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Security device for a movable closure and method therefor

  • US 6,027,148 A
  • Filed: 06/12/1998
  • Issued: 02/22/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A combination automatic garage door and security device for selectively securing and unsecuring a garage door to a support frame, the combination comprising:

  • a garage door;

    a support frame supporting the garage door;

    a locking assembly attached to one of said garage door and said frame, the locking assembly comprising;

    a locking element having a detent;

    a latching element, the latching element having a first end and a second end and being rotatable about an axis, the first end of the latching element being selectively engageable with the locking element, the latching element further comprising a manual release portion extending outwardly from the second end of the latching element; and

    an electronic solenoid having a pin, the pin being movable from a first position to a second position when the solenoid is activated, the length of the pin being greater when the pin is in its first position than when it is in its second position, the pin being coupled to the latching element;

    a radio frequency receiver electrically coupled to the solenoid;

    a securing element attached to the other one of said garage door and said frame;

    a motor element, the motor element being coupled with the garage door and moving the door from its closed position to its opened position and from its opened position to its closed position when activated; and

    a manual release member, the manual release member comprising a knob, the knob having a first end that contacts the manual release portion of the latching element;

    wherein when the garage door is secured, the detent of the locking element is securely coupled with the securing element.

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