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Solenoid operated electric strike

  • US 3,910,617 A
  • Filed: 06/20/1973
  • Issued: 10/07/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electric strike comprising a pivotally mounted catch, a detent pivotally mounted for movement of a portion thereof from a first position near said catch to a second position farther from said catch, means controlled by said catch and engageable with said portion of said detent in one of said positions for preventing rotation of said catch and movable with respect to said portion of said detent in the other position thereof to permit rotation of said catch, and electrically energizable solenoid with a movable core therein with a portion thereof extending from said solenoid, said solenoid, when energized, causing said portion of the core to move in a direction toward the interior of said solenoid and an interconnecting member extending from said core to said detent and pivotally connected at one end thereof to said core and pivotally connected at the other end thereof to said detent for moving said detent from said second position to said first position upon movement of said core in said direction.

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