Vertical door locking system

A vertical door locking system comprising:

• a door lock including:
• a deadbolt that moves horizontally between an extended position and a retracted position;
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• a lock mechanism connected to move the deadbolt between the extended position and the retracted position;
• a striker including:
• an upwardly open strike opening for vertically receiving the door lock deadbolt, and
• an electrically operated catch mechanism for engaging and releasing the deadbolt from the strike opening;
• the door lock and striker being adapted for mounting, one to a door that opens and closes vertically to provide access to a secure area and the other to an adjacent fixed mounting point, the door lock and striker cooperating to lock the door and prevent it from being opened vertically when the deadbolt is extended and engaged by the striker catch mechanism;
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• an electric lock controller adapted for mounting outside the secure area and connected to the striker to electrically operate the catch mechanism in response to receiving a secure access key and release the deadbolt from the strike opening thereby providing access to the secure area, the door lock providing an alternative access to the secure area by horizontally retracting the deadbolt to disengage the deadbolt from the striker.

A vertical door locking system comprising:

• a door lock including:
• a deadbolt that moves horizontally between an extended position and a retracted position;
• and
• a lock mechanism connected to move the deadbolt between the extended position and the retracted position;
• a striker including:
• an upwardly open strike opening for vertically receiving the door lock deadbolt, and
• an electrically operated catch mechanism for engaging and releasing the deadbolt from the strike opening;
• the door lock and striker being adapted for mounting, one to a door that opens and closes vertically to provide access to a secure area and the other to an adjacent fixed mounting point, the door lock and striker cooperating to lock the door and prevent it from being opened vertically when the deadbolt is extended and engaged by the striker catch mechanism;
• an electric lock controller responsive to a secure access key and adapted for mounting outside the secure area and proximate the door, the electric lock controller being connected to the striker to electrically operate the catch mechanism and release the deadbolt from the strike opening thereby providing access to the secure area by a first method when the secure access key is provided to the lock controller, the door lock providing a second access method to the secure area by horizontally retracting the deadbolt to disengage the deadbolt from the striker;
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• a remotely located control system connected to the electric lock controller and operable to remotely disable access to the secure area via the electric lock controller.

A vertical door locking system comprising:

• a door lock including:
• a deadbolt that moves horizontally between an extended position and a retracted position;
• and
• a lock mechanism connected to move the deadbolt between the extended position and the retracted position;
• a striker including:
• an upwardly open strike opening for vertically receiving the door lock deadbolt, and
• an electrically operated catch mechanism for engaging and releasing the deadbolt from the strike opening;
• the door lock and striker being adapted for mounting, one to a door that opens and closes vertically to provide access to a secure area and the other to an adjacent fixed mounting point, the door lock and striker cooperating to lock the door and prevent it from being opened vertically when the deadbolt is extended and engaged by the striker catch mechanism;
• an electric lock controller responsive to a secure access key and adapted for mounting outside the secure area and proximate the door, the electric lock controller being connected to the striker to electrically operate the catch mechanism and release the deadbolt from the strike opening thereby providing access to the secure area by a first method when the secure access key is provided to the lock controller, the door lock providing a second access method to the secure area by horizontally retracting the deadbolt to disengage the deadbolt from the striker;
• a remotely located control system connected to the electric lock controller and operable to remotely control access to the secure area via the electric lock controller;
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• a central office control system connected to the remotely located control system via a network and also operable to remotely control access to the secure area via the electric lock controller.