Patent ID: 8839562
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: E05B,E05C,E06B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A mortise lock comprising: a case having opposite inner and outer sidewalls which are horizontally spaced when the mortise lock is mounted on a door; a latchbolt supported by the case for movement between extended and refracted positions, the latchbolt extending from the outer sidewall of the case; an element configured to be operably connected to a latch adjacent a top or a bottom of the door, the element being movably supported by the case and partially extending from the inner sidewall of the case; and a latchbolt bar movably supported by the case, the latchbolt bar having an outer end operably connected to the latchbolt for moving the latchbolt between the extended and refracted positions, and the latchbolt bar having an inner end operably connected to the element for moving the element when the latchbolt bar moves the latchbolt.