Patent ID: 7021684

Claim:
An electric strike comprising: a housing, two latches pivotally mounted to the housing and having parallel axes of rotation, yoke means pivotally mounted to the housing and releasably engaged with the latches and having an axis of rotation perpendicular to the axes of rotation of the latches, the yoke means having a locking position wherein it is engaged with the latches and maintains the latches in a locked position, and having an unlocking position wherein it is disengaged from the latches, thereby permitting the latches to rotate on their axes in an unlocked condition, latch spring means engaging each of the latches and urging the latches to move to the locked position, cam means pivotally mounted to the housing in actuating engagement with the yoke means, the cam means having a locking position and an unlocking position, yoke spring means engaging the yoke means and urging the yoke means to move to the locking position, electrical means engaging the cam means for moving the cam means from the locking position to the unlocking position when the electrical means is actuated or for moving the cam means from the unlocking position to the locking position when the electrical means is actuated, wherein moving the cam means from the locking position to the unlocking position causes the yoke means to move from the locking position to the unlocking position thereby unlocking the latches, and moving the cam means from the unlocking position to the locking position causes the yoke spring means to move the yoke means from the unlocking position to the locking position thereby locking the latches.