US 12,258,782 B2
Magnetic lockset
Dustin Swartz, Bothell, WA (US); Ryan Martin, Mill Creek, WA (US); and Jeffrey Morovich, Everett, WA (US)
Assigned to Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed by Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/133,123.
Application 18/133,123 is a continuation of application No. 16/751,516, filed on Jan. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,624,205.
Prior Publication US 2024/0060330 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 15/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05B 63/08 (2006.01); E05B 61/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 15/0073 (2013.01) [E05B 47/0038 (2013.01); E05B 63/08 (2013.01); E05B 61/00 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/418 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/46 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/47 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/46 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01); Y10T 292/11 (2015.04)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lockset configured for mounting to a door movable between an open position and a closed position, the lockset comprising:
a first magnet assembly;
a second magnet assembly positioned opposite the first magnet assembly relative to a reference plane; and
a manual actuator operably coupled with the first magnet assembly such that actuation of the manual actuator moves the first magnet assembly from a first position to a second position;
a latch operably connected with the manual actuator, wherein actuation of the manual actuator moves the latch between a latching position and an unlatching position parallel to the reference plane and also moves the first magnet assembly from the first position to the second position parallel to the reference plane;
wherein a first one of the first and second magnet assemblies comprises a first magnet and a second magnet, wherein a first magnetic pole of the first magnet faces the reference plane, and wherein a second magnetic pole of the second magnet opposite the first magnetic pole of the first magnet faces the reference plane;
wherein a second one of the first and second magnet assemblies comprises a third magnet having a magnetic pole that faces the reference plane;
wherein, with the first magnet assembly in the first position, the first magnetic pole of the first magnet is aligned with the magnetic pole of the third magnet, the first magnetic pole of the first magnet having a polarity opposite the magnetic pole of the third magnet to generate magnetic attraction such that the door is urged to remain in the closed position; and
wherein, with the first magnet assembly in the second position, the second magnetic pole of the second magnet is aligned with the magnetic pole of the third magnet, the second magnetic pole of the second magnet having a polarity like the magnetic pole of the third magnet to generate magnetic repulsion such that the door is not urged to remain in the closed position.