Adjustable strike plate assemblies and systems and methods including the same
First Claim
1. A strike plate assembly that is configured to receive a bolt of a lock that is configured to retain a door, the strike plate assembly comprising:
- a cover plate that defines a lock-facing side, an opposed striker-facing side, and a striker opening that extends between the lock-facing side and the striker-facing side;
a striker that includes a striker extension region that extends from a cover plate-facing side of the striker, the striker extension region including a bolt receptacle entirely defined within the striker extension region, wherein the bolt receptacle is sized to receive the bolt, wherein the striker opening is larger than the bolt receptacle, such that the bolt receptacle is aligned within the striker opening to define a bolt-receiving portion of the strike plate assembly;
an alignment structure that aligns the striker with the cover plate to define a plurality of orientations of the bolt receptacle relative to the striker opening, wherein the bolt receptacle is accessible to the bolt via the striker opening, and further wherein the striker-facing side of the cover plate generally faces toward the striker and the alignment structure; and
a fastening structure that selectively retains the bolt receptacle in a selected orientation of the plurality of orientations.
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Abstract
Adjustable strike plate assemblies and systems and methods including the same are disclosed herein. The assemblies include a cover plate that defines a lock-facing side, an opposed striker-facing side, and a striker opening. The assemblies further include a striker that defines a bolt receptacle that is sized to receive a bolt of a lock. The bolt receptacle is aligned within the striker opening to define a bolt-receiving portion of the strike plate assembly. The assemblies further include an alignment structure that aligns the striker with the cover plate to define a plurality of orientations of the bolt receptacle relative to the striker opening. In operation, the striker-facing side of the cover plate generally faces toward the striker and the alignment structure. The assemblies further include a fastening structure that selectively retains the bolt receptacle in a selected orientation of the plurality of orientations.
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1. A strike plate assembly that is configured to receive a bolt of a lock that is configured to retain a door, the strike plate assembly comprising:
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a cover plate that defines a lock-facing side, an opposed striker-facing side, and a striker opening that extends between the lock-facing side and the striker-facing side; a striker that includes a striker extension region that extends from a cover plate-facing side of the striker, the striker extension region including a bolt receptacle entirely defined within the striker extension region, wherein the bolt receptacle is sized to receive the bolt, wherein the striker opening is larger than the bolt receptacle, such that the bolt receptacle is aligned within the striker opening to define a bolt-receiving portion of the strike plate assembly; an alignment structure that aligns the striker with the cover plate to define a plurality of orientations of the bolt receptacle relative to the striker opening, wherein the bolt receptacle is accessible to the bolt via the striker opening, and further wherein the striker-facing side of the cover plate generally faces toward the striker and the alignment structure; and a fastening structure that selectively retains the bolt receptacle in a selected orientation of the plurality of orientations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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