Patent ID: 6401501
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock construction, comprising:a) a lock body defining all interior cavity; b) a shackle connected to said lock body and movable to a locked position for securing to an object between said shackle and lock body and an unlocked position for releasing said object secured therebetween; c) a lock mechanism disposed within the interior cavity, including: i) a rotatable first member having it toothed section and operatively connected to said shackle for rotation between a first position, to secure said shackle in said locked position in said lock body, and a second position, to release said shackle for movement to said unlocked position, and ii) a rotatable second member disposed adjacent to said first member and having a threaded section configured to intermesh and rotate with said toothed section of said first member, wherein said second member is rotated in a first direction to engage the lock mechanism and in a second direction to disengage the lock mechanism; and d) a motor for rotating said second member and thereby rotates said first member between said first and second positions to respectively secure and release said shackle.