Abstract: A deadbolt lock and a deadbolt which will extend automatically whenever a container is locked by virtue of a rigid portion of the container engaging a trigger element extending from the end face of the bolt and causing the release of an outer bolt portion is shown and described herein. The release of the outer bolt of the bolt assembly allows the outer bolt to project outwardly and to lock the container notwithstanding the fact that the bolt has not been reset by the operator of the lock. The bolt is self-contained and can be substituted into many existing lock mechanisms of the mechanical type and into some of the existing electronic dial combination locks, to provide the auto-locking enhancement.

Abstract: A holdback dog for a mortise lock including a holdback dog slidably mounted to a tab on the mortise lock locking link. The holdback dog is activated by first retracting the latchbolt using the inside handle and then unlocking the lock using either the key cylinder or the inside thumbturn. When the lock is unlocked, the locking link moves downward, placing a tab on the holdback dog slide in confronting engagement with a corresponding tab on the bolt slide. After the inside handle is released, the holdback dog tab holds the bolt slide, and therefor the latchbolt, in the retracted or "dogged" position. For normal or "undogged" operation, the slidable mounting of the holdback slide allows the bolt slide tab to engage the holdback dog tab and push the holdback dog slide out of the way, when the lock is unlocked and either handle is operated, thereby permitting normal operation.

Abstract: An improved double latch dead bolt lock operating mechanism wherein the dead bolt has a keyway engaged by a key for guiding the latching and unlatching movement of the dead bolt but allowing vertical movement of the dead bolt for accommodating any undesired engagement of the operating cam with an improper portion of the dead bolt. The dead bolt is resiliently urged vertically toward the operating cam to return the dead bolt to its normal vertical position after the cam to passes that improper portion of the dead bolt.

Abstract: An improved door lock construction comprising a lock bolt formed in U-shape operable in association with an actuating mechanism, an interlocking device, a dog device and a hold-release device assembled in a box type housing to be mounted on the inner side of the door, capable of locking the door on closing and further locking with a key.

Abstract: A latchbolt rim lock of simple sturdy construction with smooth effective operation and long life. A die cast case forms guides for a bolt having a head and draw plate, and has U-shaped ribs on its rear wall to define seats for springs biasing the bolt forward, in which the springs are held by a rear flange on the back plate. A rearward boss on the front wall forms a retraction stop for the bolt and contains a headed holdback plunger which is manually movable into a hole in the bolt where it is latched by its head to hold the bolt retracted. The draw plate contains a cam opening which defines opposite cam faces which are engaged by a crank pin to retract the bolt. The cam opening also has a central pin-passing throat which allows cammed retraction of the latchbolt relative to the crank pin, and defines supplemental cam faces for moving the bolt to release the holdback plunger.

Abstract: A lock mechanism particularly for doors having a narrow stile, wherein a unique arrangement of components provides greater security and facilitates manufacture and installation, as characterized by a heavy pivotally swingable main bolt connected at its inner end to one end of a rocker actuating lever, the end of the lever being provided with a unique escapement for the release and control of the movement of the rocker arm by an associated manually rotatable key-actuated cam extension, to move the main bolt between locked and unlocked positions. An important feature of the escapement resides in a unique arrangement of parts which is not critical as to the dimensions of the actuating cam extension, and which readily accommodate to actuating cams that may vary materially in their dimensions. The escapement also enables a better and more symmetrical resolution of the operating forces and the obtainment of maximum security.