Multipoint door locking system
OwnerChristian Guillemetteinventor
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Abstract
A multipoint door lock system for a door having on its edge a deadbolt and a secondary bore is disclosed. The system includes a door frame. A pivotable latch mounted in the door frame has a door-locking tip that enters the secondary bore of the door when the door is closed. Insertion of the deadbolt in a bolt opening of the door frame causes a lever to move from a resting position, displacing a translating member mounted in the door frame to an extended position. A distal end of the translating member enters a recess of the pivotable latch, locking the pivotable latch. The system may include a pair of translating members and a pair of pivotable latches having door-locking tips entering corresponding secondary bores of the door. A combination of the multipoint door lock system with the door is also disclosed.
Claims19
A multipoint door lock system for a door having on its edge a deadbolt and a secondary bore separated from the deadbolt, comprising:
- a door frame comprising a subframe, the subframe having a strike jamb, a bolt opening provided in the strike jamb being adapted to receive the deadbolt, the strike jamb having a secondary opening positioned to face the secondary bore of the door when the door is closed in the door frame;
- a pivotable latch having a locking recess, a door-actuated tip and a door-locking tip, the pivotable latch being mounted in the subframe so that the door-actuated tip can protrude through the secondary opening of the strike jamb as the pivotable latch rotates, the pivotable latch being configured to rotate when the edge of the door pushes the door-actuated tip into the subframe, causing the door-locking tip to enter in the secondary bore of the door;
- a lever mounted in the subframe and movable between a resting position facing the bolt opening when the deadbolt is not inserted in the bolt opening and a locking position adjacent to the resting position when the deadbolt is inserted in the bolt opening;
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- a translating member having a proximal end operatively connected to the lever and a distal end extending toward the locking recess of the pivotable latch, the translating member taking a retracted position when the lever is in the resting position, leaving the distal end of the translating member outside the locking recess of the pivotable latch, the translating member taking an extended position when the lever is in the locking position, inserting the distal end of the translating member in the locking recess to lock the pivotable latch, whereby the pivotable latch is placed in a pre-armed position when the door-actuated tip enters the secondary bore of the door and when, concurrently, the distal end of the translating member is not inserted in the locking recess, the pivotable latch being placed in a locked position by the insertion of the distal end of the translating member in the locking recess.
A multipoint door lock system for a door having on its edge a deadbolt and a secondary bore separated from the deadbolt, comprising:
- a door frame;
- a pivotable latch mounted in the door frame, the pivotable latch having a locking recess, the pivotable latch further having a door-locking tip configured to enter the secondary bore of the door through a secondary opening of the door frame when the door is closed in the door frame;
- a lever mounted in the door frame and configured to move from a resting position to a locking position upon insertion of the deadbolt in a bolt opening of the door frame;
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- a translating member mounted in the door frame having a proximal end operatively connected to the lever and a distal end opposite from the proximal end, the translating member being configured to move from a retracted position to an extended position when the lever is moved to the locking position upon insertion of the deadbolt in the bolt opening of the door frame, the distal end of the translating member entering the locking recess of the pivotable latch to lock the pivotable latch, preventing the door-locking tip from exiting the secondary bore of the door when the deadbolt is inserted in the bolt opening.
A multipoint door lock system for a door having on its edge a deadbolt and a secondary bore separated from the deadbolt, comprising:
- a door frame having a bolt opening adapted for insertion of the deadbolt, the door frame also having a secondary opening;
- a latch mounted in the door frame, the latch having a locking recess, the latch taking an activable position when the door is opened, the latch taking a pre-armed position when the door is closed, a door-locking tip of the latch protruding from the secondary opening of the door frame when the door is closed, the door-locking tip entering in the secondary bore when the door is closed;
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- a translating member mounted in the door frame, the translating member having a proximal end actuated by insertion of the deadbolt in the bolt opening, a distal end of the translating member entering the locking recess of the latch to lock the pivotable latch in its pre-armed position within the secondary bore when the translating member is actuated by insertion of the deadbolt in the bolt opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.