Patent ID: 9580931
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A locking system for a door including a mortise pocket and a centerline, the locking system comprising: a mortise case adapted for disposal within the mortise pocket, the mortise case defining an alignment hole; an inner escutcheon adapted for disposal on one side of the door adjacent the mortise pocket; an outer escutcheon adapted for disposal on another side of the door adjacent the mortise pocket; a pin adapted for fastening substantially perpendicularly to one side of the inner escutcheon and including an angled cam channel, wherein the pin is shaped to enter the mortise case through the alignment hole such that the angled cam channel is disposed inside the mortise case; and a mortise case screw adapted for disposal within the mortise case substantially perpendicular to the pin, wherein one end of the mortise case screw is adapted to engage the angled cam channel and pull the inner escutcheon toward the centerline of the door, without pulling the outer escutcheon towards the centerline of the door, as the mortise case screw is tightened.