Patent ID: 6378344
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
In a combination lock for mounting to a container wherein the container has an outside and an inside and a door for access to the inside of the container, the combination lock comprising:A combination lock mechanism within the container, the combination lock restricting opening of the door for access to the inside of the container, the combination lock mechanism having a bolt movable between a locked condition for preventing access to the inside of the container and an unlocked condition for permitting access to the inside of the container, the lock mechanism having an electric device, the electric device having a locked condition that selectively block movement of the bolt to the unlocked position and an unlocked condition that permits bolt movement to the unlocked position; an elongated lock handle on the outside of the container, the lock handle having a pressure sensitive keypad on a first face of the lock handle, the face being visible to a user, the lock handle having a portion in contact with the door and a portion depending from the portion in contact with the door; a controller in an interior portion of the handle portion and being electrically connected to the keypad, the controller receiving signals from the key pad and providing a control signal to the electric device upon entry of a lock-opening combination by input of a predetermined code through the keypad; a shaft extending from the lock handle and engaging the lock mechanism, the shaft being operably connected to the bolt, rotation of the shaft acting to move the bolt between a locking and bolt-released condition; a power source electrically connected to the electrical device and the controller; a housing for the power source in the depending portion of the lock handle; and a cover over the housing for the power source mounted to a face of the lock handle opposite the first face.