in which the latch strike comprises a finger protruding from the knob.
10. The combined slide access and latch engagement according to claim 8 , in which the bias comprises a spring.
11. The combined slide access and latch engagement according to claim 10 , in which the spring is mounted in a channel in the knob.
12. The combined slide access and latch engagement according to claim 11 , in which the spring extends in the channel between a slide contact and a knob contact.
13. The combined slide access and latch engagement according to claim 12 , in which the knob contact is proximate the latch strike.
14. The combined slide access and latch engagement according to claim 12 , in which the slide contact comprises a portion of an opening in the slide