Door-fastening apparatus

Claim 2

Door-securing apparatus for use with a door and associated door frame comprising a rotatable shaft; a keeper member adapted for mounting on said door frame; a latch member adapted to be carried by said door and actuatable to and from securing engagement with said keeper member by rotation of said shaft; and a member supporting said shaft for rotation about its axis, said shaft-supporting member being fixed to said door and having an extension portion projecting beyond the edge of the door and adapted when the door is closed to overlap said door frame and limit inward movement of said door relative to said door frame, said latch member having a projecting portion that extends transversely of said shaft and adjacent said keeper member when said latch member is in securing engagement with said keeper member, and said extension portion of said shaft-supporting member having a portion that extends between said projecting portion of said latch member and said door frame when said latch member is in securing engagement with said keeper member.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1 in which said keeper member is located in close proximity to the edge of said door and said extension portion extends past said keeper member to overlap said door frame.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 2 in which said extension portion entirely surrounds said keeper member.

Claim 5

The apparatus of claim 1 in which said extension portion bears against said door frame.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 1 in which there is a gasket located between the door and the door frame and projecting transversely beyond the surface of the door on the side thereof carrying said shaft-supporting member, and in which said extension portion is recessed to clear said gasket.

Claim 7

The apparatus of claim 5 in which said extension portion is recessed to clear said gasket and has a portion that bears directly against said door frame.

Claim 8

The apparatus of claim 1 in which there is a gasket located between the door and the door frame that projects transversely beyond the surface of the door on the side thereof carrying said shaft-supporting member, and in which said extension portion bears on said gasket.

Claim 9

The apparatus of claim 1 in which said shaft-supporting member comprises a shaft-bearing portion, and lug means fixed to said bearing portion on each side of said bearing portion and adapted to be fixed to the door, and in which said extension portion projects from said lug means to overlap said door frame.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 8 in which said extension portion projects beyond said bearing portion.

Claim 11

The apparatus of claim 9 in which at each side of said bearing-supporting member there is an outwardly projecting stiffening rib connected to said lug portion and connected to and substantially coextensive with said extension portion.

Claim 12

Door-securing apparatus for use with a door and associated door frame comprising a rotatable shaft; a keeper member adapted for mounting on said door frame; a latch member adapted to be carried by said door and actuatable to and from securing engagement with said keeper member by rotation of said shaft; and a member supported by said shaft for rotation about its axis, said shaft-supporting member being fixed to said door and having an extension portion projecting beyond the edge of the door and adapted when the door is closed to overlap said door frame and limit inward movement of said door relative to said door frame, said keeper member having fixed to said door frame a base having a transverse portion substantially parallel to said door frame and a portion projecting from said transverse portion, said latch member having a portion extending transversely of said shaft adapted to engage said projecting portion of said keeper member when said latch member is in securing engagement with said keeper member, and said extension portion of said shaft-supporting member having a portion that extends over said transverse portion of said keeper member base adjacent its projecting portion and between said transversely extending portion of said latch member and said base, when said latch member is in securing engagement with said keeper member.

Claim 13

Door-securing apparatus for use with a door and associated door frame comprising a rotatable shaft; a keeper member adapted for mounting on said door frame; a latch member adapted to be carried by said door and actuatable to and from securing engagement with said keeper member by rotation of said shaft; and a member supported by said shaft for rotation about its axis, said shaft-supporting member being fixed to said door and having an extension portion projecting beyond the edge of the door and adapted when the door is closed to overlap said door frame and limit inward movement of said door relative to said door frame, said keeper member having fixed to said door frame a base having a transverse portion substantially parallel to said door frame and a portion projecting from said transverse portion, said latch member having a portion extending transversely of said shaft adapted to engage said projecting portion of said keeper member when said latch member is in securing engagement with said keeper member, and said extension portion of said shaft-supporting member having a portion that extends over said transverse portion of said keeper member base adjacent its projecting portion and between said transversely extending portion of said latch member and said base, when said latch member is in securing engagement with said keeper member.

Claim 14

The apparatus of claim 11 in which said keeper member is located in close proximity to the edge of said door and said extension portion extends past said keeper member to overlap said door frame.

Claim 15

The apparatus of claim 12 in which said extension portion entirely surrounds said keeper member.

Claim 16

Door-securing apparatus for use with a door and associated door frame comprising a rotatable shaft; a keeper member adapted for mounting on said door frame; a latch member adapted to be carried by said door and actuatable to and from door-securing engagement with said keeper member by rotation of said shaft; and a member supporting said shaft for rotation aBout its axis, said shaft-supporting member being fixed to said door and having an extension portion projecting beyond the edge of the door and adapted when the door is closed to overlap said door frame and limit inward movement of said door relative to said door frame, said keeper member comprising first and second spaced projecting portions of which the first of said projecting portions comprises a stem portion and a transverse portion connected to said stem portion and the second of said projecting portions has a free end, said latch member having two forks one of which forks is engageable beneath said transverse portion of said first projecting portion in straddling relation to said stem portion and the other of which forks can receive in straddling relation said second projecting portion which second projecting portion is shaped to permit said other fork to pass over the free end of said projecting portion, and said extension portion of said shaft-supporting member overlaps said door frame at a level between said forks of said latch member and said door frame when said forks are so engaged with said keeper member that one fork is engaged beneath said transverse portion of said first projecting portion of said keeper member.

Claim 17

Door-securing apparatus for use with a door and associated door frame comprising a rotatable shaft; a keeper member adapted for mounting on said door frame; a latch member adapted to be carried by said door and actuatable to and from door-securing engagement with said keeper member by rotation of said shaft; and a member supporting said shaft for rotation aBout its axis, said shaft-supporting member being fixed to said door and having an extension portion projecting beyond the edge of the door and adapted when the door is closed to overlap said door frame and limit inward movement of said door relative to said door frame, said keeper member comprising first and second spaced projecting portions of which the first of said projecting portions comprises a stem portion and a transverse portion connected to said stem portion and the second of said projecting portions has a free end, said latch member having two forks one of which forks is engageable beneath said transverse portion of said first projecting portion in straddling relation to said stem portion and the other of which forks can receive in straddling relation said second projecting portion which second projecting portion is shaped to permit said other fork to pass over the free end of said projecting portion, and said extension portion of said shaft-supporting member overlaps said door frame at a level between said forks of said latch member and said door frame when said forks are so engaged with said keeper member that one fork is engaged beneath said transverse portion of said first projecting portion of said keeper member.

Claim 18

The apparatus of claim 14 in which said keeper member is located in close proximity to the edge of said door and said extension portion extends past said keeper member to overlap said door frame.

Claim 19

The apparatus of claim 15 in which said extension portion entirely surrounds said keeper member.

Claim 20

The apparatus of claim 15 in which said extension portion overlaps a portion of said keeper member.