Appeal No. 96-3033
Application 08/139,574
shall be desired to apply the device with some degree of
permanency” (page 1, lines 98-99). With respect to claims 1-4,
7, 9 and 11, the examiner concedes that Reed lacks a plate latch
on the doorjamb restraint for preventing rotational movement of
the elongate plate 20 out of the slot 22, but relies on Rogers
for a teaching of this feature.
Rogers pertains to a reversible mount gate latch comprising
a back plate 21 mounted on a fence post 30, a latch member 20
pivotally mounted on the back plate, and a striker bar 13 mounted
on the gate. The back plate includes an opening 34 for receiving
therein the striker bar, and the latch member includes a
generally T-shaped opening 37, the head of which aligns with the
opening 34 of the back plate. As the gate is closed, the striker
bar engages a cam surface 33U of the latch member to pivot the
latch member out of the way and allow the striker bar to enter
the opening in the back plate. When the striker bar is fully
received in the opening 34, it clears the cam surface 33U (see
Figure 3), thereby allowing gravity to pivot the latch member
downwardly to capture the striker bar in the opening 34 (see
Figure 2).
-4-
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007