Patent ID: 11913255
Assignee: LOCK II, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G  Y | IPC E  G

Claim 4:
5. A method of powering a lock having a manually operable electricity generator electrically connected to a motor, the method comprising:
generating electricity upon manual actuation of the electricity generator by a user;
supplying electricity generated by the electricity generator to the motor for operating the lock;
storing an unused portion of the electricity generated by the electricity generator in an electricity storage device after the lock is operated, the unused portion of electricity usable for a subsequent lock operation to supply power input to a controller;
indicating to the user with the controller that further manual actuation of the electricity generator is needed when additional electricity is required;
communicating to a display device with the controller;
displaying an electronic indication to the user with the display device that further manual actuation of the electricity generator by the user is needed for supplying the additional electricity;
supplying electricity to the display device from the electricity storage device; and
wherein the display device further includes a backlight and the method further comprises supplying electricity to the backlight from the electricity storage device while simultaneously supplying electricity to the motor from the electricity storage device.