Patent ID: 8827324

Claim:
A multi-point lock assembly adapted for releasable engagement with a keeper, the lock assembly comprising: a housing having spaced apart sidewalls and first and second spaced apart housing ends; a pair of actuators rotatably supported within the housing between the first and second housing ends, whereby rotation of one actuator causes rotation of the other actuator; a first arm assembly having a first end pivotably coupled to the first actuator of the pair and a second end having a first guide pin; a second arm assembly having a first end pivotably coupled to the second actuator of the pair and a second end having a second guide pin; a first latching member coupled to the second end of the first arm assembly and a second latching member coupled to the second end of the second arm assembly, the first and second latching members each having an engagement portion for engagement with the keeper; and a pair of slotted tracks formed within the housing in operative association with the first and second latching members, the pair of slotted tracks comprising a first slot and a second slot within at least one sidewall forming the housing, the first and second slots having a non-latching end and a latching end, wherein the second end of the first arm assembly is coupled to the first slot by the first guide pin and the second end of the second arm assembly is coupled to the second slot by the second guide pin; wherein rotation of one of the actuators causes the first and second latching members to be rotated while being displaced along the first and second slots towards one of the first and second housing ends between a non-latching position and a latching position for engagement with the keeper while the first and second guide pins are displaced along the first and second slots between the non-latching ends and latching ends thereof.