ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,167, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Hanchett Entry Systems Inc..
"Overhead locking device" was invented by Scott P. Sullivan (Peoria, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock unit of an electric locking device comprises a lock housing, a keeper, an inhibitor and a latch bolt. A second end of the latch bolt is positioned outwardly and cooperates with the inhibitor when in a locked orientation. The keeper includes a keeper shaft having a shaft axis of rotation, wherein said keeper is rotatable about said keeper shaft between first and second rotational positions, wherein the keeper is movable between first and second directional...