A locking latch mechanism that requires a rectangular hole in door edge for installation. Ubiquitous in pre-1940 homes, this type of lock is known by many other names.
(n.) A lock installed in a hollowed out or mortised cavity. Source: Dictionary.com Read more about Definition and Types of Locks
A square box--mortised into the door--that contains the mechanism (sometimes a variety of mechanisms) that opens, closes, and locks a door. Mortise locks are manufactured for interior and exterior doors.
A lock designed to be installed in a mortise rather than applied to the door's surface.
Lock assembly that fits into a precut slot (mortise) inside the edge of the door.
A lock which is placed in a precut slot inside the door's edge.
This mechanism integrates the locking and latching mechanisms into a single cartridge style lock. The mortise lock is available in a variety of functions such as entry, patio, privacy and passage. [Category: Lock Mechanisms Terminology
Lock that is installed into an opening or recess cut in the door.
Created by Eli Whitney's ( creator of the cotton gin ) nephews, Eli Whitney and Philos Blake, a mortise lock (also mortice lock in British English) is one that requires a pocket - the mortise - to be cut into the door or piece of furniture into which the lock is to be fitted. In most parts of the world, mortise locks are generally found on older buildings constructed before the advent of bored cylindrical locks, but they have recently become more common in commercial and upmarket residential construction in the United States.
