Patent ID: 7523968
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. For a sliding door operable between an open position and a closed position, a reach out lock for locking the sliding door to an adjacent structure when in the closed position, comprising: a keeper having a keeper faceplate; a locking mechanism including a latch member movable between a retracted position and an extended position to engage the keeper when the door is in the closed position; and an anti-activation mechanism operably connected to the locking mechanism for preventing the latch member from extending to the extended position if the latch member is not properly aligned with the keeper, the anti-activation mechanism comprising a pin movable between an outward position and a inward position, wherein when the latch member is correctly aligned with the keeper, the keeper faceplate engages the pin and pushes the pin to the inward position, wherein when the pin is in the outward position, the anti-activation mechanism prevents the latch member from moving to the extended position, and when the pin is in the inward position, the latch member is able to move to the extended position; wherein the keeper faceplate further comprises an aperture, and wherein when the latch member is misaligned with the keeper, the pin is received in the aperture and the pin remains in the outward position, and the latch member is thereby prevented from moving to the extended position.