Garage door locking system
AssigneeAmarr Company
InventorsA. Anthony East, Tracy Edmonds, Tony Jarrett, Martin Murdoch
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Abstract
A garage door locking system includes a central elongated spindle having an inside end and an outside end. An outside locking member is positioned on the outside end of the spindle, and an inside locking member is positioned on the inside end of the spindle. An actuator yoke on the inside end of the spindle includes at least one end configured for connection to an end of an elongated lock bar or a snap latch cable.
Claims16
A garage door locking system comprising:
- (a) a central elongated spindle having an inside end and an outside end;
- (b) an outside locking member on the outside end of the spindle;
- (c) an inside locking member on the inside end of the spindle;
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- (d) an actuator yoke on the inside end of the spindle, the yoke having a first end configured for connection to a first elongated lock bar, and a second end configured for connection to a second elongated lock bar, the first and second ends outwardly extending from the locking system;
- wherein both the inside locking member and the outside locking member are operable to selectively permit and selectively prevent rotation of the spindle by manipulation of the outside end of the spindle.
A locking system for a garage door having an inside face, an outside face, and first and second opposed side edges, the locking system comprising:
- (a) a spindle configured to be rotatably mounted in an aperture in the garage door, the spindle having an inside end and an outside end, wherein the inside end of the spindle inwardly extends a substantial distance from the inside face of the garage door;
- (b) an offset actuator yoke having a central hub portion on the inside end of the spindle, and having opposed ends, wherein the central hub is proximate to the inside end of the spindle and the opposed ends outwardly extend from the locking system and are substantially proximate to the inside face of the garage door when the spindle is rotatably mounted in the garage door aperture and the central hub is mounted on the spindle;
- (c) an outside locking cylinder on the outside end of the spindle;
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- (d) an inside locking cylinder on the inside end of the spindle;
- wherein both the inside locking cylinder and the outside locking cylinder are operable to selectively permit and selectively prevent rotation of the spindle by manipulation of the outside end of the spindle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.