US 12,264,503 B2
Adjustment plate gauge insert and adapter for hands-free lock installation
Brian E. Walls, Arlington, WA (US); Rich D. Shelinbarger, Colorado Springs, CO (US); Scott D. Welsby, Colorado Springs, CO (US); and Peter Malenkovic, Monument, CO (US)
Assigned to Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed by Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/228,965.
Application 18/228,965 is a continuation of application No. 17/136,388, filed on Dec. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,713,595.
Application 17/136,388 is a continuation of application No. 15/671,778, filed on Aug. 8, 2017, granted, now 10,876,323, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 15/671,778 is a continuation of application No. 14/212,892, filed on Mar. 14, 2014, granted, now 9,725,928, issued on Aug. 8, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/793,214, filed on Mar. 15, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0175297 A1, May 30, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E05B 55/00 (2006.01); E05B 9/08 (2006.01); E05B 63/00 (2006.01); E05B 63/10 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 55/005 (2013.01) [E05B 9/08 (2013.01); E05B 63/006 (2013.01); E05B 63/10 (2013.01); Y10T 292/62 (2015.04)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lock apparatus configured for mounting to a door, the lock apparatus comprising:
a first hub;
a second hub coupled with the first hub;
a slide configured to engage a latch and adapted for sliding movement relative to the first hub and the second hub;
an adjustment plate movably mounted to the first hub for movement between a plurality of adjustment plate positions to adjust a longitudinal dimension of the lock apparatus to correspond to a particular door thickness;
a removable gauge member configured to be installed in and removed from a position between the first hub and the adjustment plate in each of a plurality of orientations comprising a first orientation and a second orientation different from the first orientation, the removable gauge member having:
a first positive stop associated with a first longitudinal dimension of the removable gauge member such that when the removable gauge member is installed in the first orientation, the removable gauge member separates the adjustment plate from the first hub by a first distance corresponding to the first longitudinal dimension of the removable gauge member; and
a second positive stop associated with a second longitudinal dimension of the removable gauge member such that when the removable gauge member is installed in the second orientation, the removable gauge member separates the adjustment plate from the first hub by a second distance different from the first distance and corresponding to the second longitudinal dimension of the removable gauge member;
an anti-rotation plate movably mounted to the second hub; and
a retention member mounted to the second hub, wherein the retention member is configured to resist movement of the anti-rotation plate relative to the second hub.