Patent ID: 6760964
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: G07C,Y10T

Abstract:
A key paid assembly comprising:a housing attachable to a secure container, the housing having a front wall with a front facing outside of the housing and a rear face facing inside the housing, a side wall extending away from the front wall, the housing further having an inside behind the front wall; a key pad attachable to the front face of the front wall of the housing, the key pad having a plurality of keys, each key sending a signal to a sensing circuit when the key is pressed; a cable containing a plurality of conductors, the cable extending from the key pad and being attachable to the sensing circuit; the sensing circuit being mounted on a circuit board inside the housing; a cable opening through the front face from the outside to the inside, the cable passing through the cable opening into the housing; a slot through the cable on a portion of the cable spaced from the key pad and from the sensing circuit; and a pin on the inside of the housing positioned to engage the slot of the cable to limit movement of the cable and at least two openings through the front face and a shaft extending around the openings through the front face and a shaft extending around the openings, a battery container within the housing for receiving a battery the battery container comprising a pair of battery walls extending from the front wall of and spaced to receive a battery and a battery opening in the side wall adjacent to the battery container of sufficient size to allow insertion and removal of the battery through the battery opening, each shaft being attached to one of the side walls of the battery container.