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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2002
Kevin Paul Eschweiler, New Hampton, IA (US);
Marvin Lee Larsen, New Hampton, IA (US);
Barbara Jolene Pickar, New Hampton, IA (US);
Chad A. Uhlenhake, Ossian, IA (US);
Jennifer Lynn Bearman, New Hampton, IA (US);
Tri/Mark Corporation, New Hampton, IA (US);
Abstract
A door lock assembly is provided for use on multiple types of door latches. The assembly includes a housing, a paddle pivotally mounted on the housing, and a pivot plate pivotally mounted on the housing and operatively connected to the door latch. An actuator is mounted on the housing and is operatively connected to the paddle. A pin is slideably received within a slot in the pivot plate and moved between first and second positions in response to locking and unlocking of a locked cylinder. The actuator engages the pin in the first position so as to actuate the pivot plate and thereby open the door latch when the paddle is pulled. The actuator disengages the pin in the second position so that the paddle free floats when pulled and precludes the pivot plate from opening the door latch when the locked cylinder is locked or the power actuator is actuated.