Patent ID: 8596330

Claim:
A vertical door locking system for use with a vertically opening door comprising: an electrically operable solenoid having a solenoid rod movable between an extended position and a retracted position; a latch adapted for attachment to said vertically opening door, the latch including a latchbolt movable relative to the vertically opening door between a latched position to prevent the door from opening and an unlatched position to allow the vertically opening door to open, the latchbolt having an opening at an end thereof of sufficient size to receive the solenoid rod; and a solenoid mount holding the solenoid at a fixed location with the solenoid rod extending perpendicular to the latchbolt, the solenoid rod preventing the latchbolt from moving to the unlatched position when the solenoid rod is in the extended position and received in the opening in the end of the latchbolt.