Safe lock with motor controlled bolts and electronic access
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1. A locking system for safes and the like wherein a door is locked and unlocked to a cabinet, comprising in combination, a motor means carried either by the door or cabinet, said motor means rotatably connected to a mechanical linkage having locked and unlocked positions, and control means for driving said motor to move said linkage from the locked to the unlocked position.
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An enhanced bolt control system for safes and the like utilizes a reversible motor and worm gear drive that operates the deadbolt linkage. An electronic control with a microcomputer interface drives the motor control and the system may be operated by a keypad or a remote wireless control device.
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- 1. A locking system for safes and the like wherein a door is locked and unlocked to a cabinet, comprising in combination, a motor means carried either by the door or cabinet, said motor means rotatably connected to a mechanical linkage having locked and unlocked positions, and control means for driving said motor to move said linkage from the locked to the unlocked position.
- 18. A method of unlocking a door to a cabinet wherein deadbolt means is carried by either the door or cabinet and mechanical linkage means moves the deadbolt means for unlocking the door with the cabinet comprising providing motor means with an electronic motor control to drive the mechanical linkage means between a force resisting locked position and an open position and powering said motor to drive the linkage thereby unlocking the deadbolt means.
- 21. A locking system for safes and the like wherein a door is locked and unlocked to a cabinet on which the door is pivotally mounted, comprising in combination, a deadbolt means carried either by the door or cabinet, mechanical linkage means for moving the deadbolt means for unlocking the door from the cabinet, a motor means connected for driving the mechanical linkage means from force resisting locked position to open position, and a motor control for operating the motor to drive the mechanical linkage means to unlock the deadbolt means between the door and cabinet.
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