MAGNETO-MECHANICAL-LATCHING-ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. In combination with a door and a door-jamb, wherein the door is mounted to close an opening adjacent to the door-jamb, a magneto-mechanical-latching-assembly which operates to secure the door in a closed position, the magneto-mechanical-latching-assembly comprising:
- a latch-component associated with one of the door and door-jamb, the latch-component comprising a latch, the latch comprising a latch-magnet having a latch-magnet-polar-axis, the latch being mounted relative to the latch-component to reciprocate along a substantially horizontal and linear latching-path between an extended-latching-position and a retracted-non-latching-position;
an actuator-component associated with the other of the door and door-jamb, the actuator-component comprising an actuator, the actuator comprising an actuator-magnet having an actuator-magnet-polar-axis, the actuator-magnet being mounted relative to the actuator-component to reciprocate along a substantially vertical actuator-path between a latch-magnet-attracting-position and a latch-magnet-repelling-position.
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Abstract
A combination of a door, a door-jamb and a magneto-mechanical-latching-assembly is provided. The door is mounted to close an opening adjacent to the door-jamb. The latching-assembly operates to secure the door in a closed position. The latching-assembly includes a latch-component and an actuator-component. The latch-component is associated with one of the door and door-jamb. The latch-component includes a latch that includes a latch-magnet having a latch-magnet-polar-axis. The latch is mounted relative to the latch-component to reciprocate along a substantially horizontal and linear latching-path between an extended-latching-position and a retracted-non-latching-position. The actuator-component is associated with the other of the door and door-jamb. The actuator-component includes an actuator that includes an actuator-magnet having an actuator-magnet-polar-axis. The actuator-magnet is mounted relative to the actuator-component to reciprocate along a substantially vertical actuator-path between a latch-magnet-attracting-position and a latch-magnet-repelling-position.
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22 Claims
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1. In combination with a door and a door-jamb, wherein the door is mounted to close an opening adjacent to the door-jamb, a magneto-mechanical-latching-assembly which operates to secure the door in a closed position, the magneto-mechanical-latching-assembly comprising:
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a latch-component associated with one of the door and door-jamb, the latch-component comprising a latch, the latch comprising a latch-magnet having a latch-magnet-polar-axis, the latch being mounted relative to the latch-component to reciprocate along a substantially horizontal and linear latching-path between an extended-latching-position and a retracted-non-latching-position; an actuator-component associated with the other of the door and door-jamb, the actuator-component comprising an actuator, the actuator comprising an actuator-magnet having an actuator-magnet-polar-axis, the actuator-magnet being mounted relative to the actuator-component to reciprocate along a substantially vertical actuator-path between a latch-magnet-attracting-position and a latch-magnet-repelling-position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A magneto-mechanical-latching-assembly comprising:
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a latch-component adapted to be associated with one of a door and door-jamb, the latch-component comprising a latch, the latch comprising a latch-magnet having a latch-magnet-polar-axis, the latch being mounted relative to the latch-component to reciprocate along a linear latching-path between an extended-latching-position and a retracted-non-latching-position; an actuator-component adapted to be associated with the other of the door and door-jamb, the actuator-component comprising an actuator, the actuator comprising an actuator-magnet having an actuator-magnet-polar-axis, the actuator-magnet being mounted relative to the actuator-component to reciprocate along an actuator-path between a latch-magnet-attracting-position and a latch-magnet-repelling-position. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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