Patent ID: 8449000

Claim:
A shock-actuated lock assembly comprising: a latch having a contact surface; a track assembly for the latch, at least a portion of the latch resting on the tack assembly and at least a portion of the track assembly being attached to an interior of a structure to which a door is attached, with the latch being retainable in the track assembly in a first position, said latch being capable of being displaced by tipping to a second position under an actuating force, the tipping of the latch being guided by the track assembly to align the contact surface after the latch is tipped; a magnet configured to be coupled to the door and capable of exerting an attractive force on the contact surface to lock the door when the latch is in the second position; and wherein the latch further comprises an overhang member which can be manually mated against a wall of the track assembly to secure the latch to the wall for temporarily inactivating the shock-actuated lock assembly.