Patent ID: 7255375

Claim:
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 latch and a keeper faceplate; a locking mechanism including a hook movable between a retracted position and an extended position to engage the keeper latch when the door is in the closed position; a user-operable crank mechanism for selectively operating the hook between the retracted position and the extended position; and an anti-activation mechanism for preventing the hook from extending to the extended position if the hook is not properly aligned with the keeper latch, the anti-activation mechanism comprising an anti-activation pin biased from a retracted position towards an extended position and a lock plate that engages the crank mechanism to prevent rotation of the crank when the pin is extended, wherein the pin extends from the locking mechanism in the extended position, and the keeper faceplate engages the pin to move the pin from the extended position to the retracted position.