Patent ID: 8616031

Claim:
An electronic lock for operational association with a locking assembly for locking and unlocking a storage unit, the electronic lock comprising: A lock housing for releasably securing the electronic lock to the storage unit; A driver for operating engagement with the locking assembly; the driver moving between a first driver position and a second driver position; in the first driver position, the locking assembly is in the unlocked position; and, in the second driver position, the locking assembly is in the locked position; A drive shaft assembly in the housing for selective operational engagement with the driver; A gear segment assembly moving between a first gear segment position and a second gear segment position, in the first gear segment position the drive shaft assembly is operationally disengaged from the driver, in the second gear segment position the drive shaft assembly is operationally engaged with the driver; An electronic access control to operate the gear segment assembly between the first gear segment position and the second gear segment position; and A manual activation assembly operationally connected to the driver when the gear segment assembly is in the second gear segment position, for manual operation of the driver between the first driver position and the second driver position.