Surface mounted electric strike

A method of configuring a surface mounted electric strike for use with a door latch assembly to selectively secure a door in a closed position in a door frame, the method comprises:

• providing a base plate configured to be mounted to a surface of the door frame, wherein the base plate includes at least one slot extending along a longitudinal axis of the universal base plate;
• providing a first electric strike module having a first keeper and a housing configured to receive a door latch of the door latch assembly, wherein the first electric strike module includes at least one mating feature configured to correspondingly engage the slot;
• providing at least one fastener;
• selectively positioning the first electric strike module along the longitudinal axis of the universal base plate, wherein the at least one mating feature is engaged within the slot;
• and
• removably securing the first electric strike module to the base plate using the at least one fastener, wherein the first keeper is positioned to align with the door latch when the door is in the closed position.

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) a housing configured to be coupled to a surface of the door frame, wherein the housing defines a cavity configured for receiving the door latch;
• b) a keeper assembly mounted within the housing, the keeper assembly comprising:
• i) a first keeper arm movable between a latched position and an unlatched position;
• ii) a first slide pin having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first slide pin is coupled to the first keeper arm;
• iii) a slide bar having a first slide block end and a first blocking member, wherein a first channel is defined between the first slide block end and the first blocking member;
• and
• c) 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 second end of the first slide pin is engaged with the slide bar so that the first end of the first slide pin prevents the first keeper arm from moving toward the unlatched position, and wherein when the actuating assembly is in the second mode the second end of the first slide pin is permitted to be received in the first channel to allow the first keeper arm to move toward the unlatched position.