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A foot-actuated door latch apparatus having a mounting bracket attached to the face of the door near the base and proximate the door jamb. The apparatus has an elongated, horizontal slide track formed in the mounting bracket, and a matching slide bolt nested in the slide track, the slide bolt and said slide track configured for the slide bolt to travel horizontally in the slide track between a first position and a second position. The slide bolt extending from the mounting bracket and engaging the jamb detent when the door is substantially closed and the slide bolt is positioned in the first position. The slide bolt being disengaged from the jamb detent when the slide bolt is positioned in said second position. The actuation portion urging the slide bolt between the first and second positions.
A foot-actuated door latch apparatus having a mounting bracket attached to the face of the door near the base and proximate the door jamb. The apparatus has an elongated, horizontal slide track formed in the mounting bracket, and a matching slide bolt nested in the slide track, the slide bolt and said slide track configured for the slide bolt to travel horizontally in the slide track between a first position and a second position. The slide bolt extending from the mounting bracket and engaging the jamb detent when the door is substantially closed and the slide bolt is positioned in the first position. The slide bolt being disengaged from the jamb detent when the slide bolt is positioned in said second position. The actuation portion urging the slide bolt between the first and second positions.
FOOT ACTUATED DOOR LATCH APPARATUS
MARKWAY LUKE (author)
2020-03-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English