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

Claim 54:
55. A vending enclosure system comprising:
an enclosure body, the enclosure body having walls forming a product storage area for storing one or more products;
an enclosure door operatively connected to the enclosure body, the enclosure door having a closed position and an opened position such that when the enclosure door is in the closed position, the product storage area is isolated, and when the enclosure door is in the opened position, the product storage area is accessible for allowing consumers to select one or more of the 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, and
a manual release actuator in the product storage vending area of the enclosure body for manually actuating the locking mechanism to unlock the enclosure door.