Door locking assemblies and arrangements
AssigneeMaster Lock Company LLC
InventorCornelius O'Rourke
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Abstract
A door securing system includes a block member and a brace member. The block member is secured to a door jamb. The brace member including a mounting portion secured to an interior surface of a door, a rail portion extending in a lateral direction from the interior surface of the door, and a flange portion extending in a lateral direction from the rail portion. The interior surface of the door, the rail portion, and the flange portion together define a recess sized and positioned to receive the block member when the door is in the closed position to provide a lock point between the first jamb and the door.
Claims22
A door securing system comprising:
- a door frame including first and second jambs;
- a door disposed between the first and second jambs and including opposed outward facing exterior and inward facing interior surfaces extending from a first end adjacent the first jamb to a second end adjacent the second jamb when the door is in a closed position;
- a first hinge portion secured to the first jamb;
- a second hinge portion secured to the door proximate the first end, the second hinge portion being hingedly connected to the first hinge portion for pivoting movement of the door about a hinge axis between the closed position and an open position;
- a block member secured to the second jamb;
- a brace member including a mounting portion secured to the interior surface of the door proximate the second end, a rail portion extending in a lateral direction from the interior surface of the door, and a flange portion extending in a lateral direction from the rail portion;
- wherein the interior surface of the door, the rail portion, and the flange portion together define a recess sized and positioned to receive the block member when the door is in the closed position to provide a first lock point between the first jamb and the door;
- further wherein when the first hinge portion is disconnected from the second hinge portion, a pulling force applied to the first end from an exterior side of the door causes the block member to abut the flange portion to prevent outward movement of the door, and a pushing force applied to the first end from the exterior side of the door causes the block member to abut the interior surface of the door to prevent inward movement of the door.
An actuator for a button-operated door lock assembly, the actuator comprising:
- a first actuator housing for mounting to a door;
- a first actuating member at least partially disposed within the first actuator housing and slideable along a first axis to an extended position protruding from a first outer wall of the first actuator housing for operative engagement of a first button of the door lock assembly;
- a first pivot shaft disposed within the first actuator housing and pivotable about a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis;
- a first actuating arm rotationally secured to the first pivot shaft and positioned to engage the first actuating member, wherein when the first pivot shaft is pivoted from a first orientation to a second orientation, the first actuating arm moves the first actuating member to the extended position;
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- a user engageable member rotationally secured to the first pivot shaft for user movement of the first pivot shaft from the first orientation to the second orientation.
A method of securing a hinged end of a door to a door jamb, to prevent movement of the door by disconnecting hinge portions secured to the door and the door jamb, the method comprising:
- securing a block member to the door jamb;
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- securing a brace member to an inward facing interior surface of the door to define a recess between the brace member and the door, sized and positioned to receive the block member when the door is in the closed position to provide a first lock point between the first jamb and the door, and to permit withdrawal of the block portion from the recess when the door is pivoted about the hinge axis to the open position;
- wherein when the hinge portions are disconnected from each other, a pulling force applied to the hinged end of the door from an exterior side of the door causes the block member to abut the flange portion to prevent outward movement of the door, and a pushing force applied to the hinged end of the door from the exterior side of the door causes the block member to abut the interior surface of the door to prevent inward movement of the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.