Patent ID: 7698917
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: E05B,G07C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electronic lock capable of acting as a passage lock and as a deadbolt lock of a door having an external side and internal side, comprising: an external housing for mounting on the external side of a door; an electronic access device on the external housing; a control circuit enclosed by the external housing and coupled to the electronic access device; an electrically activated mechanism coupled to the control circuit; a latch having a throw and being capable of extending the throw into at least a passage position and a locking position, the latch being engaged and disengaged by the electrically activated mechanism; a tail piece having a first end and a second end, the tail piece being engaged to an outside lever; an internal housing for mounting on the internal side of the door; and an inside lever mounted on the internal housing and engaged to the first end of the tail piece, wherein moving the inside lever from a horizontal position upwardly to at least a vertical position engages the latch to extend the throw into the locking position, wherein activating the electronic access device disengages the outside lever when the throw is in the locking position, and wherein the throw being in the passage position enables the electronic lock to act as a passage lock and the throw being in the locking position enables the electronic lock to act as a deadbolt lock.