Patent ID: 6299222
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A latchbolt assembly operable in a manual mode of operation and a remote mode of operation, the latchbolt assembly comprising:a housing;a latchbolt including a tail slidably coupled to said housing for linear movement relative to said housing between a forward position and a rearward position and a head pivotally coupled to said tail for rotational movement relative to said tail between an extending position and a retracted position;a blocking mechanism slidably coupled to said tail for sliding linear movement relative to said tail between a first position to engage said head for preventing said rotational movement of said head and a second position to disengage said head for permitting said rotational movement of said head;a first actuation mechanism coupled to said tail and manually operable to slide said tail from said forward position to said rearward position such that said latchbolt including said tail and said head is slid into said housing as a single component without rotating said head relative to said tail; anda second actuation mechanism coupled to said blocking mechanism and remotely operable in response to a signal to move said blocking mechanism from said first position to said second position such that said head is permitted to rotate into said housing from said extended position to said retracted position without sliding said tail relative to said housing.