Electro-mechanical lock and installation method having integrated electrical conductor
AssigneeLock II, LLC
InventorJ. Clayton Miller
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Abstract
An electro-mechanical lock is provided for a door. The lock includes inner and outer lock components mounted on opposite sides of the door and a tube extending between the inner and outer lock components, the tube being configured to receive a spindle extending through the door. The tube includes an electrical conductor integrated with the tube as a one-piece construction for transmitting electrical power and/or control signals between first and second electrical connectors at the inner and outer lock components. The tube is less fragile than conventional double tube arrangements in locks and thus can be more easily cut to length and installed at the door, improving reliability and cost effectiveness of methods of installation.
Claims5
A method of installing an electro-mechanical lock on a door, comprising:
- providing an inner lock component on an inner side of the door, the inner lock component including a lock bolt,
- providing an outer lock component on an outer side of the door,
- positioning a tube between the inner lock component and the outer lock component,
- positioning a spindle in the tube to extend through a length of the tube,
- contacting a first electrical connector with a first end of the tube at the inner lock component, and
- contacting a second electrical connector with a second end of the tube at the outer lock component,
- wherein electrical power and/or control signals are directed between the first and second electrical connectors along the length of the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.