Patent ID: 8960730
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A01K,E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for unlocking an enclosure from a remote location comprising: a keeper, means for mounting said keeper on said enclosure, a bolt, means for mounting said bolt on a door of said enclosure, means on said keeper for receiving said bolt, thereby latching said door of said enclosure with said enclosure, said bolt secured to a solenoid rod, said solenoid rod extending from a solenoid, said solenoid being connected to control circuitry, said control circuitry being connected to a power source, said control module including a receiver, said control module is activated by a remote control unit, said solenoid rod being moveable from a first position to a second position, said bolt engages said keeper in said first position and said door is latched to said enclosure, said bolt disengages said keeper when said solenoid is activated to move said solenoid rod from said first position to said second position and said door is unlatched from said enclosure, said remote control unit activates said receiver in said control module to activate solenoid and said solenoid rod moves from said first position to said second position, said apparatus being mounted on one of said enclosure and said door with a spacer positioned between said apparatus and one of said enclosure and said door and with a mounting plate on the opposite side of one of said enclosure and said door, said apparatus, said spacer and said mounted plate being fastened together with connecting means, said mounting plate extending beneath said means for mounting said bolt on one of said enclosure and said door such that an animal within said enclosure cannot access said bolt.