Patent ID: 9705265
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: E05B,H01R

Claim:
1. An electrical connector key for electrically connecting selected components mounted within an electronic door lock to an external unit comprising: a connector key housing shaped to engage the electronic door lock; a lock side key connector mounted to the connector key housing for electrically connecting to the electronic door lock wherein: the lock side key connector includes a plurality of electrical connection points, and the lock side key connector is shaped to electrically connect to a mating lock connector mounted within the electronic door lock when the connector key housing engages the electronic door lock; a plurality of external electrical outputs for connection to the external unit; and a configurable circuit mounted within the connector key housing wherein: the configurable circuit includes a plurality of electrical connections extending from a selected set of the electrical connection points on the lock side key connector to a selected set of the external electrical outputs, and the plurality of electrical connections of the configurable circuit and the selected sets of the electrical connection points and the external electrical outputs define a configured interconnection between the selected components within the electronic door lock and the external unit.