MORTISE LOCKSET

摘要

A mortise lock including a housing; a hub disposed in the housing; a latch disposed in the housing and operable to be displaced by a rotation of the hub between a latched position where a bolt portion of the latch extends through the first side face of the housing and a retracted position wherein the bolt portion is contained within the housing; and a gas spring disposed in the housing and coupled to the hub. A mortise lock assembly including a housing; a hub disposed in the housing; a latch disposed in the housing and operable to move between a latched position and a refracted position; a gas spring disposed in the housing and coupled to the hub; and a strike plate including at least one magnet. A method including rotating a handle of a mortise lock to compress a gas spring in a housing of the lock.

主权项

1. A mortise lock comprising:
a housing operable to be installed in a mortise cut-out of a structure, the housing comprises a front plate, opposing top face and bottom face, and opposing first side face and second side face; a hub disposed in the housing; a latch disposed in the housing and operable to be displaced by a rotation of the hub between a latched position where a bolt portion of the latch extends through the first side face of the housing and a retracted position wherein the bolt portion is contained within the housing; and a gas spring disposed in the housing and coupled to the hub.