Electronic lock for cabinet doors, drawers and other applications
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1. An electronic cam lock on a door, cabinet, panel or drawer in a cabinet or furniture that provides ingress and no egress without a mechanical key, comprising:
- a compact housing containing electronics and having a terminal enabling entry of a code by a user, such code when properly entered causing the electronics to permit access, the housing being positioned on and affixed to a panel of said door or other structure of said cabinet or furniture to which the lock is affixed,a cam lock cylinder unit extending from a back side of the housing, in a standard cam lock size, fitting a standard cam lock opening in the panel and extending therethrough, with a lock driver in the cylinder unit, engaged with a latch device at the inside of the door or panel of said cabinet or furniture, and including a knob or handle on the housing for operating the lock manually without a mechanical key to rotate the lock driver when permitted by the electronics, anda power source connected to power the electronics.
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Abstract
An electronic lock replaces mechanical locks in cam lock, cabinet lock and switch lock applications, as well as other locks for file cabinets, desk and cabinet drawers, access panels and other secure situations that often utilize relatively simple lock mechanisms. In a preferred embodiment the lock is without a keypad, accessed by an electronic key making contact with a terminal.
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1. An electronic cam lock on a door, cabinet, panel or drawer in a cabinet or furniture that provides ingress and no egress without a mechanical key, comprising:
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a compact housing containing electronics and having a terminal enabling entry of a code by a user, such code when properly entered causing the electronics to permit access, the housing being positioned on and affixed to a panel of said door or other structure of said cabinet or furniture to which the lock is affixed, a cam lock cylinder unit extending from a back side of the housing, in a standard cam lock size, fitting a standard cam lock opening in the panel and extending therethrough, with a lock driver in the cylinder unit, engaged with a latch device at the inside of the door or panel of said cabinet or furniture, and including a knob or handle on the housing for operating the lock manually without a mechanical key to rotate the lock driver when permitted by the electronics, and a power source connected to power the electronics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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10. An electronic cam lock on a door, cabinet, panel or drawer in a cabinet or furniture that provides ingress and no egress without a mechanical key, comprising:
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a compact housing containing electronics and having a terminal enabling entry of a code by a user, such that the code when properly entered will cause the electronics to permit access, the housing being positioned on and affixed to a front side of said panel or other structure of said cabinet or furniture to which the lock is to be affixed, a cam lock cylinder unit extending from a back side of the housing, in a standard cam lock size, fitting a standard cam lock opening in the panel and extending therethrough, with a lock driver in the cylinder unit, engaged with a latch device at the inside of the door or panel, and including a knob or handle on the housing for operating the lock manually without a mechanical key to rotate the lock driver when permitted by the electronics, and the housing being without batteries, and the terminal including a contact for receiving power from a key device that contains a battery. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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19. An electronic cam lock on a door, cabinet, panel or drawer in a cabinet or furniture that provides ingress and no egress, comprising:
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a compact housing containing electronics and having a terminal enabling entry of a code by a user, such code when properly entered causing the electronics to permit access, the housing being positioned on a panel of said door or other structure of said cabinet or furniture to which the lock is affixed, a lock driver extending from a back side of the housing, engaged with a latch device at the inside of the door or panel of said cabinet or furniture, the lock driver comprising a blank cylinder plug extending back from the housing, the blank cylinder plug being adapted to fit into a cylinder shell mounted in said door or panel, and including a knob or handle on the housing for operating the lock manually to rotate the lock driver when permitted by the electronics, and a power source connected to power the electronics.
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20. An electronic cam lock on a door, cabinet, panel or drawer in a cabinet or furniture that provides ingress and no egress, comprising:
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a compact housing containing electronics and having a terminal enabling entry of a code by a user, such code when properly entered causing the electronics to permit access, the housing being positioned on a panel of said door or other structure of said cabinet or furniture to which the lock is affixed, a lock driver extending from a back side of the housing, engaged with a latch device at the inside of the door or panel with a knob or handle on the housing for operating the lock manually to rotate the lock driver when permitted by the electronics, the lock driver comprising a cylinder plug which is rotated when the knob or handle is permitted to rotate, the plug being engaged within a cylinder mounted on a panel of the door or panel to which the lock is affixed, and the housing being without batteries, and the terminal including a contact for receiving power from a key device that contains a battery.
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