Adjustable door lock and associated method

摘要

An adjustable door lock may include a catch plate adapted to be secured adjacent to the door. A plurality of catch brackets may be connected to the catch plate. A catch may be adjustably connected to the catch plate and interfitted through the catch brackets. Such a catch preferably has a linear channel formed therein. A door plate may be disposed adjacent to the catch plate and adapted to be secured to the door. A locking bolt may further be housed within the door plate and may be linearly reciprocated along a first linear path passing through the door plate and the linear channel. In this way, the catch may be automatically adjusted along a second linear path orthogonally registered relative to the first linear path such that the linear channel automatically becomes axially aligned with the locking bolt as the locking bolt ingresses and egresses the catch.

主权项

1. An adjustable door lock for locking a misaligned or off-set door relative to a support wall adjacent to the door, said adjustable door lock comprising:
a catch plate; a plurality of catch brackets connected to an anterior side of said catch plate; a catch connected to said catch plate and interfitted with said catch brackets, said catch having a channel formed therein and located anterior of said catch plate; a door plate disposed adjacent to said catch plate; and a locking bolt linearly displaced along a first linear path passing through said door plate and said channel, said locking bolt being disposed anterior of said catch plate; wherein, when said locking bolt is displaced along said first linear path, said locking bolt at least partially passes through said door plate and said channel such that said locking bolt contacts said catch and causes said catch to automatically adjust along a second linear path anterior of said catch plate and orthogonally registered relative to said first linear path.