Patent ID: 9715776
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G07C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A system, comprising: a central access control in electronic communication with an access control database, the access control database including an access credential; a wiring harness; an access reader including a housing, the housing including a connector structured to receive and retain the wiring harness, wherein the access reader is further structured to receive an input, the connector including a wall structure that outwardly projects from a rear side of the housing, the wall structure sized to form a protective barrier about a plurality of electric connectors of the connector, a recess in a harness housing of the wiring harness configured to receive insertion of the wall structure and the plurality of electric connectors, an outer portion of the harness housing including a notch sized to receive insertion of a portion of a deflectable clip of the housing to lockingly couple the harness housing to the connector, at least a portion of the deflectable clip extending from a rear side of the housing of the access reader; wherein the access reader is structured to electronically communicate the input through the connector and the wiring harness to a cable, the cable being electronically coupled to the wiring harness, wherein the input is communicated to the central access control through the cable; and wherein the central access control compares the input with the access credential to verify access; a backplate structured to be fastened to one of a wall or a gang box, the backplate including an aperture structured to permit the wiring harness and at least a portion of the cable to pass therethrough for connection to the connector; and a retention device configured to retain the access reader to the backplate, wherein the retention device is configured to be accessible from a front portion of the housing of the access reader.