# US 10,119,302 B2 · Door lock assembly for a dwelling > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,119,302 B2 - Document ID: US10119302B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/393,326 - Filed: 2016-12-29 - Published: 2017-09-21 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-02-28 - Assignees: Otto LLC - Applicants: Otto LLC - Inventors: Samir Jadallah; John Hillerich Martin; Robby A. Marsh; Nicolas Pedro Lylyk - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119302B2 ## CPC - E05B 63/0052: {Locks mounted on the "frame" cooperating with means on the "wing" (E05B47/0046, E05B65/0829, E05B65/0847, E05B65/0882 take precedence)} - E05C 3/12: with latching action (devices in which the securing part is formed or merely carried by a spring and moves only by distortion of the spring, e.g. snaps, E05C19/06; tilt-plate latches E05C19/007) - E05C 19/002: {Rotating about a longitudinal axis} - E05B 57/00: Locks in which a pivoted latch is used also as locking means - E05C 9/10: Actuating mechanisms for bars {(E05C9/02 - E05C9/06 take precedence)} - G07C 9/00571: {operated by interacting with a central unit} - Y10T 292/096: Sliding - Y10T 292/1016: Cam - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - E05C: BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS (latching means for sideboard or tailgate structures for vehicles B62D, {B62D33/02}; fastening devices for constructional or engineering elements E04, F16B; locks, fastening devices structurally or operatively combined or having significant cooperation with locks E05B; means for operating or controlling wing fasteners in conjunction with mechanisms for moving the wing E05F) - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A door lock assembly for use with a door having a frame element that includes a main body and a pair of opposed sides that forms a channel therebetween. One of the sides of the main body has a connector portion. The assembly also includes a movable locking assembly that is coupled to the connector portion of the frame element and has one or more elongated locking elements that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The assembly also includes a latch assembly configured for coupling a door to a door frame, and if desired an actuator assembly. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A door lock assembly for use with a door, comprising a frame element having a main body and a pair of opposed sides forming a channel therebetween, wherein one of the sides has a connector portion, and a movable locking assembly pivotally coupled to the connector portion of the frame element and having one or more elongated locking elements movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the movable locking assembly includes at least first and second locking elements each of which has a main body having a locking element connector portion disposed at one end thereof that is sized and dimensioned for mating engagement with the connector portion of the frame element, a coupler element having a main body having a first end and a second end, and a drive element having a main body having a first end and a second end, wherein, when assembled, the first end of the drive element is coupled to the first end of the coupler element, the first locking element is coupled to the second end of the drive element, and the second end of the coupler element is coupled to the second locking element, and wherein, when assembled, the movable locking assembly is disposed substantially within the channel formed in the frame element when disposed in the unlocked position, and extends outwardly from the channel of the frame element when disposed in the locked position, wherein each locking element of the movable locking assembly is a rail style, wedge-shaped locking element, wherein the first end of the drive element forms a coupler receiving end and has a cut-out formed therein. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The door lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the connector portion of the frame element has a curved shape. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The door lock assembly of claim 2, wherein the connector portion has a substantially C-shaped configuration. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The door lock assembly of claim 1, wherein each locking element of the movable locking assembly has a main body having a locking element connector portion disposed at one end thereof that is sized and dimensioned for mating engagement with the connector portion of the frame element, wherein, when coupled together, the locking element connector portion and the connector potion of the frame element form a pivot point enabling the locking element to move between the locked and unlocked positions, and wherein when disposed in the unlocked position, the locking element is disposed substantially within the channel formed in the frame element, and when disposed in the locked position, at least a portion of the locking element extends outwardly from the channel of the frame element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The door lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the main body of the coupler element has an intermediate portion that is narrower than the first and second ends, and wherein each of the first and second ends of the drive element includes a skirt portion and an opposed boss portion that is narrower than the skirt portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The door lock assembly of claim 5, wherein the boss portion of the first end of the coupler element has a connection element formed thereon, and wherein the first end of the drive element forms a coupler receiving end and has a cut-out portion formed therein that is adapted to receive the boss portion of the coupler element, and a recess sized and configured for receiving the connection element so as to secure the first end of the coupler element to the first end of the drive element. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The door lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the main body of the first and second locking elements comprises an elongated channel disposed at a location that is spaced from the connector portion, and wherein the assembly further comprises a resilient member that is coupled to the elongated channel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The door lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the locking element comprises a main body having a locking element connector portion disposed at one end thereof that is sized and dimensioned for mating engagement with the connector portion of the frame element, and an elongated channel disposed at a location that is spaced from the connector portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The door lock assembly of claim 8, further comprising a resilient member that is adapted to be coupled to the elongated channel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The door lock assembly of claim 1, further comprising an actuator assembly having an actuator for moving the movable locking assembly between the locked and unlocked positions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The door lock assembly of claim 10, wherein the actuator assembly is a deadbolt assembly. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The door lock assembly of claim 1, further comprising a latch assembly configured for coupling a door to a door frame, wherein the latch assembly further comprises a main body having a first main body portion and a second main body portion, which when coupled together, form a mounting chamber. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The door lock assembly of claim 12, wherein the latch assembly further comprises a latch piston element having first and second opposed latch guide legs, wherein at least one of the first and second legs has a channel formed therein, a hub region having a first end coupled to the legs and a second end coupled to a piston element, and a space formed in the first end of the hub region, a latch hub element having a boss element, a latch piston actuator element having a main body that includes a cam element formed thereon, wherein the cam element is sized and dimensioned to seat within the channel formed in one of the first and second latch guide legs during use, a biasing element having a first end coupled to the boss element which forms a biasing element seat, and a second end of which contacts an inner wall of the space formed in the hub region, and a latch element coupled to the piston element of the latch piston element. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The door lock assembly of claim 13, wherein the latch element is pivotably coupled to the main body of the latch assembly so as to be able to move between an engaged position and a retracted position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The door lock assembly of claim 14, wherein the latch piston element is movable in a linear direction so as to move the latch element between the engaged position and the retracted position, and wherein, during use, the latch hub is rotated such that the cam element is disposed within the channel formed in one of the latch guide legs so as to contact an end portion of the channel so as to move the latch piston element in a first linear direction, the movement of the latch piston element in the first linear direction moves the latch element into the retracted position, and when the latch hub is rotated in an opposite direction such that the cam element is disengaged from the latch guide leg, the latch piston element moves in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction by the biasing element so as to dispose the latch element in the engaged position.