A locking assembly for a non-pivotable door is provided. The locking assembly comprises a spacer plate defining a spacer plate bolt void and a strike plate defining a strike plate bolt void. The spacer plate and strike plate are to be coupled to one another and further fixedly coupled to the non-pivotable door, such that the spacer plate bolt void and the strike plate bolt void are aligned. The locking assembly further comprises a locking mechanism and a housing, which is configured to receive and contain the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism comprises a latch bolt that is moveable between a retracted position within the housing and a deployed position. In the deployed position, the latch bolt extends outwardly from the housing and into each of the spacer plate bolt void and the strike plate bolt void, thereby locking the non-pivotable door to the housing.

A magnetically-triggered lock mechanism for interengaging two relatively movable components. The lock mechanism includes a bolt mounted within a first component composed of a first material and displaceable between retracted and extended positions to interengage with a second component when the first and second components are in a predetermined position relative to each other and the bolt is extended, and a magnetically-releasable latch mechanism positioned to latch the bolt in a retracted position, the latch mechanism including a first magnet and mounted for movement between a biased latch engaging position and a latch releasing position. A support collar composed of a second material having higher strength than that of the first material is disposed around the bolt between an inner casing and outer casing of the first component and is spaced from the bolt to allow for sliding movement of the bolt through the support collar as the bolt moves between the extended and retracted positions. The support collar absorbs and distributes to the inner and/or outer casing a load generated from the bolt as the bolt moves to the extended position through the support collar. A second magnet is positioned to displace the latch mechanism to the latch releasing position when the first component is in the predetermined position relative to the second component.

A wirelessly-controlled jamb-mounted access control system can include an in-jamb housing, a lock body at least partially inside the housing and rotatable about a first axis between locked and unlocked positions. The first axis can extend parallel to the jamb, and the lock body can include inner and outer sidewalls that define a latch cavity configured to receive a latch tongue of a door. The wirelessly-controlled j amb-mounted access control system can further include an actuator configured to control release of the lock body from the locked position in response to a control signal.

A latch assembly for a vehicle, in applications such as an armrest console or a glove box, includes a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator. The SMA actuator includes an actuator housing, an SMA wire, and an actuator lever arm. The actuator lever arm is configured to pivotably rotate or linearly translate with respect to the actuator housing upon activation of the SMA wire. A connecting link is coupled to the actuator lever arm. The connecting link is configured to translate linearly along a connecting link axis when the actuator lever arm pivotably rotates or linearly translates. A striker is coupled to the connecting link and configured to rotate about a striker axis to engage a closing surface.

In a locking assembly for a lockable cabinet system, a base supports an electronic lock for locking and unlocking the cabinet. The electronic lock may be releasably attachable to the base at a plurality of spaced apart positions. A one-piece release bar can be connected to an override toggle of the electronic lock. First and second electronic lock override devices may be connected to the release bar for independently overriding electronic actuation of the lock. The electronic lock may be supported on the base such that the electronic lock is separated from the wall of the cavity or the base by a gap. An externally adjustable cam lock can be provided to selectively override the electronic lock. Such cam lock can further inhibit removal of a cover of the locking assembly when locked and allow removal of the cover when unlocked, thereby providing tamper-resistance.

A rim strike assembly includes a strike body, strike jaw, retaining clutch, locking cam, locking clutch, and a solenoid. The strike jaw, retaining clutch, locking cam, and locking clutch are pivotably coupled to the strike body. The strike body and strike jaw define a latch cavity to receive a latch of a door. The strike jaw includes a jaw follower. The strike jaw is pivotable between a release position and a closed position. The retaining clutch engages the jaw follower and includes a retaining follower. The locking cam includes a retaining notch and a locking notch. The retaining follower engages the retaining notch. The locking clutch includes a locking follower that engages the locking notch of the locking cam. The solenoid includes a plunger coupled to the locking clutch such that movement of the plunger rotates the locking clutch from a locked position to an unlocked position.

An electric strike lock is disclosed. The electric strike lock cooperates with a lock when in use. The lock has a lock tongue. The electric strike lock includes a base. The base has an opening for accommodating the lock tongue. The base has a pair of grooves corresponding to two opposite sides of the opening. Two sliding members are slidably disposed in the respective grooves. The sliding members are connected with at least one driving unit for the sliding members to slide closer to each other so that the lock tongue is engaged in the opening, or for the sliding members to gradually slide away from each other so that the lock tongue is disengaged from the opening, thereby performing locking and unlocking operations on a door in a sliding manner.

Provided is an electronic lock featuring foolproofness and repositionability, including: a lock body, which is formed with teeth and a receiving cavity; a repositionable plate, which is formed with an elongated hole, a perforated portion, and a projecting spot, and is formed, on an underside thereof, with teeth, such that the teeth of the underside of the repositionable plate and the teeth of the lock body are mutually engageable with each other and the elongated hole of the repositionable plate is fixable to the receiving cavity of the lock body by a fastening element, and an escutcheon, which is formed with a fixing hole and a foolproof hole, such that the escutcheon is fit, by means of the foolproof hole, to the projecting spot of the repositionable plate and the escutcheon is fixed to the perforated portion of the repositionable plate by a fastening element.

A lock device (12) comprising a bolt (22) movable between a retracted position (24) and an extended position (90); a bolt force device (26) arranged to force the bolt (22) from the retracted position (24) towards the extended position (90); a blocking member (28) movable between a blocking position (32) and an unblocking position (96); a lock device magnet (46) movable between a passive position (48) and an active position (94) in response to a repulsive magnetic force acting on the lock device magnet (46); and a release transmission (52) arranged to mechanically transmit a movement of the lock device magnet (46) from the passive position (48) to the active position (94), to a movement of the blocking member (28) from the blocking position (32) to the unblocking position (96). A system (10) comprising a lock device (12) and a strike plate (14) is also provided.

A magnetic safety gate latch assembly and method of operation. The assembly includes: a pool latch tube, a user-actuated lid coupled to the top end of the pool latch tube; a rotatable shaft within the pool latch tube, an upper end of the shaft rigidly coupled to the lid, and a lower end of the shaft including a shaped base. The assembly further includes a magnet housing that at least partially encloses the shaped base and includes an aperture to cooperatively engage with the shaped base. The assembly further includes a bottom cover coupled to the lower end of the pool latch tube and enclosing the magnet housing, the bottom cover including an aperture facing a latch pin housing, the aperture positioned to expose a magnet. The assembly further includes a ferromagnetic latch pin and housing, and a magnetic latch pin guide slidably enclosing the latch pin.