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Door frame with integrated keyless entry system

  • US 6,023,224 A
  • Filed: 07/29/1997
  • Issued: 02/08/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An entry control and security system for a pedestrian doorway comprising:

  • a pedestrian door frame;

    a door attached to the frame for movement about a vertical hinge line between an open position and a closed position;

    a light disposed on the door frame to illuminate an exterior side of the doorway when the door is in either the open position or the closed position;

    a motion detector disposed on the door frame to detect motion on the exterior side of the doorway when the door is in either the open position or the closed position and electrically coupled with the light to activate the light upon detection of said motion;

    a portable, wireless remote control unit manually actuatable by a user to transmit a radiant energy signal;

    a radiant energy receiver disposed on the door frame for receiving the signal;

    an electrically actuable latch disposed on the door frame operative to alternatively secure the door in the closed position with respect to the door frame and release the door so that it may be moved to the open position; and

    means for unlatching the latch to release the door in response to receipt of the signal by the receiver.

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