US 6,020,816 A · Door and window lock with burglar alarm

Abstract

An alarm and bolt apparatus for a building opening closure panel hingedly mounted within a perimeter frame in a building opening includes a bolt assembly having a bolt and a mechanism for extending and retracting the bolt, a bolt receiving housing fitted into the closure panel frame, the housing having a forward wall portion with a bolt receiving opening, a side wall portion and a rearward wall portion, an alarm circuit within the building, and a lever switch with a switch lever for operating the switch and electrical switch terminals connecting the switch within the alarm circuit, the switch lever extending within the bolt receiving housing, where the housing is sized in depth relative to the throw of the bolt so that when the bolt is fully extended from the bolt assembly, the bolt extends into the housing to an extent that the bolt is positioned laterally adjacent to the switch lever, so that when the closure panel is moved toward an open position, such movement drives the bolt laterally against the switch lever and thereupon pivots the switch lever to operate the switch and thereby complete the alarm circuit to cause an alarm to sound.

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Dependent claims

An alarm and bolt apparatus for a building opening closure panel hingedly mounted within a perimeter frame in a building opening, comprising:

a bolt assembly including a bolt and means for extending and retracting said bolt,
a bolt receiving housing fitted into said closure panel frame, said housing having a forward wall portion with a bolt receiving opening, a side wall portion and a rearward wall portion,
an alarm circuit within said building,
and a lever switch with a switch lever for operating said switch and electrical switch terminals connecting said switch within said alarm circuit, said switch lever extending within said bolt receiving housing,
wherein said housing is sized in depth relative to the throw of said bolt such that when said bolt is fully extended from said bolt assembly, said bolt extends into said housing to an extent that said bolt is positioned laterally adjacent to said switch lever,
such that when said closure panel is moved toward an open position, such movement drives said bolt laterally against said switch lever and thereupon pivots said switch lever to operate said switch and thereby complete said alarm circuit to cause an alarm to sound.

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An alarm and bolt apparatus for a building opening closure panel hingedly mounted within a perimeter frame in a building opening, comprising:

a bolt assembly including a bolt and means for extending and retracting said bolt,
a bolt receiving housing mounted to said perimeter frame adjacent to said door bolt assembly, said housing having a forward wall portion with a bolt receiving opening, a side wall portion and a rearward wall portion,
an alarm circuit within said building,
a buffer flange with said housing extending parallel to said forward wall portion and away from said perimeter frame,
two closely spaced apart electrical contacts within said alarm circuit, one said electrical contact being biased into said spaced position away from said second electrical contact,
wherein said bolt opening extends outwardly from the building wall beyond said buffer flange, and wherein said first electrical contact extends outwardly from said building wall beyond said buffer flange, and wherein movement of said closure panel toward an open position causes said bolt to ride along said buffer flange and, upon passing said buffer flange, said bolt abruptly advances further into said housing and against said first electrical contact, moving said first electrical contact toward and into contact with said second electrical contact, thereby completing said alarm circuit and activating an alarm.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Door and window lock with burglar alarm

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Door and window lock with burglar alarm

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