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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2003
Hitesh Cherry, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Clive Anthony Morgan, Stourport on Severn, GB;
Hitesh Cherry, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Clive Anthony Morgan, Stourport on Severn, GB;
Southco, Inc., Concordville, PA (US);
Abstract
An electromechanical keeper is disclosed that includes a base plate adapted for being mounted to a flat surface, a catch member pivotally supported by the base plate, and a solenoid having a solenoid shaft. The catch member is adapted to engage the pawl of a latch when the catch member is the closed position and the catch member is not engageable by the latch pawl when the catch member is in the open position. The solenoid shaft engages a cavity or bore in the catch member to retain the catch member in the closed position. The solenoid shaft disengages from the cavity or bore in the catch member to allow the catch member to rotate to the open position when the solenoid is energized.