I was at a friend's house yesterday and saw this happen.

She went into the garagefrom the house and the door closed behind her.
She couldn't get back in. The lock was unlocked but it broke. Turning
the knob wouldn't retract the bolt.

I took off the doorknobs to look but that really didn't help.

Does anyone know a way to solve this problem?

I didn't think to try prying the bolt back with a screwdriver or
credit card shaped tool at the time but it might work.

The lockset looks to be a flimsy cheapo bedroom unit. It has the
little button in the knob you turn to set the lock.

Any comments are appreciated. I do have a chainsaw by the way.

mort