Magnetically activated elevator door lock

An elevator door lock, comprising:

• a latch that is moveable between a locking position and a released position, the latch including a locking surface configured to engage a stop when the latch is in the locking position, and wherein
• the locking surface is near a first end of the latch, and
• the latch pivots about a pivot axis as the latch moves between the locking position and the released position;
• and
• a magnet that is situated to magnetically attract a portion of the latch to selectively move the latch from the locking position into the released position, wherein
• the portion of the latch that is magnetically attracted by the magnet is near a second end of the latch,
• a mass of the latch is greater near the second end,
• gravity biases the second end in a downward direction to move the latch into the locking position,
• the magnet attracts the portion against the bias of gravity to move the latch into the released position,
• the magnet is supported for movement relative to the latch between a first position and a second position,
• the latch is in the locking position when the magnet is in the first position,
• the magnet attracts the portion of the latch when the magnet is in the second position, and
• the latch is in the released position when the magnet is in the second position.