Patent ID: 9476222
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: E05B

Claim Text:
1. In combination, a door having a latching door lock, and a door jamb having a strike plate and keeper operative with said latching door lock to lock said door, said strike plate comprising: a generally planar surface with at least one keeper hole therein through which said latching door lock is configured to engage and to thereby lock said door; a surface extension curved out of a plane defined by said generally planar surface and extending from an edge of said generally planar surface distal to said at least one keeper hole and adjacent to an edge of the door jamb, a hinge adjacent to and affixed with said surface extension distal to said generally planar surface; a latch blocker having a generally planar latch blocker plate and a latch blocker extension curved out from a plane defined by said latch blocker plate and extending from an edge of said latch blocker plate; said latch blocker pivotally coupled through said hinge and pivotal thereabout to a first end position of travel having said latch blocker plate immediately adjacent to said generally planar surface and thereby covering said generally planar surface and said at least one keeper hole and having said latch blocker extension immediately adjacent to said surface extension, said latch blocker extension configured to contact said latching door lock prior to said latching door lock contacting said latch blocker plate during closing and configured to progressively compress said latching door lock as said door is progressively closed; said latch blocker pivotal about said hinge to a second position of travel distal to said first end position of travel and in said second position of travel uncovering said generally planar surface and said at least one keeper hole and thereby adapted to operatively enable said latching door lock to engage said at least one keeper hole; said surface extension configured to contact said latching door lock prior to said latching door lock contacting said generally planar surface during closing and configured to progressively compress said latching door lock as said door is progressively closed.