Patent ID: 8899635

Claim:
A multi-point lock assembly adapted for accommodating a plurality of door panel height dimensions, the assembly comprising: an active lock actuator assembly; a passive lock assembly operably coupled to the active lock actuator assembly; and a shoot bolt assembly operably coupled to the passive lock assembly, wherein the shoot bolt assembly comprises a face plate, a flat drive bar having a proximal end with a serrated portion slidably disposed on the face plate, a bolt assembly slidably disposed on the face plate, and a gear drive assembly including a fixed rack, a driven rack, and at least one pinion engaged with the fixed rack and the driven rack operably coupling the flat drive bar and the bolt assembly, and wherein a length dimension of the shoot bolt assembly is alterable to accommodate each of the plurality of door panel height dimensions by trimming off a portion of the shoot bolt assembly; a linking adaptor assembly interposed between the passive lock assembly and the shoot bolt assembly wherein the linking adaptor assembly comprises a drive bar with a connector, and wherein the connector of the linking adaptor assembly is selectively engagable at a plurality of positions on the serrated portion of the shoot bolt assembly drive bar.