This disengageable strike has a strike annexed to a strike member that is
slideably mounted to a strike base. The strike member and strike base
are, in turn, mounted to a door frame or door opposite a slam latch. In a
first position, the strike engages the latch to prevent the door from
opening. An electrically disengageable inhibitor prevents manual movement
of the sliding strike from the first position. However, when the
inhibitor is disengaged, the strike can be manually moved/slid using an
actuator (in the form of a handle annexed to the strike member) to a
second position where it does not engage the latch to prevent the door
from opening. A biasing spring biasing the strike and strike member
towards the first position helps to return it to the first position after
the actuator is released. Further, one portion of a sensor for a signal
generator is mounted to the strike member such that it is opposite the
other portion in the door or frame only when the strike is in the first
position. Thus, the signal generator will indicate the door is close only
when the door is closed and the strike has been returned to the first
position.