A lock assembly for use with a door movably coupled to a door frame. The lock assembly includes a housing, a control member, a latchbolt, and a locking member. The control member is movably coupled to the housing from a locked position to an unlocked position to allow the door to move with respect t
A lock assembly for use with a door movably coupled to a door frame. The lock assembly includes a housing, a control member, a latchbolt, and a locking member. The control member is movably coupled to the housing from a locked position to an unlocked position to allow the door to move with respect to the door frame. The latchbolt moves with respect to the housing in a first direction and a second direction. The locking member is configured for engagement with the control member to move the locking member with respect to the housing into and out of an engaged position with respect to the latchbolt. The locking member includes a surface that contacts the latchbolt when the locking member is in the engaged position to substantially prevent movement of the latchbolt in the first and second directions.
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What is claimed is: 1. A lock assembly configured for use with a door movably coupled to a door frame having a strike, the door movable between an open position and a closed position, the lock assembly comprising: a housing coupled to the door; a control member movably coupled to the housing from a
What is claimed is: 1. A lock assembly configured for use with a door movably coupled to a door frame having a strike, the door movable between an open position and a closed position, the lock assembly comprising: a housing coupled to the door; a control member movably coupled to the housing from a locked position to an unlocked position to allow for movement of the door with respect to the door frame; a component movably coupled to the housing; a latchbolt coupled to the component and movable relative to the housing along a first path when the door moves from the closed position to the open position and the latchbolt engages the strike, and movable relative to the housing along a second path when the door moves from the open position to the closed position and the latchbolt engages the strike, the first path different than the second path; a locking member coupled to the control member such that the control member moves the locking member relative to the housing into and out of an engaged position with the latchbolt, the locking member including a surface that contacts the latchbolt when the locking member is in the engaged position to prevent movement of the latchbolt along the first path and along the second path; and an actuator coupled to the control member to move the control member from the locked position to the unlocked position. 2. The lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the locking member includes a biasing member configured to bias the locking member toward the engaged position, and further comprising an auxiliary latchbolt that contacts the locking member to bias the locking member out of the engaged position when the door is in the open position. 3. The lock assembly of claim 2, wherein the auxiliary latchbolt contacts the strike when the door is in the closed position to generally prevent the auxiliary latchbolt from biasing the locking member out of the engaged position. 4. The lock assembly of claim 2, further comprising an auxiliary latchbolt biasing member configured to bias the auxiliary latchbolt into contact with the locking member. 5. The lock assembly of claim 2, wherein the auxiliary latchbolt is rotatably coupled to the housing. 6. The lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the component is a bridge member that interconnects the latchbolt to the housing. 7. The lock assembly of claim 6, wherein the bridge member is rotatably coupled to the housing about a bridge axis, and wherein the bridge member rotates relative to the housing as the latchbolt moves along the first path. 8. The lock assembly of claim 6, wherein the latchbolt is rotatably coupled to the bridge member about a latchbolt axis, and wherein the latchbolt rotates relative to the bridge member as the latchbolt moves along the second path. 9. The lock assembly of claim 8, wherein the latchbolt includes a bridge engagement member configured to engage the bridge member such that the latchbolt and the bridge member rotate together relative to the housing about the bridge axis. 10. The lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the actuator includes a push-bar movable from an extended position to a depressed position; wherein when the push-bar is in the extended position the locking mechanism is in the locked position and when the push-bar in is in the depressed position the locking member is in the unlocked position; and wherein the push-bar is biased into the extended position. 11. The lock assembly of claim 1, wherein the surface of the locking member that contacts the latchbolt when the locking member is in the engaged position is a cam surface. 12. A door assembly comprising: a door frame; a strike coupled to the door frame; a door movably coupled to the door frame, the door movable between an open position and a closed position; and a lock assembly including, a housing; a component movably coupled to the housing; a latchbolt coupled to the component and including a first surface and a second surface, the latchbolt movable relative to the housing and the component along a first path as the strike contacts the first surface of the latchbolt and the door moves from the closed position toward the open position, the latchbolt and the component movable relative to the housing along a second path as the strike contacts the second surface of the latchbolt and the door moves from the open position toward the closed postion, the first path different than the second path; a locking member including a locking member surface, wherein the locking member surface contacts the latchbolt to prevent movement of the latchbolt along the first path and the second path when the door is in the closed position; and an actuator coupled to the locking member to move the locking member from the engaged position to a disengaged position when the door is in the closed position. 13. The door assembly of claim 12, wherein the locking member includes a biasing member configured to bias the locking member into an engaged position such that the locking member surface contacts the latchbolt, and wherein the lock assembly further includes an auxiliary latchbolt that contacts the locking member to bias the locking member out of the engaged position when the door is in the open position. 14. The door assembly of claim 13, wherein the lock assembly further includes an auxiliary latchbolt biasing member configured to bias the auxiliary latchbolt into contact with the locking member and the strike. 15. The door assembly of claim 13, wherein the auxiliary latchbolt contacts the strike when the door is in the closed position to generally prevent the auxiliary latchbolt from biasing the locking member out of the engaged position. 16. The door assembly of claim 13, wherein the auxiliary latchbolt is rotatably coupled to the housing about an auxiliary latchbolt axis. 17. The door assembly of claim 12, wherein the component is a bridge member that interconnects the latchbolt and the housing, and wherein the bridge member is rotatably coupled to the housing about a bridge axis to move along the second path. 18. The door assembly of claim 17, wherein the latchbolt is rotatably coupled to the bridge member about a latchbolt axis to move along the first path. 19. The door assembly of claim 18, wherein the latchbolt includes a bridge engagement member configured to engage the bridge member such that the latchbolt and the bridge member rotate together about the bridge axis during movement along the second path. 20. The door assembly of claim 12, wherein the actuator includes a push-bar movable from an extended position to a depressed position to move the locking member. 21. The door assembly of claim 12, wherein the locking member surface of the locking member is a cam surface. 22. A lock assembly configured for use with a door movably coupled to a door frame having a strike, the door movable between a closed position and an open position, the lock assembly comprising: a housing coupled to the door; a control member movably coupled to the housing from a locked position to an unlocked position to allow for rotation of the door with respect to the door frame; a bridge member rotatably coupled to the housing about a first axis; a latchbolt rotatably coupled to the bridge member about a second axis, the latchbolt rotatable with the bridge member relative to the housing about the first axis when the latchbolt engages the strike as the door closes, and rotatable relative to the bridge member about the second axis when the latchbolt engages the strike as the door opens, the first axis spaced apart from and different than the second axis; a locking member coupled to the control member such that the control member moves the locking member relative to the housing into and out of an engaged position to generally prevent rotation of the latchbolt about at least one of the first and second axes; an auxiliary latchbolt configured to bias the locking member out of the engaged position when the door is in the open position; and an actuator coupled to the control member to move the control member from the locked position to the unlocked position. 23. The lock assembly of claim 22, wherein the auxiliary latchbolt is rotatably coupled to the housing. 24. The lock assembly of claim 22, wherein the auxiliary latchbolt contacts the strike when the door is in the closed position. 25. The lock assembly of claim 24, wherein the auxiliary latchbolt includes a biasing member configured to bias the auxiliary latchbolt into contact with the strike when the door is in the closed position. 26. The lock assembly of claim 22, wherein the auxiliary latchbolt is generally spaced apart from the locking member when the door is in the closed position. 27. The lock assembly of claim 22, wherein the locking member includes a surface that contacts the latchbolt when the locking member is in the engaged position and the door is in the closed position to prevent movement of the latchbolt in the first direction and the second direction. 28. A lock assembly configured for use with a door rotatably coupled to a door frame having a strike, the lock assembly comprising: a housing coupled to the door; a control member movably coupled to the housing from a locked position to an unlocked position to allow for rotation of the door with respect to the door frame; a component rotatably coupled to the housing about a first axis; a latchbolt rotatably coupled to the component about a second axis, the latchbolt rotatable with the component relative to the housing about the first axis when the latchbolt engages the strike as the door closes, and rotatable relative to the component about the second axis when the latchbolt engages the strike as the door opens, the first axis different than the second axis; a locking member coupled to the control member such that the control member moves the locking member relative to the housing into and out of an engaged position with the latchbolt, the locking member including a surface that contacts the latchbolt when the locking member is in the engaged position to prevent rotation of the latchbolt about the first axis and the second axis; and an actuator coupled to the control member to move the control member from the locked position to the unlocked position. 29. The lock assembly of claim 28, wherein the locking member includes a biasing member configured to bias the locking member toward the engaged position, and further comprising an auxiliary latchbolt that contacts the locking member to bias the locking member out of the engaged position. 30. The lock assembly of claim 29, wherein the door is rotatable between a closed position and an open position, and wherein the auxiliary latchbolt contacts the strike when the door is in the closed position to generally prevent the auxiliary latchbolt from biasing the locking member out of the engaged position. 31. The lock assembly of claim 30, wherein the auxiliary latchbolt contacts the locking member when the door is in the open position. 32. The lock assembly of claim 29, further comprising an auxiliary latchbolt biasing member configured to bias the auxiliary latchbolt into contact with the locking member. 33. The lock assembly of claim 29, wherein the auxiliary latchbolt is rotatable with respect to the housing about the first axis. 34. The lock assembly of claim 28, wherein the component is a bridge member that interconnects the latchbolt to the housing. 35. The lock assembly of claim 34, wherein the latchbolt includes a bridge engagement member configured to engage the bridge member such that the latchbolt and the bridge member rotate together about the second axis. 36. The lock assembly of claim 28, wherein the actuator includes a push-bar movable from an extended position to a depressed position; wherein when the push-bar is in the extended position the locking mechanism is in the locked position and when the push-bar in is in the depressed position the locking member is in the unlocked position; and wherein the push-bar is biased into the extended position.
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