Patent ID: 8157302
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electric strike for a door or closure having a latch bolt with a dead latch having a first retracted locked position and a second extended unlocked position, said strike comprising: (a) a housing having a sidewall, said housing defining a strike cavity; (b) a faceplate including a latch bolt receiving opening and a first ramp configured to be engaged by the latch bolt, said faceplate configured for being disposed on said housing; (c) a ramp element including a ramp surface and a channel defined in an intermediate location in said ramp surface, said ramp element is configured to be engaged with said sidewall of said housing and said ramp element is selectively positionable with respect to said housing such that a position of said channel with respect to the housing is adjustable to a selected position when selectively positioning said ramp element with respect to said housing, thereby allowing that the dead latch to pass through said channel when the door is being opened from a closed position; (d) a fastener for securing said ramp element to said sidewall of said housing after said channel is adjusted to said selected position and after said faceplate is disposed on said housing, and wherein said fastener is accessible from an outside of said housing after said faceplate is disposed on said housing, wherein said ramp element defines an opening for receiving said fastener for adjustably securing said ramp element to said sidewall of said housing; and (e) a keeper rotatable in said housing configured to selectively release said latch bolt from said latch bolt receiving opening, said keeper having a first position retaining the dead latch in the first retracted locked position and actuable to a second position to allow the dead latch to extend to the second extended unlocked position.