Patent ID: 11920389
Assignee: ASSA ABLOY ACCESS AND EGRESS HARDWARE GROUP, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 9:
10. A mortise lock comprising:
a case;
a retaining member; and
a latch bolt comprising:
a latch tail;
a bolt head operatively coupled to the latch tail;
a tail plate operatively coupled to the latch tail; and
a reversibility assembly, wherein the reversibility assembly comprises:
a catch operatively coupled to the tail plate;
a catch biasing member operatively coupled to the catch;
a restraint member operatively coupled to the catch; and
a restraint biasing member operatively coupled to the restraint member;
wherein the catch is moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position through the catch biasing member;
wherein the restraint member is moveable between an activated position and a deactivated position;
wherein when the catch is in the engaged position the restraint member is in the deactivated position and the latch tail is operatively coupled to the tail plate; and
wherein when the catch is in the disengaged position the restraint member is in the activated position and the latch tail is removable from the tail plate.