Patent ID: 7148798

Claim:
A timer override device for a lock box on a security gate for automatically closing a security gate after a preset time with the device activated by an emergency personnel key opening the security gate to admit emergency vehicles through the gate, the device comprising: a timer adapted to fit inside of a control box for the security gate, the timer comprising a first pair of electrical connectors from the timer attachable across a pair of terminals for an emergency personnel key circuit on a PC board housed in a control box for controlling the security gate, a second pair of electrical connectors from the timer attachable to the remote emergency personnel key switch, the timer adapted to start a pre-programmed timed cycle in the timer in response to a turning of an emergency personnel key in the remote emergency personnel key switch and after a preset time the timer is adapted to open a circuit between the pair of terminals for the emergency personnel key circuit to close the security gate allowing the device to resume normal operation independently of the emergency personnel key, the timer adapted to fit within the control box for the security gate along with the PC board for controlling the security gate, the timer having a power source, the timer adapted to open and close the circuit between the pair of terminals without imparting power from the timer to the terminals.