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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2012
Subashchandra G. Rai, Karnataka, IN;
Charan Kumar, Karnataka, IN;
Subashchandra G. Rai, Karnataka, IN;
Charan Kumar, Karnataka, IN;
Schlage Lock Company LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A door lock includes a deadbolt and a latchbolt each movable between a thrown position and a retracted position, an inside lever operable to move the latchbolt between the thrown and retracted positions, and an outside lever configured in one of a locked and unlocked state in which the outside lever is operable to move the latchbolt between the thrown and retracted position. A thumbturn is coupled to the deadbolt and is movable between a first position in which the deadbolt is in the thrown position, the latchbolt is in the thrown position, and the outside lever is locked, a second position in which the deadbolt is in the retracted position, the latchbolt is in the thrown position, and the outside lever is locked, and a third position in which the deadbolt is in the retracted position, the latchbolt is in the thrown position, and the outside lever is unlocked.