Locking apparatus, locking member, and method of use
AssigneeHavenLock Inc.
InventorsAlexander Michael Bertelli, Kenneth Clay Banks, Brian Douglas Smith, Michael E. Haarlander, Sr.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for controlling access to a space using an improved locking apparatus. The locking apparatus includes a central member having an actuator, a shaft connected to the actuator, at least one cam attached to the shaft, a control circuit configured to control operations of the locking apparatus, and a lifting member configured to be raised or lowered according to a command position. A method is provided for operating a mounted locking apparatus in a locked or unlocked state.
Claims17
A locking apparatus, comprising:
- a central member mountable atop a mounting surface, the central member configured to be mounted between the mounting surface and an openable object, the central member comprising:
- an actuator;
- a control circuit including a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive a locking apparatus command from a user of the locking apparatus, the control circuit configured to receive the locking apparatus command from the transceiver and to control operation of the locking apparatus according to the received locking apparatus command by operating the actuator according to the received locking apparatus command;
- a lifting member, at least a portion of the lifting member being configured to be raised or lowered according to a command position associated with the received locking apparatus command, the lifting member comprising a contact surface configured to restrict movement of the openable object when the openable object is in contact with the contact surface and the locking apparatus operates in a locked mode;
- a lifting mechanism coupled between the actuator and the lifting member, the lifting mechanism including a translation assembly coupled to the actuator, the lifting mechanism configured to receive an output of the actuator and to raise or lower the lifting member responsive to the actuator output according to the received locking apparatus command using the translation assembly;
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- an outer housing connected to the central member;
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- a power housing connected to the central member.
A locking member mountable atop a mounting surface between the mounting surface and an openable object, the locking member comprising:
- an actuator;
- a shaft connected to the actuator;
- at least one cam connected to the shaft;
- a control circuit including a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive a locking apparatus command from a user of the locking apparatus, the control circuit configured to receive locking apparatus command from the transceiver and to control operation of the locking apparatus according to the received locking apparatus command by operating the actuator according to the received locking apparatus command;
- a lifting member, at least a portion of the lifting member being configured to be raised or lowered according to a command position associated with the received locking apparatus command, the lifting member comprising a contact surface configured to restrict movement of the openable object when the openable object is in contact with the contact surface and the locking apparatus operates in a locked mode;
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- a lifting mechanism coupled between the actuator and the lifting member, the lifting mechanism configured to receive an output of the actuator by rotating the shaft and thereby causing the at least one cam to raise or lower the lifting member responsive to the actuator output according to the received locking apparatus command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.