BEST 45H7AB Office/Entry with Deadbolt Mortise Lock, Escutcheon Trim

With a latch, a deadbolt and a locking toggle, the BEST 45H7AB office/entry mortise lock (ANSI F20) covers doors that need both quick locking during the day and a thrown bolt at night. It is part of the 45H Series, rated Grade 1 and listed to ANSI A156.13 Series 1000.

The escutcheon version offers the J stamped escutcheon, the M forged escutcheon or the N forged escutcheon. Handle choices include lever styles 3 (solid tube with return), 12 (solid tube, no return), 14 (curved with return), 15 (contour angle with return) and 16 (curved, no return), plus the 4 round knob.

The key side uses a BEST SFIC core in a 7-pin housing, ordered separately. Cores can be swapped later without removing the lock.

What the function does

Setting the locking toggle or projecting the deadbolt locks the outside lever. When the toggle is unlocked, the outside lever operates the latch, and the key in the outside cylinder retracts it as well. The deadbolt is worked by the outside key or inside turn lever. Rotating the inside lever, which is never locked, retracts deadbolt and latch together. The outside lever unlocks with the outside key and the toggle placed in the unlocked position.

Highlights

• ANSI F20 office/entry with deadbolt
• Toggle locking for daily use
• Deadbolt by key or inside turn lever
• Inside lever always free
• SFIC 7-pin housing, core ordered separately
• Limited lifetime warranty

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