Patent ID: 9650823
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: E05B,E05D,E06B

Claim:
1. A female locking post for a folding door or other closure comprising: an elongated body of generally C-shaped cross section having an inner wall, a pair of side walls extending outwardly from said inner wall and an open outer end for receiving a male locking post; a partition extending between the side walls at a location between said inner wall and the open outer end, the partition extending the length of the body; a channel in the partition extending the length of the post, the channel opening outwardly toward said open outer end of the body; an operator slidable longitudinally in said channel between a lower, locked position and an upper, unlocked position; a bolt integral with and extending downwardly from said operator for insertion into a hole in a floor beneath the door or other closure when moved with the operator to the lower, locked position and for unlocking the door or closure when in the upper, unlocked position; a spring on said bolt biasing the operator and bolt to the upper, unlocked position; a lock mechanism for releasably retaining the operator in the lower, locked position; and a release for releasing the operator, permitting the spring to move the operator from the locked to the unlocked position.