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US 5,683,127 AGranted
Deadbolt latch assembly
AssigneeSchlage Lock Company LLC
InventorL. C. Derek Chamberlain
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Abstract
A deadbolt latch assembly having an interlocking front faceplate and a collar which capture a locking tab of the deadbolt housing permitting the rapid field assembly of a selected front face or trim plate by simply engaging intermeshing fingers by rotation of the collar to secure the assembly which thereafter may be driven into an aperture prepared for a door lock.
Claims9
A circular faceplate securing device for a door lock comprising:
- a bolt housing having a positioning projection;
- a faceplate having an aperture therethrough for receiving a bolt projecting through said bolt housing;
- a collar surrounding said bolt housing in sliding contact therewith;
- means for interlocking said faceplate and said collar;
- said means for interlocking said faceplate and said collar further comprises complimentary circumferentially projecting interlocking L-shaped finger projections on said faceplate and said collar which interlock upon relative rotation of said faceplate and said collar upon assembly of said faceplate and said collar about said bolt housing prior to installation in a door bore;
- means for capturing said projection on said bolt housing between said faceplate and said collar during interlocking;
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- means on said faceplate and said collar for securing both said faceplate and said collar against rotation in said door bore and relative rotation between said faceplate and said collar upon insertion in said door bore.
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