Patent ID: 7832777
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lock assembly configured for use with a door movably coupled to a door frame having a strike, the door movable between an open position and a closed position, the lock assembly comprising: a housing coupled to the door; a control member movably coupled to the housing from a locked position to an unlocked position to allow for movement of the door with respect to the door frame; a component movably coupled to the housing; a latchbolt coupled to the component and movable relative to the housing along a first path when the door moves from the closed position to the open position and the latchbolt engages the strike, and movable relative to the housing along a second path when the door moves from the open position to the closed position and the latchbolt engages the strike, the first path different than the second path; a locking member coupled to the control member such that the control member moves the locking member relative to the housing into and out of an engaged position with the latchbolt, the locking member including a surface that contacts the latchbolt when the locking member is in the engaged position to prevent movement of the latchbolt along the first path and along the second path; and an actuator coupled to the control member to move the control member from the locked position to the unlocked position.