Patent ID: 7025394

Claim:
A lock system for integrating into an entry door having a vertical expanse and providing simultaneous multi-point locking along the vertical expanse of the entry door, said lock system comprising: a) a plurality of conventional deadbolt assemblies; b) a plurality of pinion gears; c) a rack gear; and d) a plurality of connecting rods; wherein said plurality of conventional deadbolt assemblies are for positioning along the vertical expanse of the entry door; wherein said plurality of pinion gears are operatively connected to said plurality of conventional deadbolt assemblies, respectively; wherein said rack gear is operatively connected to said plurality of pinion gears so as to allow said plurality of pinions gears to operate simultaneously and form simultaneously operated pinion gears; wherein said simultaneously operated pinion gears simultaneously operate said plurality of conventional deadbolt assemblies for providing simultaneous multi-point locking along the vertical expanse of the entry door; and wherein each connecting rod extends substantially from a center of each pinion gear and connects each pinion gear directly to an associated conventional deadbolt assembly.