US 12,247,424 B2
Door closure and related method of use
Don Hale, Sanford, MI (US); Dylan Ricky, Gladwin, MI (US); Joseph Switala, Sterling, MI (US); Roy Lucynski, Prescott, MI (US); and Shawn Windsor, Whittemore, MI (US)
Assigned to P.R.A. Company, Standish, MI (US)
Filed by P.R.A. Company, Standish, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/968,982.
Prior Publication US 2024/0133220 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0229523 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. E05C 1/14 (2006.01); E05B 5/02 (2006.01); E05C 1/10 (2006.01); E05B 9/08 (2006.01)
CPC E05C 1/14 (2013.01) [E05B 5/003 (2013.01); E05C 1/10 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door closure for a door configured for attachment to a blind, the door closure comprising:
a base plate;
a guide bar joined with the base plate and configured to be received within a guide slot of the door;
a door latch extending from the base plate and configured to be moveable with the base plate relative to the door to convert the door closure between a locked mode and an open mode;
a first handle joined with the base plate and configured to be grasped by a user to manually move the door latch in a first direction to manually convert the door closure to the locked mode and to manually move the door latch in a second direction to manually convert the door closure to the open mode;
a first tracking bar joined with the base plate and spaced a first distance from the base plate, the first distance forming a first gap sized to receive a panel of the door therein; and
a second tracking bar joined with the base plate and spaced the first distance from the base plate, the first distance forming a second gap sized to receive the panel of the door therein, the second tracking bar spaced a second distance from the first tracking bar,
wherein the first tracking bar and the second tracking bar each include a primary sliding surface configured to face and slide relative to a first side of the panel when converting from the locked mode to the open mode;
wherein the base plate is configured to face and slide relative to a second side of the panel, opposite the first side; and
wherein the door closure is configured to remain in the open mode when the door is closed and the first handle is released by the user.