Patent ID: RE39144

Claim:
A wireless remote controlled lock system for a pedestrian door for a residential or commercial building wherein said door includes a door jamb adapted to support a striker plate co-operable with said door for latching said door in a closed and locked position, said lock system comprising: a striker assembly adapted to mount on said jamb and including a striker plate member moveable between a first position to allow said door to open and a second position for locking said door in a closed position; a control unit including a wireless signal receiver and circuit means for causing said striker assembly to move said striker plate member to said first position at least momentarily; a wireless transmitter operable to transmit a signal to said receiver to effect operation of said striker plate to move between said first and second positions; said circuit means includes circuit elements operable upon receiving a first signal by said receiver from said transmitter to cause said striker assembly to move said striker plate member to said first position and upon receiving a second signal from said transmitter by said receiver to cause said striker plate member to move to said second position; and said circuit elements include a first relay operably connected to a source of electrical power and said striker assembly and responsive to a first signal from said receiver to energize said striker assembly to move said striker plate member to said first position and said first relay includes a latching contactor operably connected to said circuit means for holding said first relay in a latched position to energize said striker assembly.