Door with a lock and a plurality of doors with corresponding locks and a method of installation of a door with a lock
AssigneeDorma GmbH + Co. KG
InventorsArmin Heese, Manfred Kampmann
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Abstract
A plurality of doors in a structure, wherein each door comprises a locking apparatus and an access arrangement. The access arrangement comprises a housing unit and a plurality of alternatively interchangeable inserts configured to be inserted into said housing unit. The inserts are also configured to permit access through a corresponding door. The inserts are designed to have different access configurations, such as a cylinder lock or an electronic code lock. Differently configured inserts can be interchangeably inserted into the housing to change the access configuration at a corresponding door without having to change the housing.
Claims8
A plurality of doors in a structure, each said door comprising:
- locking apparatus;
- said locking apparatus having at least a first position for unlocking said door, and a second position for locking said door;
- an access arrangement;
- and
- said access arrangement comprising:
- a housing unit;
- a plurality of alternatively interchangeable inserts;
- said plurality of alternatively interchangeable inserts each comprising a first part;
- said plurality of inserts each being configured to permit access through a corresponding door upon an authorized manifestation;
- said housing unit having an insertion opening;
- said insertion opening being configured and dimensioned to interchangeably receive said first part of each and every one of said plurality of inserts;
- said insertion opening being configured to surround a substantial portion of said first part;
- said insertion opening being configured to receive solely one insert at a time;
- said plurality of inserts comprising at least a first insert and a second insert;
- said first insert being different than said second insert;
- said plurality of inserts being configured to be connected to said locking apparatus;
- and
- said housing unit comprising:
- an arrangement to permit said interchangeability of said plurality of inserts;
- an emergency open button to permit the opening of a corresponding door in the event of an emergency condition;
- a protective cover;
- said protective cover being disposed to cover said emergency open button;
- apparatus to release said locking apparatus;
- and
- said emergency open button being connected to said releasing apparatus to unlock a corresponding door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.