# US 11,111,698 B2 · Multipoint lock > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,111,698 B2 - Document ID: US11111698B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/828,638 - Filed: 2017-12-01 - Published: 2018-06-07 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-05 - Assignees: Endura Products, Inc. - Applicants: Endura Products, LLC - Inventors: Michael K. Mitchell; Tomasz Jaskiewicz; Eric Johnson; Adam Kendall - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11111698B2 ## CPC - E05B 63/0065: {Operating modes; Transformable to different operating modes} - E05C 7/06: a fastening device for one wing being actuated or controlled by closing another wing {(locking one vehicle door by shutting another E05B77/52)} - E05C 9/025: {with pins engaging slots} - E05C 9/042: {with pins engaging slots} - E05B 47/0012: {with rotary electromotors (actuators with rotary electromotors per se H02K7/06, H02K23/68)} - E05B 63/185: {Preventing actuation of a bolt when the wing is open (E05B63/20 takes precedence, similar safety devices E05D15/526)} - E05B 2001/0076: {The handle having at least two operating positions, e.g. the bolt can be retracted by moving the handle either upwards or downwards} - E05B 2047/0023: {Nuts or nut-like elements moving along a driven threaded axle} - E05B 2047/0061: {using induction} - E05C 7/04: for wings which abut when closed {(pillarless vehicle doors E05B83/38)} - 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) ## Abstract A multipoint lock for securing a door panel is described. The multipoint lock includes a first latch, a second latch, a first hub rotatable with at least one of a thumb-turn knob or a key, and a second hub rotatable with a handle lever. Upward rotation of the handle lever causes both rotation of the first hub and rotation of the second hub in the same rotational direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A multipoint lock for securing a door panel, comprising: a first latch; a second latch; a first hub rotatable with at least one of a thumb-turn knob or a key; and a second hub rotatable with a handle lever, wherein rotation of the handle lever from a neutral position in a first direction causes rotation of the first hub and rotation of the second hub in the same rotational direction such that the first latch and the second latch are extended, and wherein rotation of the handle lever from the neutral position in a second direction, opposite the first direction, causes rotation of the second hub with the first hub remaining stationary. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lock of claim 1, further comprising a center latch disposed between the first latch and the second latch. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The lock of claim 2, wherein rotation of the handle lever in the first direction causes the center latch to extend from a first non-zero distance outside of the door panel to a second, greater distance outside of the door panel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The lock of claim 3, wherein rotation of the handle lever in the second direction retracts the center latch to a third distance from the door panel less than the first non-zero distance. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The lock of claim 1, wherein a drive plate slides within a mortise box to coordinate rotation of the second hub with rotation of the first hub. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The lock of claim 1, wherein the first hub is operably connected to the first latch and the second latch such that rotation of the first hub in a first direction is configured to extend the first latch and the second latch substantially simultaneously, and rotation of the first hub in a second direction is configured to retract the first and second latch substantially simultaneously. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The lock of claim 1, further comprising an anti-slam device configured to prevent extension of the first and second latch when the door panel is in an open position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The lock of claim 1, wherein the door panel is a passive door of a double door set. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The lock of claim 1, wherein the first and second latches comprise shoot bolts configured to extend from a top and a bottom of the door panel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The lock of claim 1, wherein the first and second latches comprise auxiliary latches configured to extend from an unhinged edge of the door panel. ### Claim 11 A multipoint lock for securing a door panel, comprising: a first latch; a second latch; a first hub rotatable with at least one of a thumb-turn knob or a key; and a second hub rotatable with a handle lever, wherein rotation of the handle lever from a neutral position in a first direction causes rotation of the first hub and rotation of the second hub in the same rotational direction such that the first latch and the second latch are extended, wherein rotation of the handle lever from the neutral position in a second direction, opposite the first direction, causes rotation of the second hub, and wherein additional rotation of the first hub in the same rotational direction, without use of the handle lever, secures the first latch and the second latch in a locked position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The lock of claim 11, wherein the first latch and the second latch are secured in the locked position by a lockout pin engaging the first hub. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The lock of claim 11, wherein the additional rotation of the first hub further extends the first latch and the second latch. ### Claim 14 A method of operating a multipoint lock, comprising: lifting a handle lever such that a first latch and a second latch are extended and a thumb turn drive hub is rotated in a first direction; and further rotating the thumb turn drive hub in the first direction with one of a key or a thumb-turn knob such that the multipoint lock is locked with the first latch and the second latch in an extended position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, comprising unlocking the multipoint lock by rotating the thumb turn drive hub in a second direction, opposite the first direction, with one of the key or the thumb-turn knob, wherein unlocking comprises withdrawing the first latch. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising withdrawing the first latch by rotating the handle lever in a downward direction before further rotating the thumb turn drive hub. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the step of further rotating the thumb turn drive hub is configured to prevent downward rotation of the handle lever. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising engaging a lockout pin with the thumb turn drive hub. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising depressing an anti-slam device prior to locking the multipoint lock.