Patent ID: 6293207
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: E05B,E05D,E05G,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A security enclosure and locking mechanism comprising:an input mechanism external to the enclosure having means for generating an electrical signal when a predetermined code is entered;a first locking mechanism internal to the enclosure electrically coupled to the input mechanism, said first locking mechanism comprising a pawl, said pawl being one of engaged and disengaged depending on a state of said electrical signal; anda second locking mechanism having a first portion internal to the enclosure and coupled to the first locking mechanism and a second portion external to the enclosure, said first portion being adapted to lock and unlock a door to said security enclosure depending on a position of the second portion;said security enclosure includes a top side, a bottom side, a left side and a right side, a front facing surface and a rear facing surface, and said door has a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, a right edge, an inside surface and an outside surface;said first portion of said second locking mechanism includes a latching means for securing the door to the security enclosure;said latching means comprising at least two strike features, said at least two strike features lock said door to at least two sides of said security enclosure;said first locking mechanism and said first portion of said second locking mechanism, coupled to said door and enclosed in a housing;said door is coupled to a side of said security enclosure by a plate and two sets of hinges, a first set and a second set, said hinges disposed inside said security enclosure, said door pivotally mounted on said first set of hinges coupled to the plate at two locations, a first location between the top edge of said door and a top edge of the housing, and a second location between the bottom edge of said door and a bottom edge of the housing, the opposite side of said plate being pivotally mounted on said second set of hinges which are coupled to said security enclosure.