ALIGNMENT COMPONENTS FOR SELECTIVELY INTERLOCKING OPPOSING DOORS

A first lock assembly comprises a first alignment component operatively rotationally connected with the first rotatable component and a second lock assembly comprises a second alignment component operatively rotationally connected with the second rotatable component that will engage with one another upon moving the first door proximate to the second door, at least one of the first and second alignment components having a predetermined rotational orientation for engagement with the other of the first and second alignment components, the first and second alignment components each including interacting surfaces that during engagement with one another rotationally align the first and second alignment components with one another to create an effective rotational translational connection from the first lock assembly to the second lock assembly, whereby user initiated rotation of either the first or second rotatable component can cause locking or unlocking of the lockbolt or latch in one of or both the first and second doors. The first lock assembly can include a first mounting element to be fixed in place to the first door, and the first alignment component can comprise a movable component that is axially and rotationally movable relative to the first mounting element. A spring element can be operatively positioned between the first alignment component and the first rotatable component.