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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2001
Peter K. Bates, Framingham, MA (US);
John Bussiere, Littleton, MA (US);
Alan Doerr, Tomball, TX (US);
Schlage Lock Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
An interconnected lock assembly with a locking mechanism which can throw the deadbolt and lock the door in response to a remote control signal. The interconnected lock comprising a first lock assembly including an inside handle and an outside handle, and a second lock assembly interconnected to said first lock assembly. The second lock assembly comprises a deadbolt assembly operably connected to a deadbolt latch. The deadbolt latch comprises a deadbolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The interconnected lock further comprises a locking mechanism selectively engageable by a remote control signal to move the deadbolt to an extended position.