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Method for installing a storm door mortise lock including a separate key cylinder

US7152442B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 27, 2003
Grant dateDec 26, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 27, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/1097
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method for installing a storm door with a mortise lock that includes a lock body having opposed side plates with a dead bolt assembly and a live bolt assembly intermediate the side plates wherein a key cylinder is separate from the cam. A thumb turn button and key cylinder are secured to opposite escutcheon plates and the cam is separately secured between the side plates of the mortise lock body. The key cylinder includes one or more key pins in the key cylinder housing and preferably in the decorative portion thereof. A spindle traverses from the key cylinder through the cam through hole and terminates in the mounting slot of the thumb turn button.

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