Patent ID: 11898374
Assignee: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  Y | IPC E

Claim 15:
16. An electric strike, comprising:
a housing;
a keeper pivotally mounted in the housing, wherein the keeper is biased toward a closed position and is selectively pivotable to an open position;
a lock assembly having a locking state in which the lock assembly retains the keeper in the closed position and an unlocking state in which the keeper is pivotable toward the open position;
an electric driver operable to transition the lock assembly between the locking state and the unlocking state; and
an anti-tamper mechanism configured to retain the lock assembly in the unlocking state when the keeper is in the open position via engagement of a first engagement feature on the keeper with a second engagement feature on the lock assembly, and wherein the first engagement feature is configured to disengage the second engagement feature in response to the keeper approaching the closed position.