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US 12,123,225 B2Granted
Method and system for locking and unlocking
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsVinay Kumar Vinnakota, Sunil Kumar Bali
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Abstract
Aspects of the invention are directed towards a system and a method for locking an item. The item is locked in a housing comprising cavity for receiving the item. The housing comprises an electronic circuit for receiving a command from a user terminal to lock or unlock an item in the cavity of the housing. A motor resides in the housing which is actuated by the electronic circuit based on the command received from the user terminal. The housing further comprises a housing lock to lock or unlock the item on actuation of the motor.
Claims11
A housing comprising:
- a cavity adapted to receive an item inside the housing;
- an electronic circuit for receiving a command from a user terminal to lock or unlock an item in the cavity of the housing;
- a motor adapted to be actuated by the electronic circuit based on the command received from the user terminal;
- a housing lock adapted to lock or unlock the item in the cavity on actuation of the motor, wherein the housing lock comprises a perforation to receive a shaft of the motor for locking the item, and wherein the housing lock is configured to be applied at a neck of the item so that the item cannot be opened when the item is locked;
- wherein the cavity is a semi-circular cavity formed in the housing shaped to receive a portion of the neck of the item;
- wherein the housing lock is semi-circular shaped to receive a second portion the neck of the item;
- wherein the housing lock is configured to be inserted into the cavity and rotated relative to the cavity to cover the cavity with the neck of the item inside the cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.