Patent ID: 9487976
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A47L,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A modular multipoint lock for installation into a door having a lock case recess located in a side edge of a door, a top recess extending from a top edge of the door adjacent the side edge of the door to the lock case recess, and a bottom recess extending from a bottom edge of the door adjacent the side edge of the door to the lock case recess, the modular multipoint lock comprising: a first shootbolt assembly configured to be mounted in the top recess of the door, the first shootbolt assembly having a first engagement end housing configured to be located in the lock case recess when the first shootbolt assembly is installed in the top recess and a first shootbolt housing and a first shootbolt configured to be located adjacent the top of the door when the first shootbolt assembly is installed in the top recess and the first shootbolt housing is fastened to the door, the first engagement end housing of the first shootbolt assembly including a first end defining a slot, the first engagement end housing being drivingly connected to the first shootbolt by a first driverail of the first shootbolt assembly, the first drive rail being fixedly attached to the first engagement end housing; a second shootbolt assembly configured to be mounted in the bottom recess, the second shootbolt assembly having a second engagement end housing configured to be located in the lock case recess when the second shootbolt assembly is installed in the bottom recess and a second shootbolt housing and a second shootbolt configured to be located adjacent the bottom of the door when the second shootbolt assembly is installed in the bottom recess and the second shootbolt housing is fastened to the door, the second engagement end housing of the second shootbolt assembly including a first end defining a slot, the first engagement end housing being drivingly connected to the second shootbolt by a second driverail of the second shootbolt assembly, the second drive rail being fixedly attached to the second engagement end housing; a lock case having first and second drive arms extending therefrom, the first drive arm configured to extend into the slot defined in the first end of the first engagement end housing of the first shootbolt assembly to drivingly couple the first drive arm to the first engagement end housing and the second drive arm configured to extend into the slot defined in the first end of the second engagement end housing of the second shootbolt assembly to drivingly couple the second drive arm to the second engagement end housing when the lock case is inserted into the lock case recess, and the first and second drive arms configured to respectively disengage from the first and second engagement end housings of the first and second shootbolt assemblies when the lock case is removed from the lock case recess; wherein the first drive arm is configured to slidingly engage into the slot defined in the first end of the first engagement end housing and the second drive arm is configured to slidingly engage into the slot defined in the first end of the second engagement end housing when the lock case is inserted into the lock case recess merely by the act of inserting the lock case into the lock case recess, and the first and second drive arms are configured to respectively slidingly disengage from the first and second engagement end housings of the first and second shootbolt assemblies when the lock case is removed from the lock case recess merely by the act of removing the lock case from the lock case recess.