why does the door lock while it is open
1651501
You should probably contact Sentry's Customer Service for an answer....www.sentrysafe.com900 Linden Avenue / Rochester, New York / 14625-2784 USACustomer Service: 1-800-828-1438However, I think Michele's answer below mine is correct...
1651502
You have to pull the door handle all the way to the "up" position, otherwise it will fall back down and lock.
687756
Hello, the primarily locking mechanism is the insertion of the two sliding pins from above and below. The small key like opening does not have to be engaged to open or lock the mechanism. Hope this helps. Purchased two of these to install and am very happy with the utility if the product.
1634954
Not exactly a locking mechanism, but a spring loaded latch that secures the door and locks it in the track. Hope that helps.
1771130
It has a motorized latch that locks after a short time. Unless you have the door set to stay unlocked.
1064210
You have to turn the button. I like this feature since it's easy to tell if the door is locked with out opening the door.
1510547
The door will remain open unless you latch it. Snugness in opening determined how far open.
1260802
It auto-locks, so there is no need to lock from the inside. It has an always-open mode if you want it to stay unlocked.
594849
I see some have mentioned that a lock isn't necessary, but I don't see how the opener would "lock" the door. It simply locks the tension spring, which "assists" in opening the door. The tension bar is connected to cables, which connect to the door. If the tension spring is locked, anyone (or group of people) who is/are strong enough to lift a door without springs, could open the door. Again, this opener doesn't seem to lock the door, but instead locks the tension spring, which is not the same as locking the door.
1707019
I think the lock is coordinated with the signal to open the gate, never tried it with other openers than the one that is sold with the gate hardware though.
493223
The door (singular) stays closed when you lock it in place. It stays open on its own unless your bird purposefully or accidentally closes it (which they can do without too much effort). The door does not lock open.
1965774
Aaron's answer below is a good full description of the process going both in and out. The only thing I would add is when you are entering, when you scan your finger and the bolt unlocks, you need to close the cover before you go inside and lock the door by pressing the button. If you leave the cover open, it beeps to remind you.
626461
The box is not designed to be locked. A magnet is used to keep the door closed and there is nothing to lock the handle to.
2011450
Makes no difference if the door is opened or closed - the handle will go into 'lock mode' after a short time.
1467799
Most likely something is blocking the sight of the infrared light that triggers the safety feature as the door closes. Clear the sight path or align the two eyes. Tom.
498135
It stays open even if you don't open it all the way. You cannot however lock it into the open position.
1388744
The lock isn't visible while the door or drawer is closed. When it's opened, about an inch and a half of the mechanism is exposed, so that you can push on it to open the door/drawer the rest of the way. These locks work very well to keep our (much too intelligent) cats out of the bathroom cabinets and drawers.
450033
you cannot set it to automatically lock when the door closes but instead it is locked using a key.