Patent ID: 7404306
Filing Date: 2008-07-29
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of assembling a locking door assembly, comprising the steps of: providing a door member mounted to a door frame and moveable between at least an open position and a closed position; providing a lock assembly having a central lock member positioned in the door member and an actuator member connected to the central lock member and moveable along an axis of extension between a first position and a second position; and selecting between installing the lock assembly in a first configuration and installing the lock assembly in a second configuration, wherein installing the lock assembly in the first configuration comprises the step of directly connecting to the actuator member a first extension bolt extending along a first bolt axis such that the axis of extension of the actuator is in alignment with the first bolt axis, and installing the lock assembly in the second configuration comprises the steps of connecting an adaptor member to the actuator member, and connecting the adaptor member to a second extension bolt extending along a second bolt axis, the adaptor member spacing the axis of extension of the actuator a distance away from the second bolt axis.