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US 9,482,035 B2Granted
Recessed lock actuating device for sliding doors
AssigneeTruth Hardware Corporation
InventorGlen M Wolf
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Abstract
A low profile lock actuator assembly for locking, sliding doors, which can be provided in combination with a lock assembly or retrofitted to mate with an existing lock assembly. The lock actuator assembly includes an interior component and an exterior component, which are each coupled to an actuating assembly. The lock actuator assembly includes recessed or otherwise low profile handles.
Claims16
A lock assembly comprising:
- an interior lock actuator assembly, including:
- an interior escutcheon presenting a substantially planar outer surface and including a first handle portion recessed relative to the outer surface, and a first control;
- a first rotatable drive disk;
- a second rotatable drive disk;
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- slide arm operably coupled with the first drive disk, the second drive disk, and the first control;
- an exterior lock actuator assembly comprising an exterior escutcheon presenting a substantially planar outer surface and including a second handle portion recessed relative to the outer surface and a second control, the second control operably coupled with the second drive disk;
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- a lock mechanism comprising a housing and at least one lock element, the at least one lock element selectively shiftable between an unlocked position in which the at least one lock element is contained in the housing and a locked position in which the at least one lock element extends from the housing, wherein the first drive disk is operably connected with the at least one lock element so as to drive shifting of the at least one lock element between the unlocked position and the locked position when the first drive disk is rotated, and wherein the first control and the second control are selectively operable to rotate the first drive disk.
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A sliding door assembly, comprising;
- a door panel slidably mounted in a frame, the frame including a jamb;
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- a lock assembly in the door panel, the lock assembly comprising:
- an interior lock actuator assembly, including:
- an interior escutcheon presenting a substantially planar outer surface and including a first handle portion recessed relative to the outer surface, and a first control, an outer surface of the interior escutcheon being substantially flush with an inwardly facing surface of the door panel;
- a first rotatable drive disk;
- a second rotatable drive disk;
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- a slide arm operably coupled with the first drive disk, the second drive disk, the first control;
- an exterior lock actuator assembly comprising an exterior escutcheon presenting a substantially planar outer surface and including a second handle portion recessed relative to the outer surface and a second control, an outer surface of the exterior escutcheon being substantially flush with an outwardly facing surface of the door panel, the second control operably coupled with the second drive disk;
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- a lock mechanism comprising a housing and at least one lock element, the at least one lock element selectively shiftable between an unlocked position in which the at least one lock element is contained in the housing and a locked position in which the at least one lock element extends from the housing to engage a keeper in the jamb, wherein the first drive disk is operably connected with the at least one lock element so as to drive shifting of the at least one lock element between the unlocked position and the locked position when the first drive disk is rotated, and wherein the first control and the second control are selectively operable to rotate the first drive disk.
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A lock actuator assembly comprising:
- an interior lock actuator assembly, including:
- an interior escutcheon presenting a substantially planar outer surface and including a first handle portion recessed relative to the outer surface and a control;
- at least one rotatable drive disk;
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- a vertically slidable arm operably couple with the at least one drive disk so as to rotate the at least one drive disk when the arm is shifted vertically with the control;
- an exterior lock actuator assembly comprising an exterior escutcheon presenting a substantially planar outer surface and including a second handle portion recessed relative to the outer surface;
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- wherein the at least one rotatable drive disk is adapted to couple with a lock assembly so as to shift the lock assembly between a locked position and an unlocked position when the at least one rotatable drive disk rotates, the lock actuator assembly further comprising second rotatable drive disk operably coupled to the arm such that rotation of the second drive disk vertically shifts the arm.
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