Locks – Operating mechanism – Using a powered device
Patent
1997-07-28
1998-10-13
Gall, Lloyd A.
Locks
Operating mechanism
Using a powered device
70283, 70389, 70422, 70432, 70434, 70472, E05B 4900
Patent
active
058195637
ABSTRACT:
In a preferred embodiment, a lock system including a lock and a key, including: a lock housing; a rotatable member disposed in the housing, rotation of which rotatable member selectively effects locking and unlocking of the lock; blocking apparatus operatively connected to the rotatable member to prevent unlocking of the lock except upon receipt of an electrical unlocking signal; key apparatus having an end insertable in the housing and into an end of the rotatable member for rotation of the rotatable member; and apparatus to permit a portion of the rotatable member to rotate without damage to any elements of the lock if rotation of the rotatable member is attempted without receipt of the electrical unlocking signal.
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Crozier John H.
Gall Lloyd A.
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