Patent ID: 7128350
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for locking an enclosure having an interior, an exterior, an aperture by which said interior is accessed from the exterior, an outwardly openable closure element which can be moved to a closed position to block said aperture and prevent access to said interior via said aperture from the exterior of said enclosure, a lock for said closure element, and an exteriorly accessible keying mechanism for said lock, comprising: a slam latch located on one of said enclosure and said closure element, said slam latch having a closed position and an open position and being biased to said closed position; a manually moveable strike for said slam latch located on the other of said enclosure and said closure element, which strike can be manually moved from a first to a second position via an exteriorly accessible actuator without moving the closure element from a closed position and which strike cannot be manually accessed from the exterior when the closure element is in the closed position; a disengageable inhibitor preventing manual movement of said strike from said first position to said second position except when disengaged; and wherein said slam latch cams open upon contacting the strike when said strike is in the first position and the closure element is being closed allowing the closure element to close, which slam latch in the closed position when the closure element is closed engages the strike when the strike is in the first position to prevent the closed closure element from opening, and which strike in the second position does not engage said slam latch even when the closure element is closed and the slam latch is closed allowing the closure element to be opened; and wherein said disengageable inhibitor is electrically operated.