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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2011
Allen L. Madrid, Peyton, CO (US);
Allen L. Madrid, Peyton, CO (US);
Schlage Lock Company, Carmel, IN (US);
Abstract
A mortise lock comprising: a case having opposite inner and outer sides which are horizontally spaced when the mortise lock is mounted on a door; a latchbolt supported by the case for movement between extended and retracted positions, the latchbolt extending from the outer side of the case; an element configured to be operably connected to a latch adjacent a top or a bottom of the door, the element being movably supported by the case and partially extending from the inner side of the case; and a latchbolt bar movably supported by the case, the latchbolt bar having an outer end operably connected to the latchbolt for moving the latchbolt between the extended and retracted positions, and the latchbolt bar having an inner end operably connected to the element for moving the element when the latchbolt bar moves the latchbolt.