Surface mounted electric strike

A surface mounted electric strike for selectively retaining a door latch of a door, wherein the door is disposed in a door frame, the electric strike comprising:

• a housing mounted to a surface of the door frame, wherein the housing defines a cavity configured for receiving the door latch, and wherein the housing includes a base plate;
• a keeper mounted within the housing and rotatable about an axis of rotation between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the keeper includes a keeper face, a first edge and a second edge, wherein the axis of rotation is fixed relative to the housing, wherein the keeper includes a keeper stop face that is disposed at an angle relative to the keeper face to limit the rotation of the keeper about the axis of rotation between about 45 degrees and about 60 degrees when the keeper moves between the latched position and the unlatched position, wherein the keeper stop face is configured for engaging the base plate when the keeper in in the unlatched position, and wherein the keeper includes an outer surface profile extending between the first edge and the second edge;
• an outer ramp mounted to the housing, wherein the outer ramp includes an outer ramp surface, an inner surface profile and a third edge, wherein the inner surface profile matches the outer surface profile so that the keeper nests with the outer ramp when the keeper is in the unlatched position, and wherein the outer ramp surface and the keeper face form a first contiguous contact surface for the door latch when the keeper is in the unlatched position as the door latch is moved out of the cavity;
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• an actuating assembly configured for moving between a first mode and a second mode, wherein when the actuating assembly is in the first mode the keeper is prevented from moving toward the unlatched position, and wherein when the actuating assembly is in the second mode the keeper is permitted to move toward the unlatched position.