On Mar 5, 3:57*pm, Wayne Whitney wrote:
On 2010-03-05, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Why couldn't you use just about any type of cabinet latch attached
to the upper jamb?

I guess my concern with a catch at the top of the door is that when
you are pulling on a handle at 36" above floor level, the 44" height
difference will cause the door to flex before the catch releases.
I've observed this sometimes when a door sticks in the jamb at the
top. *Perhaps this can be avoided by using a catch with a sufficiently
low release force.

I'd ideally like a catch system for double doors that would operate by
turning the handle, like a normal door, but isn't so complicated as
the ones that require you to route out the edge of the door. *Is there
anything like that? *What do most people use for double doors?

Thanks,
Wayne


How large are the doors ??? Are they solid doors or paneled doors ???
It sounds like you are worrying over a non-issue for a real door

What you describe is possible, but not using residential door
hardware...

A "push-bar exit device, surface vertical rod, less bottom rod" would
do
exactly what you are asking/describing... You can obtain these with
knobs, levers or handle/thumb piece outside trims...

It is way overkill for a closet and you would need two of them, one
for
each door... But their installation doesn't require routing out the
edge
of the door, only boring a hole through the door for the outside
trim...
All other parts of the lock unit will surface mount on the inside face
of
the door...

Again, its overkill for what you are seeking to do, but you asked if
it
was possible and no one responding so far has described this
solution...

~~ Evan