Lockset assembly
AssigneeEmhart Industries, Inc.
InventorLeroy Hart
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Abstract
A lockset assembly which includes a bolt (12) movable between a partially extended latching position and a fully extended dead bolt position. When the bolt (12) is in the dead bolt position, the inside lever (10) can be used to retract the bolt. The outside operating assembly (27) is provided with a key operated lock cylinder (22) and the inside operating assembly (44) is provided with a turn button (26).
Claims18
A lockset for a door comprising a latch bolt assembly including a bolt movable between a partially extended latching position, a fully extended dead bolt position, and a retracted position, a spindle extending through said latch assembly in a direction transverse of the direction of movement of said bolt, means connecting said spindle to said bolt for moving said bolt between its positions upon rotation of said spindle, and an operating assembly comprising a hand operator having locking means therein, a first plate mounted for linear movement in a direction transverse to the axis of said spindle, an actuating member connected to said hand operator for moving said first plate, a second plate having linear movement transverse to the axis of said spindle and adapted to be moved by said first plate, and rotatable drive means attached to said spindle and adapted to be rotated by said second plate.
A lockset for a door comprising a latch bolt assembly including a bolt movable between a partially extended latching position, a fully extended dead bolt position, and a retracted position, a spindle extending through said latch assembly in a direction transverse of the direction of movement of said bolt, means connecting said spindle to said bolt for moving said bolt between its positions upon rotation of said spindle, an inside operating assembly comprising an inside hand operator having inside locking means therein, an inside first plate mounted for linear movement in a direction transverse to the axis of said spindle, an inside actuating member connected to said inside hand operator for moving said inside first plate, an inside second plate having linear movement transverse to the axis of said spindle and adapted to be moved by said first plate, and inside rotatable drive means attached to said spindle and adapted to be rotated by said second plate, and an outside operating assembly including an outside hand operator having outside locking means therein, an outside first plate mounted for linear movement in a direction transverse to the axis of said spindle, an outside actuating member connected to said inside hand operator for moving said outside first plate, an outside second plate having linear movement transverse to the axis of said spindle and adapted to be moved by said outside first plate, and outside rotatable drive means attached to said spindle and adapted to be rotated by said second plate.
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