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

Claim 27:
28. A door strike assembly for use in conjunction with a lockset of a door, wherein the lockset includes a door latch selectively moveable from a latched condition when the door is in a closed orientation and an unlatched condition when the door is in an openable orientation, wherein the lockset includes a deadlatch configured to prevent unauthorized movement of the door latch when the door is in the closed orientation, wherein the deadlatch is offset from the door latch, the door strike assembly comprising:
a) a strike housing; and
b) a latch release assembly received within the strike housing, the latch release assembly comprising:
i) a latch ejector rotatably connected to the strike housing about a first axis, wherein the latch ejector includes a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge is disposed at a first angle relative to the second edge, wherein the latch ejector includes a cam portion having an outer cam surface and a cam edge, wherein the cam portion is configured to be selectively non-movably mounted to the first edge and the second edge, wherein the cam edge is disposed at a second angle relative to the second edge when mounted to the first edge, wherein the cam edge is disposed at the second angle relative to the first edge when mounted to the second edge, wherein the first angle is greater than the second angle, and wherein the latch ejector is engageable with said door latch; and
ii) a motor operatively coupled to the latch ejector, wherein actuation of the motor rotates the latch ejector in a first rotational direction about the first axis whereby the outer cam surface is configured to disengage from the deadlatch as the latch actuator is rotating in the first rotational direction about the first axis, and wherein further rotation of the latch ejector in the first rotational direction causes the edge opposite of the cam portion to engage the door latch whereby the door latch is moved from the latched condition to the unlatched condition such that the door is placed in the openable orientation.