Cam lock with retractable bolt
First Claim
1. A cam lock on a door, cabinet or drawer of furniture that provides ingress and no egress without a mechanical key, comprising:
- a housing containing electronics and having a keypad for entry of codes by a user, the housing being positioned on and affixed to a front side of a panel of said door, cabinet or drawer to which the cam 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 knob or handle on the housing for operating the cam lock manually without a mechanical key when permitted by the electronics, anda battery compartment containing one or more batteries connected for operating the electronics.
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Abstract
A cam lock for cabinets, drawers, drug cabinets, credenzas, sliding doors, lockers, mail boxes and other door type applications is compact in size, fits an existing cam lock opening and provides electronic access via a keypad or other electronic access. Using batteries, such as AAA size batteries or smaller, the lock has electronics that release a lock turn knob or handle when the correct code is entered. Preferably a set of electronic contacts is included at an accessible position on the lock housing to allow both master access and power jumping with a common manager'"'"'s implement, for situations of lost codes and/or battery failure. In a particular embodiment the lock is long, narrow and low in profile so as to fit on the margin of a steel or wood file cabinet, compatible with the cam lock opening already provided.
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39 Claims
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1. A cam lock on a door, cabinet or drawer of furniture that provides ingress and no egress without a mechanical key, comprising:
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a housing containing electronics and having a keypad for entry of codes by a user, the housing being positioned on and affixed to a front side of a panel of said door, cabinet or drawer to which the cam 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 knob or handle on the housing for operating the cam lock manually without a mechanical key when permitted by the electronics, and a battery compartment containing one or more batteries connected for operating the electronics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 34, 36, 38)
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19. A cam lock on a door, cabinet or drawer of furniture that provides ingress and no egress without a mechanical key, comprising:
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a compact housing containing electronics and having a keypad for entry of codes by a user, the housing being positioned on and affixed to a front side of a panel of said door, cabinet or drawer to which the cam lock is affixed, a cam lock plug unit extending from a back side of the housing, adapted to fit into a standard cam lock cylinder shell of a cam lock unit, said door, cabinet or drawer of said furniture having a standard cam lock cylinder shell installed in and extending through said panel, and said cam lock plug unit extending into the standard cam lock cylinder shell in the panel, the cam lock having a knob or handle on said housing for operating the cam lock manually without a mechanical key to rotate the cam lock plug unit when permitted by the electronics, and a battery compartment containing one or more batteries connected for operating the electronics. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 39)
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