Door lock assembly for a dwelling

A door lock assembly for use with a door, comprising

• a movable locking assembly having one or more elongated locking elements movable between a locked position and an unlocked position,
• a drive assembly coupled to the movable locking assembly for moving the locking assembly between the locked position and the unlocked position, and
• a latch assembly configured for coupling the door to a door frame, wherein the latch assembly includes
• a housing having opposed first and second housing parts, wherein the first housing part has a head plate having a hinge portion formed thereon,
• a rotatable latch hub element having an engagement portion formed thereon,
• a latch arm having a first end with first and second opposed leg elements, wherein the engagement portion of the latch hub element is adapted to engage the first leg of the latch arm, and upon rotation of the latch hub element, the engagement portion moves the latch arm in a linear direction, and a second end having a piston element formed thereon,
• a wedge coupler disposed adjacent to the head plate of the first housing part and having a hinge portion formed thereon, and
• a latch element having a hinge portion formed thereon and a recess formed on an opposed end for seating at least a portion of the piston element of the latch arm,
• wherein the hinged portions of the first housing part, the wedge coupler, and the latch element cooperate together to form a single hinged assembly.