Patent ID: 6216501
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A45C,E05B,G07C,Y10T

Abstract:
An electronic key for actuating an electronic lock used in a locking system in automobiles, said electronic key comprising:a housing having an upper side surface, a lower side surface and an edge surface extending along the edges of the upper and lower side surfaces and connecting the side surfaces, the side surfaces having a wide end and a narrow end located opposite the wide end; andelectronic component means for solely actuating the lock to put the automobile into operation and are located entirely in the housing, wherein the side surfaces extend continuously tapered from the wide end toward the narrow end in such a way that the housing is in the shape of a thin wedge and the wide end defines a handling part for a user, and wherein the narrow end of each side surface and an associated edge surface form an elongated narrow part of the housing which is adapted to be inserted into the electronic lock, and the electronic component means that actuate the electronic lock are contained in the elongated narrow part of the housing.