Patent ID: 11959692
Assignee: TRITEQ LOCK AND SECURITY, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F  E  Y | IPC E  F

Claim 66:
67. A vending enclosure system comprising:
an enclosure body, the enclosure body having walls forming a product storage area for storing one or more products;
one or more enclosure doors operatively connected to the enclosure body, the one or more enclosure doors having a closed position and an opened position such that when at least one enclosure door is in the opened position, the product storage area is accessible for allowing consumers to select one or more products;
a locking element on a first one of the enclosure body and the enclosure door;
a locking mechanism mounted to a second one of the enclosure body and the enclosure door, and configured to selectively lock and unlock the enclosure door;
a controller comprising an electronic interface, the electronic interface adapted to selectively signal the controller to unlock the locking mechanism;
the controller further configured to receive an unlock signal, the unlock signal generated by one of a collected payment and an authorized payment;
the controller operatively connected to the locking mechanism, the locking mechanism being configured in a locked condition during stand-by operation and being configured to selectively move to an unlocked condition for allowing the plurality of products to be selectable by a patron upon receiving the unlock signal;
a data connection port configured to communicate a fault condition of the system; and
a visual indication device operatively connected to the data connection port configured to indicate to a patron the fault condition of the system.