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Locking mechanism

US12060731B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Latch Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael Brian Jones · New York, US
Luke Andrew SCHOENFELDER · New York, US
Sarah Margaret Plis · New York, US
John T. JACOBSEN · New York, US
Euan Abraham · San Francisco, US
Sage Wright · Brooklyn, US
Michael Farid JAJA · Brooklyn, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 11, 2021
Grant date	Aug 13, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 9, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05B2047/0095
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Locking mechanisms and methods of operating the locking mechanisms are disclosed. In one example, a locking mechanism may include a main hub assembly coupleable with a deadbolt, a clutch assembly coupled to the main hub assembly, and an actuator assembly coupled to the clutch assembly. The actuator assembly may include an actuator operable to bias a carriage along a first direction to bring the clutch assembly and the main hub assembly closer to one another along a second direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The locking mechanism may further include a thumbturn assembly coupled to the clutch assembly, the thumbturn assembly comprising a thumbturn positionable on an exterior side of a door.

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