Patent ID: 9051763
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A multi-point lock comprising: at least one shootbolt for mounting in one of a top and bottom edge of a door; at least one U-shaped channel adapted for installation into a groove defined in a lateral edge of the door, wherein the groove extends the full length of the lateral edge of the door; at least one driverail having proximal and distal opposite ends, said driverail being configured for installation into said U-shaped channel in a vertically slidable manner, said distal end of said driverail being engageable with said shootbolt to drive said shootbolt between a retracted position and an extended position; an engagement element located in said driverail adjacent said proximal end thereof; and a mortise unit adapted for installation into the lateral edge of the door, said mortise unit having a driving element associated therewith that is moveable between unlocked and locked positions, said driving element engaging said engagement element in said driverail when said mortise unit is installed into the lateral edge of the door after said U-shaped channel and said driverail have been installed into said groove; wherein said shootbolt is driven from said retracted position to said extended position when said driving element of said mortise unit is moved from said unlocked position to said locked position; wherein the U-shaped channel includes first and second sidewalls and an end wall extending between the first and second sidewalls generally providing a closed end of the U-shaped channel, the first and second sidewalls being straight sidewalls extending from the end wall to an open end of the U-shaped channel, wherein the first and second sidewalls and end wall define a channel aperture, the first sidewall including a first flange extending into the channel aperture and a second flange extending into the channel aperture, the second flange being located between the first flange and the end wall, the second sidewall including a first flange extending into the channel aperture and a second flange extending into the channel aperture, the second flange being located between the first flange and the end wall, the first flanges and the second flanges defining a passage there between, the passage being configured to receive the at least one driverail therein.