Patent ID: 8643468

Claim:
An access control system for a door, said door having a latch, said access control system comprising: (a) an electric strike housing including side walls and a bottom wall, said bottom wall including a first exterior surface; (b) a face plate mountable to said electric strike housing, wherein said bottom wall of said electric strike housing is opposite said face plate when said face plate is mounted to said electric strike housing; (c) an electric strike disposed within said electric strike housing, said electric strike cooperable with said latch to control opening and closing of said door; and (d) a proximity reader configured to receive and process signals, said proximity reader including a second exterior surface directly coupled with said first exterior surface of said electric strike housing to form a unit, wherein the entirety of said unit is configured for being installed in a door frame with said electric strike aligned with said latch, wherein said proximity reader is in a position shielded by said bottom wall of said electric strike housing, and wherein said proximity reader does not project beyond said side walls of said electric strike housing.