Patent ID: 6867685

Claim:
An electronic lock release for unlocking a door of an enclosure, comprising: a locking assembly including a post, a T-handle for rotating said post, a lock housing defining a longitudinal passage adapted to receive a portion of said post therethrough, and a locking element housed in said T-handle and movable into locking engagement with said lock housing for securing the door in a locked position; a release mechanism mounted adjacent said locking assembly for disengaging said locking element from locking engagement within said housing to enable said T-handle to rotate said post within said lock housing to open the locked enclosure; wherein said release mechanism includes: a lock controller including an actuator automatically actuatable in response to a control signal for controlling the release of said locking element to permit rotation of said post within said lock housing, a key controller remotely transmitting the control signal indirectly through the enclosure to said lock controller, and a release element positioned adjacent said locking assembly and moveable between an engaging position and a non-engaging position by said actuator for disengaging said locking element of said locking housing to permit rotation of said post to unlock the door of the enclosure.