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Acme Locks
is the Right choice for Your
security plan for home or Industry.
Acme Locks
provides :
a. Door Lock
with a Deadbolt Type Bolt
b. Every door lock with a bolt that
extends from the lock into the strike, which is mounted into or
on the doorframe.
c. latch bolts
and deadbolts. Some locks combine the two bolts into one.
The latch bolt is a spring-loaded, bevel-shaped bolt. The spring
keeps the latch bolt extended. It will retract by turning the
door knob or lever handle. When the door is fully closed, the
spring-loaded bolt extends into the strike plate about 1/4"
to 1/2."
Latch Bolt
There is also a type of latch bolt called a deadlocking latch
bolt which is more difficult to retract when the door is fully
closed. The deadlocking latch bolt uses an integral plunger on
the face of the bolt that is retracted when the door is closed.
d.
Deadlocking Latch Bolt
A deadbolt, on the other hand, is not spring-loaded nor beveled
and must be manually retracted and extended. A deadbolt extends
farther into the strike plate than a latch bolt: 3/4" to
1". The deadbolt is rectangular in shape and is larger in
section and length than a latch bolt. The deadbolt is manually
operated by either a thumb-turn or by key.
e. Deadbolt
f. Bored Latch Set
g. Mortise Locks :
Door locks and latches that fall under the Bored and Pre-assembled
Locks and Latches category do not have deadbolts. The door locks
covered by the other three standards all have or have an option
of having deadbolt type bolts and are all subjected to the Bolt
Impact Test. The key here is to get a Grade 1 door lock that has
a deadbolt type bolt.
Other Door Lock
Features
Security Strike Plate -- A strike plate comes with every door
lock. Many times these strike plates are cosmetic and not intended
to provide much security. They come with two, short 3/4"
or 1" screws to attach it to the doorframe and are made of
thin gauge metal.
h. Standard
Strike Plate and Screws
High security strike plates are available. They sometimes come
with a heavy gauge metal reinforcing plate that mounts under the
cosmetic strike plate and come with 3" long screws that secure
the strike to the wall framing, not just to the doorframe jamb.
The screw holes are staggered so the screws
don't penetrate into the same grain of wood in a wood doorframe
or wood wall framing member. The concept of screwing into different
wood grains in the doorframe and wall framing is to make it more
difficult to split the wooddoorframe or wall framing when the
door is impacted. This feature should be considered at every exterior
door and at those doors coming from attached garages.
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