Patent ID: 11866959
Assignee: HANCHETT ENTRY SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 23:
24. A method for operating a strike assembly to release a lockset of a door from the strike assembly, wherein the lockset includes a latch and a deadlatch, wherein the strike assembly includes a strike housing and a latch ejector that is cylindrically-shaped, the method includes the steps of:
a) providing the strike assembly with the latch ejector, wherein the latch ejector is rotatably connected to the strike housing about a first axis, wherein the latch ejector has a leading edge, a trailing edge and a recess between the leading edge and the trailing edge, wherein the leading edge is disposed at a first angle relative to the trailing edge, wherein the latch ejector includes a cam portion extending from and non-movably mounted to the trailing edge, wherein the cam portion includes an outer cam surface and a cam edge, wherein the cam edge is disposed at a second angle relative to the leading edge, wherein the first angle is greater than the second angle, and wherein, when the door is closed, the deadlatch engages the outer cam surface to hold the deadlatch in a depressed condition and the latch is aligned with the recess, thereby permitting the latch to extend;
b) rotating the latch ejector in a first rotational direction about the first axis to allow the deadlatch to disengage the outer cam surface and to extend into the recess;
c) continuing rotation of the latch ejector in the first rotational direction about the first axis so that the leading edge of the latch ejector engages the latch; and
d) continuing further rotation of the latch ejector in the first rotational direction about the first axis to cause the leading edge of the latch ejector to retract the latch from the strike assembly, thereby allowing the door to move from a closed position.