Electric strike for a sliding door latch

A method for selectively securing a door within a door frame, wherein the door includes a door latch system including a door latch selectively moveable between a latched position and an unlatched position, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing an electric door strike including:
• i) a strike housing defining a strike cavity, wherein the strike housing includes a first wall and a second wall opposing the first wall, wherein a first slot is defined in the first wall, and wherein a second slot is defined in the second wall;
• ii) an actuating mechanism including a plunger selectively moveable between a first engaged position and a second released position;
• iii) a keeper disposed within the strike cavity and movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the keeper includes a first end and an second end, wherein each of the first end and the second end include respective outwardly extending first and second keeper pins, wherein the first and second keeper pins extending from the first end of the keeper are configured for being disposed in the first slot, and wherein the first and second keeper pins extending from the second end of the keeper are configured for being disposed in the second slot;
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• iv) a blocking member pivotably mounted to the strike housing about a first axis, wherein the blocking member includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is adapted to selectively engage the plunger and the second portion is adapted to selectively engage the first keeper pin on the first end of the keeper;
• b) placing the plunger in engagement with the first portion of the blocking member so that the second portion of the blocking member is engaged with the first keeper pin on the first end of the keeper to place the keeper in the latched position and retain the door latch in a latch cavity defined by the keeper;
• c) operating the actuating mechanism to disengage the plunger from the first portion of the blocking member;
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• d) allowing the keeper to be placed in the unlatched position by an opening force being imposed on the keeper by the door latch through the movement of the door toward an open position, wherein the keeper is placed in the unlatched position through a translational and rotational movement caused by sliding the first keeper pin and the second keeper pin on each of the first end and second end of the keeper within the first slot and the second slot, respectively, to allow the door latch to be removed from the latch cavity.