Patent ID: 7469564

Claim:
A locking device, said locking device combining mechanical and electromagnetic access security components within a securing structure, said locking device comprising (A) an electromagnetic field generating device comprising (1) a solenoid, and (2) a metal solenoid housing, said metal solenoid housing comprising a separate physical article from said solenoid and said mechanical lock components, and (3) a cylindrical solenoid casing, said cylindrical solenoid casing comprising a separate physical article from said metal solenoid housing and said mechanical lock components, said cylindrical solenoid casing comprising a separate physical article from said solenoid, said cylindrical solenoid casing enclosing said solenoid, said metal solenoid housing enclosing said cylindrical solenoid casing, and (B) an electromagnetically controlled obstructing component with an attached hollow stem, said electromagnetically controlled obstructing component physically obstructing a mechanical component when said electromagnetically controlled obstructing component falls from a zero magnetic field created by said solenoid, said electromagnetically controlled physically obstructing component comprising a roll pin, said solenoid comprising copper wire, said electromagnetic obstructing component comprising a cam retaining locking bar, said cam retaining locking bar comprising a notch.