Patent ID: 7900981

Claim:
A door opener system having a door opener configured to cooperate with a lock latch coupled to a door, the door opener system comprising: a pivot latch moveable between a first position wherein the lock latch is retained by the pivot latch when the door is in a closed position, and a second position wherein the pivot latch is pivoted into the door opener to release the lock latch and allow the door to be moved to an open position, the pivot latch having a stop; a striker plate configured to receive the lock latch; an adapter part which is situated between the door opener and the striker plate, the adapter part having a lock latch guide which runs diagonally inward toward the door opener and being configured and positioned to contact and guide the lock latch out of the door opener when the door is moved to the open position after the pivot latch is pivoted to the second position; wherein the lock latch guide comprises a sliding face which extends continuously over an entire width of the stop without extending through the stop and is situated on a door side adjacent the stop of the pivot latch, and further wherein the sliding face is configured and positioned to contact the lock latch after moving the pivot latch toward the second position.