Interior doors are usually fitted with a mortise lock with a latch operated by the door handle or knob.
Fitting rim lock outward opening door.
If in doubt check the height of other locks in the property as ideally all the door handles should be the same height from the floor.
Yale 89 can operate on outward opening doors when ordered with the reverse angle strike.
Yale 77 strike for outward opening doors.
There are 4 lever rimlocks used on some utilities cabins that are designed to be used on the inside of outward opening doors but i do not think they have a latch.
Our victorian rim locks are a traditional style of door lock which is fitted onto the surface of a door.
The yale 89 lock with manual deadlocking by reverse turn of the key in the outside cylinder.
The same lock can be used in doors that open both to the left and the right.
For outward opening yale style locks not just for yale branded locks most standard yale style locks will work also use this strike plate to convert nightlatches.
Reverse angle strike available to.
For outward opening yale style locks not just for yale branded locks most standard yale style locks will work also use this strike plate to convert nightlatches.
The angled yale outward opening plate can also be used when also fitting any of the standard asec rim locks.
A rim lock does not provide as much security as a mortise lock and they are usually fitted to relatively thin doors which won t accept a mortise lock.
Start by deciding on the height of the rim lock.
Yale 77 strike for outward opening doors.
To fit these you would simply remove the mounting plate from a typical electric strike release suitable for rim lock applications and instead fit the electric strike itsself into this.
Only suitable for internal use.
Probably more suited to full wooden doors or doors with large stiles.
The plate is cut into the door stop and the rim lock is set further back from the front edge of door.
Simply fit your electric strike door release into this and you ll have the solution to putting access control on your outward opening rim latch operated doors.
You might consider removing the latchbolt from your rimlock and maybe fitting a tubular mortice latch to be operated by the same knob and spindle.
Supplied with an 1109 cylinder.
Yale reverse strikes for outward opening doors model number 89ltsp and 89stsp suits most yale type latches.