Jobsite box with keyless entry
AssigneeWerner Co.
InventorsKevin Yeh, Milos V. Coric, Nathan Marshall, Thomas Parker, Sang Oh, Michael Gong, Robert A. Bergum
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Abstract
A jobsite box includes a body, the body having an interior, an exterior, and a lid, a key pad positioned on the exterior of the body, the key pad being in communication with a controller positioned on the body, a locking mechanism connected to the body, the locking mechanism being configured to lock and unlock the jobsite box, a battery positioned in the interior of the body, the battery configured to power the locking mechanism. The controller is configured to lock or unlock the locking mechanism when a predetermined code is entered into the key pad.
Claims19
A jobsite box comprising:
- a body, the body having an interior, an exterior, and a lid;
- a key pad positioned on the exterior of the body, the key pad being in communication with a controller positioned on the body;
- a locking mechanism connected to the body, the locking mechanism having
- a lock bar actuator on the interior of the body configured to move a lever to drive a lock bar,
- a lock bolt actuator on the interior of the body configured to drive a lock bolt to engage the lock bar to lock the jobsite box, and
- a lock bar handle extending through the body and configured to move the lock bar;
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- a battery positioned in the interior of the body, the battery configured to power the lock bar actuator, the lock bolt actuator, and the controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to te lock or unlock the locking mechanism when a predetermined code is entered into the key pad.
A jobsite box comprising:
- a body, the body having an interior, an exterior, and a lid;
- a locking mechanism connected to the interior of the body, the locking mechanism having a lock bar actuator and a lock bolt actuator configured to drive a lock bolt to engage a lock bar to lock the jobsite box;
- a controller configured to initiate and control sequencing of locking or unlocking the locking mechanism in response to an access code provided remotely via an application on an electronic device, wherein the access code is configured to be changed remotely via the application;
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- a battery positioned in the interior of the body, the battery configured to power the lock bar actuator, the lock bolt actuator, and the controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.