Patents by Inventor Richard Lee McElroy

Richard Lee McElroy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 3937504
    Abstract: The main housing is an exact size for insertion in the conventional door, is adjustable for door thickness and allows conventional hole cutting and preparation. This housing is cylindrical, and has two sides with working parts built in one side, each side having an external or internal threading to be screwed together. Only one screw is used in installation to connect the two inside and outside sliding recessed plates together.The latch is retracted by means of a wheel and rod following a cam track, aided by a spring positioned in the latch housing. The track is V-shaped and in the latch housing wall, the wheel and rod traveling down one side thereof after a pull is enacted, or the other side thereof after a push is enacted. The wheel is connected to the latch bolt by the rod.From the opposite end of the latch the latch bolt is inserted into the hollow pinion housed in the main housing to react to the push and pull.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1976
    Inventor: Richard Lee McElroy