Patent ID: 6107934
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: E05B,G07C,Y10T

Abstract:
An electronic lock apparatus, comprising:(a) a strike plate;(b) a latch cooperatively engageable with said strike plate and movable between engaged and disengaged positions;(c) mechanical locking means, operatively connected with said latch, for selectively preventing movement of said latch between said engaged and disengaged positions, said locking means requiring only a primary motive force acting coincidentally along or about a locking axis for said selective prevention of movement;(d) electromechanical means, operatively connected to said mechanical locking means, for providing the primary motive force to said locking means; and(e) electronic control means, responsive to an encoded received signal, for selectively energizing said electromechanical means, wherein said electromechanical means provides force only along or about the locking axis.