| 摘要 |
The present invention is directed to a lock that provides a multipoint lock that includes reinforcement of the door and jamb on a relatively continuous basis. The lock is for installation in a residential or commercial door having a door frame or jamb and a door. The lock includes a fixed strip coupled to the door jamb, a sliding strip slidably coupled to an edge of the door configured to slidably engage the fixed strip, and a mechanism moveably engaged to the sliding strip for vertically moving the sliding strip to engage the fixed strip. Both the sliding strip and fixed strip have at least one tab extending outwardly therefrom and configured to engage each other. If desired, these tabs could be extended all along the sliding and fixed strips to provide a series of engagement points that serve to uniformly connect the door edge to the door jamb. Each tab on the door edge is formed so it can lock into the similar shaped tab on the door jamb to provide a secure point of connection. When the door is opened the tabs are aligned in a manner so they do not engage and then when the door is closed one set of tabs moves transversely to engage the opposite set of tabs.
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