Positionable dead bolt strike bracket

An actuator-controlled electric strike for operating in conjunction with a latch and a deadbolt of a lockset, wherein the latch has an engaged position so as to secure a door in a closed state and a released position, the strike comprising:

• a) a housing including a longitudinal length, a back wall extending along the housing longitudinal length, and first and second side walls defining an entry chamber therein, wherein the first side wall is parallel with the second side wall, wherein one of the first and second side walls of the housing has a slot defined therein;
• b) a keeper disposed in the entry chamber about an axis of rotation parallel with the back wall, wherein the keeper is rotatable about the axis of rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the keeper includes a keeper face configured to engage the latch when disposed within the entry chamber, wherein the back wall is disposed generally parallel with the keeper face when the keeper is in the locked position;
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• c) a deadbolt bracket adjustably positioned in the entry chamber along the housing longitudinal length, wherein the deadbolt bracket defines at least a portion of a deadbolt receiving chamber for the deadbolt, and wherein the deadbolt bracket includes:
• i) a first wall including a first distal end and an opposing second end,
• ii) a second wall including a third distal end and an opposing fourth end, wherein a space is defined between the first distal end and the third distal end, wherein a tab extends from at least one of the first and third distal ends, wherein the tab is configured to be received within the slot in the housing, and
• iii) a bracket side wall disposed between the second end of the first wall and the fourth end of the second wall.

An actuator-controlled electric strike for operating in conjunction with a latch and a deadbolt of a lockset, wherein the latch has an engaged position so as to secure a door in a closed state and a released position, the strike comprising:

• a) a housing including a longitudinal length, a back wall extending along the housing longitudinal length, at least one aperture defined in the back wall, and upstanding side walls defining an entry chamber therein;
• b) a keeper disposed in the entry chamber about an axis of rotation parallel with the back wall, wherein the keeper is rotatable about the axis of rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the back wall is disposed opposite the keeper when the keeper is in the locked position;
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• c) a deadbolt bracket adjustably positioned in the entry chamber along the housing longitudinal length, wherein the deadbolt bracket includes a first wall, a second wall, and a bracket side wall connecting the first wall and the second wall, wherein the deadbolt bracket defines at least a portion of a deadbolt receiving chamber for the deadbolt, and wherein at least one fastener is disposed in the aperture of the housing and directly engages the first wall of the deadbolt bracket to fixedly mount the deadbolt bracket to the back wall of the housing.

An actuator-controlled electric strike for operating in conjunction with a latch and a deadbolt of a lockset, wherein the latch has an engaged position so as to secure a door in a closed state and a released position, the strike comprising:

• a) a housing including a longitudinal length, a back wall extending along the housing longitudinal length, and upstanding side walls defining an entry chamber therein;
• b) a keeper disposed in the entry chamber about an axis of rotation parallel with the back wall, wherein the keeper is rotatable about the axis of rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the back wall is disposed opposite the keeper when the keeper is in the locked position;
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• c) a deadbolt bracket adjustably positioned in the entry chamber along the housing longitudinal length, wherein the deadbolt bracket is a unitary construction consisting of a first wall, a second wall, and a bracket side wall connecting the first wall and the second wall, and wherein the deadbolt bracket defines at least a portion of a deadbolt receiving chamber for the deadbolt.

An actuator-controlled electric strike for operating in conjunction with a latch and a deadbolt of a lockset, wherein the latch has an engaged position so as to secure a door in a closed state and a released position, the strike comprising:

• a) a housing including a longitudinal length, a back wall extending along the housing longitudinal length, at least one aperture defined in the back wall, and upstanding side walls defining an entry chamber therein;
• b) a keeper disposed in the entry chamber about an axis of rotation parallel with the back wall, wherein the keeper is rotatable about the axis of rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the keeper includes a keeper face configured to engage the latch when disposed within the entry chamber, wherein the back wall is disposed generally parallel with the keeper face when the keeper is in the locked position;
• c) a deadbolt bracket adjustably positioned in the entry chamber along the housing longitudinal length, wherein the deadbolt bracket defines at least a portion of a deadbolt receiving chamber for the deadbolt, and wherein the deadbolt bracket includes:
• i) a first wall including a first distal end and an opposing second end,
• ii) a second wall including a third distal end and an opposing fourth end, wherein a space is defined between the first distal end and the third distal end, and
• iii) a bracket side wall disposed between the second end of the first wall and the fourth end of the second wall;
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• d) at least one fastener disposed in the aperture of the housing and directly engaging the first wall of the deadbolt bracket to fixedly mount the deadbolt bracket to the back wall of the housing.

An actuator-controlled electric strike for operating in conjunction with a latch and a deadbolt of a lockset, wherein the latch has an engaged position so as to secure a door in a closed state and a released position, the strike comprising:

• a) a housing including a longitudinal length, a back wall extending along the housing longitudinal length, and upstanding side walls defining an entry chamber therein;
• b) a keeper disposed in the entry chamber about an axis of rotation parallel with the back wall, wherein the keeper is rotatable about the axis of rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the keeper includes a keeper face configured to engage the latch when disposed within the entry chamber, wherein the back wall is disposed generally parallel with the keeper face when the keeper is in the locked position;
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• c) a deadbolt bracket adjustably positioned in the entry chamber along the housing longitudinal length, wherein the deadbolt bracket defines at least a portion of a deadbolt receiving chamber for the deadbolt, and wherein the deadbolt bracket is of a unitary construction consisting of:
• i) a first wall including a first distal end and an opposing second end,
• ii) a second wall including a third distal end and an opposing fourth end, wherein a space is defined between the first distal end and the third distal end, and
• iii) a bracket side wall disposed between the second end of the first wall and the fourth end of the second wall.

An actuator-controlled electric strike for operating in conjunction with a latch and a deadbolt of a lockset, wherein the latch has an engaged position so as to secure a door in a closed state and a released position, the strike comprising:

• a) a housing including a longitudinal length, a back wall extending along the housing longitudinal length, and upstanding side walls defining an entry chamber therein, wherein the back wall of the housing has a slot defined therein;
• b) a keeper disposed in the entry chamber about an axis of rotation parallel with the back wall, wherein the keeper is rotatable about the axis of rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the back wall is disposed opposite the keeper when the keeper is in the locked position;
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• c) a deadbolt bracket adjustably positioned in the entry chamber along the housing longitudinal length, wherein the deadbolt bracket consists of a first wall including a first distal end, a second wall including a second distal end, and a bracket side wall connecting the first wall and the second wall, wherein a tab extends from at least one of the first and second distal ends, wherein the slot is configured to receive the tab, and wherein the deadbolt bracket defines at least a portion of a deadbolt receiving chamber for the deadbolt.

An actuator-controlled electric strike for operating in conjunction with a latch and a deadbolt of a lockset, wherein the latch has an engaged position so as to secure a door in a closed state and a released position, the strike comprising:

• a) a housing including a longitudinal length, a back wall extending along the housing longitudinal length and having a slot defined therein, and upstanding side walls defining an entry chamber therein;
• b) a keeper disposed in the entry chamber about an axis of rotation parallel with the back wall, wherein the keeper is rotatable about the axis of rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the keeper includes a keeper face configured to engage the latch when disposed within the entry chamber, wherein the back wall is disposed generally parallel with the keeper face when the keeper is in the locked position;
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• c) a deadbolt bracket adjustably positioned in the entry chamber along the housing longitudinal length, wherein the deadbolt bracket defines at least a portion of a deadbolt receiving chamber for the deadbolt, and wherein the deadbolt bracket includes:
• i) a first wall including a first distal end and an opposing second end,
• ii) a second wall including a third distal end and an opposing fourth end, wherein a space is defined between the first distal end and the third distal end, wherein a tab extends from at least one of the first and third distal ends, wherein the tab is configured to be received within the slot defined in the back wall of the housing, and
• iii) a bracket side wall disposed between the second end of the first wall and the fourth end of the second wall.