Patent ID: 7735882

Claim:
A multipoint locking system for a pair of cooperating swinging panels that includes an active panel and an inactive panel, the system comprising: (a) an astragal configured to be externally mounted along a non-hinged vertical edge of the inactive panel, the astragal being operable to selectively fix the inactive panel in a closed position, and including at least one outwardly extending member having a plurality of spaced openings therealong; and (b) a locking mechanism comprising: (i) an elongated housing configured to be externally mounted along a non-hinged vertical edge of the active panel and including a channel configured to receive the outwardly extending member of the astragal; (ii) a plurality of spaced latch bolts movably disposed in the housing, each latch bolt being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and being aligned with one of the spaced openings in the outwardly extending member when the outwardly extending member is received in the channel; and (iii) at least one actuator positioned within the housing and being operable to move the latch bolts between their locked and unlocked position; (c) wherein when the active panel and the inactive panel are closed and the latch bolts are moved to their locked positions, each of the latch bolts is received in its aligned opening in the astragal.