US 5,524,941 A · Multipoint door lock assembly

Abstract

A door lock assembly is provided for secure multipoint locking of a door. The lock assembly comprises a main lock cartridge in combination with one or more remote secondary lock cartridges mounted at one side edge of a door, with the main lock cartridge having an actuator for manipulating a plurality of lock members. In one preferred form for use with a hinged or swinging door, the lock members comprise a plurality of latch bolts movable to a first extended position for normal door latching, or to a second and further extended position to function as multiple deadbolts. In an alternate preferred form for use with a sliding door, the lock members comprise headed latch pins for engaging keeper plates on the adjacent door jamb. In either embodiment, the door jamb may comprise the adjacent side edge of a second or semi-active door in a double door entry set, wherein the second door desirably includes a header-sill lock assembly which is maintained in a positively locked condition unless the adjacent door is opened.

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Dependent claims

A lock assembly for use in a double door entry set having a primary door and a secondary door, comprising:

a lock cartridge for mounting onto the secondary door generally at one side edge thereof adjacent to a side edge of the primary door when the primary and secondary doors are closed, said lock cartridge including at least one lock pin for locking the secondary door in a closed condition, and means for manually displacing said at least one lock pin between a locked position to positively prevent opening of the secondary door and an unlocked position to permit opening of the secondary door;
said lock cartridge further including means responsive to closure of the primary door for preventing movement of said lock pin from the locked position to the unlocked position, whereby said means for manually displacing said lock pin is operable to move said lock pin from the locked position to the unlocked position only when the primary door is open.

A door lock assembly for use in locking a primary door of a double door entry set having a semi-active door, said lock assembly comprising:

a main lock cartridge for installation into a side edge of a primary door, said main lock cartridge including a cartridge housing, an actuator drive bar mounted within said housing for vertical reciprocatory movement, actuator means movably mounted on said housing at a manually accessible position on at least one side of the primary door, and cam means connected between said actuator means and said drive bar for vertically reciprocating said drive bar in response to manual movement of said actuator means;
at least one secondary lock cartridge for installation into the primary door side edge at a position remote from said main lock cartridge, said at least one secondary lock cartridge including a lock member adapted to protrude outwardly from the primary door side edge;
an extension rod for installation slidably within a channel formed in the primary door side edge and for connection to said actuator drive bar for vertical reciprocation therewith in response to manual movement of said actuator means, said secondary lock cartridge including cam means connected between said extension rod and said lock member for respectively extending and retracting said lock member relative to the primary door side edge in response to vertical reciprocation of said extension rod;
and
a header-sill lock assembly on the semi-active door, said header-sill lock assembly including header and sill lock pins and means for manually displacing said header and sill lock pins between a locked position to positively prevent opening of the semi-active door and an unlocked position to permit free opening of the semi-active door, and means for maintaining the header-sill lock assembly in the locked condition unless the primary door is in an open condition, whereby said means for manually displacing said header and sill lock pins is operable to move said lock pins from the locked position to the unlocked position only when the primary door is open.

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Multipoint door lock assembly

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