Most rim locks come with a fastener to attach the lock body into surface of the door.
How does a vertial rim door lock work.
These levers push and pull the latch bolt in and out as you turn the knob.
The vertical dead bolt lock is a surface mounted rim lock and is made up of four major parts.
Most rim locks with sliding latches make use of handles and knobs.
In rim exit devices a deadlatch prevents the latch from being forcibly retracted from the exterior.
Rim exit devices can be equipped with exterior trim.
Rim panic device basics a rim panic device is surfaced mounted to the door s face where the latch protrudes from the device rather than the edge of the door.
The sliding latch is pressure operated and spring loaded.
You can also opt to use screws instead of nails to fasten the lock body into the door.
The first step is to is to assemble and install the knob and latch mechanism in the upper part of the rim lock.
Mortise devices have a mortise lock body that sits inside a pocket prepped in the side of the door a standard 4 7 8 strike prep in the frame is used.
Two pieces surround the knob spindle hole and have small levers on either side.
The knob and latch mechanism is usually made up of about four pieces.
A rim lock commonly makes use of a sliding latch or a deadlock as its locking mechanisms.
However you can also fasten the lock body into the door by hammering a nail on each of the holes located on the sides of the rim lock.
The cylinder the back plate the lock the bezel ring the cylinder the cylinder is a rim cylinder.