John J Costa

US Patent:

56927886, Dec 2, 1997

Filed:

Jan 17, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/587643

Inventors:

John Costa - Gallatin TN

Assignee:

Kargo-Flex of North America, Inc. - Nashville TN

International Classification:

E05B 1502

US Classification:

29234119

Abstract:

An adjustable latch assembly for the lock assembly of a pull-down door used to close a container space such as the cargo bay of a van or van body of a truck or similar vehicle. The adjustable latch assembly includes a face plate designed to be mounted flush with the floor of the truck bed. The face plate has elongated openings on either side thereof for receiving the locking tongue of a lock assembly. The opposing openings are separated by a bridge surface which covers the adjustable latch mechanism of the present invention. The adjustable latch mechanism includes opposing legs protruding from either side of the bridge with a foot on the opposite end of each leg. Each of the legs has an elongated slot that serves as a guide mechanism for the adjustable latch striker extending beneath the bridge and substantially parallel to it. The striker has opposing ends with holes bored through each opposing end. On one end, the hole passes over a guide journal, and the hole on the opposite end is threaded and receives a threaded adjustment bolt.