Patent ID: 7980603
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for releasably locking a door into a door frame, the system comprising: a) a strike plate including a locking surface, wherein one of the door and the door frame includes said strike plate; and b) a latch module, wherein the other of the door and the frame includes said latch module, said latch module comprising a releasable latch and a keeper, said releasable latch pivotably mounted for rotation about a first axis, said releasable latch including a first tang and a first notch, said releasable latch including a first surface and a second surface disposed at a first non-parallel angle relative to said first surface; and said keeper pivotally mounted for rotation about a second axis, said keeper defining a second notch for engaging said first tang when said latch module is in a locking position, said keeper including a second tang that is in contact with said first notch when said latch module is in an unlocking position, wherein said first surface is substantially parallel with the locking surface when said latch module is in said locking position, wherein said first surface is positioned at a second non-parallel angle relative to the locking surface when said latch module is in said unlocking position, and wherein said releasable latch includes a third tang and wherein said second tang of said keeper is in contact with both said third tang and said first notch when said latch module is in said unlocking position; an actuator connected for movement of said keeper.