Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electric latch mechanism
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Application No.: US16299314Application Date: 2019-03-12
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Publication No.: US11377873B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Brian C. Eickhoff , Brady Plummer , Benjamin L. Miller
- Applicant: Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Applicant Address: US IN Carmel
- Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Current Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Carmel
- Agency: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- Main IPC: E05B17/20
- IPC: E05B17/20 ; E05B55/00 ; E05B47/00 ; E05B47/06

Abstract:
An exemplary latchbolt assembly includes a latchbolt, a locking sleeve, and a roller engaged between the latchbolt and the locking sleeve. The latchbolt is configured to drive the roller from a first position to a second position as the latchbolt moves from a projected position to a depressed position. The locking sleeve includes a blocking surface and a recessed portion. When the blocking surface is aligned with the roller, the locking sleeve retains the roller in the first position, thereby retaining the latchbolt in the projected position. When the recessed portion is aligned with the roller, the locking sleeve permits movement of the roller from the first position to the second position, thereby enabling depression of the latchbolt.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200291678A1 ELECTRIC LATCH MECHANISM Public/Granted day:2020-09-17
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