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US 9,309,696 B2Granted
Door lock system and method
AssigneeC.R. Laurence Co., Inc.
InventorsDonald E. Friese, Gary Sprague
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Abstract
A door panel lock system for a door panel assembly. The door panel lock system is incorporated into a cutout in a door panel of the door panel assembly. The lock system includes a lock mechanism that is coupled to a floor bolt assembly by a connecting member, and a cover that is coupled to the door panel and covers a portion of the cutout and the connecting member.
Claims24
A door panel assembly, comprising:
- a door panel including:
- a top edge and a bottom edge opposite the top edge;
- a hinge side and a locking side opposite the hinge side, the locking side including a substantially longitudinal edge;
- a first face extending between the hinge side and locking side, and a second face opposite the first face and extending between the hinge side and locking side;
- a first cutout portion in the locking side, positioned between the top and bottom edges, the first cutout portion having a first lateral depth displaced from the longitudinal edge;
- a second cutout portion in the locking side, positioned between the first cutout portion and the bottom edge, the second cutout portion having a second lateral depth displaced from the longitudinal edge, the second lateral depth being different from the first lateral depth;
- a locking assembly coupled to the door panel in the first cutout portion, the locking assembly including a locking actuation mechanism accessible from at least one of the first face or second face;
- a bolt assembly vertically displaced from the locking assembly and positioned between the first cutout and the bottom edge, the bolt assembly including an extendible bolt and a hinge;
- an elongated connecting member extending within the second cutout portion and extending between the locking assembly and the bolt, the elongated member being pivotally connected to the locking assembly and the bolt, the connecting member transmitting translation motion provided by operation of the locking mechanism to the bolt, between an extended locked position in which at least a portion of the bolt extends beneath the bottom edge and a retracted unlocked position;
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- a connecting member cover coupled to the door panel and covering at least a portion of the connecting member and the second cutout portion, the second cutout portion enclosed by the connecting member cover defining a connecting member channel, a longitudinal edge of the connecting member channel being substantially flush with the longitudinal edge.
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A wall panel system comprising:
- an elongate track;
- a plurality of trolleys translatable in the elongate direction relative to the elongate track;
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- a plurality of wall panel assemblies each coupled to at least one of said trolleys and translatable relative to the track, wherein at least one of the wall panel assemblies includes:
- a wall panel including:
- a top edge adjacent the track and a bottom edge opposite the top edge;
- a hinge side and a locking side opposite the hinge side, the locking side including a substantially longitudinal edge;
- a first face extending between the hinge side and locking side, and a second face opposite the first face and extending between the hinge side and locking side;
- a first cutout portion having a first lateral depth displaced from the longitudinal edge;
- a second cutout portion in the locking side, positioned between the first cutout portion and the bottom edge, the second cutout portion having a second lateral depth displaced from the longitudinal edge, the second lateral depth being different form the first lateral depth;
- a locking, assembly coupled to the wall panel in the first cutout portion;
- a bolt assembly vertically displaced from the locking assembly and positioned between the first cutout and the bottom edge, the bolt assembly including an extendible bolt and a hinge;
- an elongated connecting member extending within the second cutout portion and extending between the locking assembly and the bolt, the elongated member being pivotally connected to the locking assembly and the bolt, the connecting member transmitting translation motion provided by operation of the locking mechanism to the bolt, between an extended locked position in which at least a portion of the bolt extends beneath the bottom edge and a retracted unlocked position;
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- a connecting member coupled to the wall panel and covering at least a portion of the connecting member and the second mom portion, the second cutout portion enclosed by the connecting member cover defining a connecting member channel, a longitudinal edge of the connecting member channel being substantially flush with the longitudinal edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.