Lock
AssigneeAzoteq (Pty) Ltd
InventorsFrederick Bruwer, Aucamp Brandt, Lajos Vari
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Abstract
A lock which includes a bolt, a catch, a handle for manually moving the catch from an operative position to an inoperative position, first link elements, and electrically actuable elements for causing movement of the first link elements between first and second positions, the first link elements, at the first position, translating movement of the handle in a first direction into movement of the bolt from a locked position to an unlocked position and, at the second position, allowing handle movement in the first direction without corresponding movement of the bolt.
Claims29
A lock for a door which includes a bolt, a mechanism for translating energy from a user to cause movement of the bolt between a locked position and an unlocked position, a controller which is responsive to an electronic signal for controlling operation of the said mechanism, and a communication device, for reporting to an external unit at least a status, with said status selected at least from the group comprising, the bolt position, the door position and the lock being locked or unlocked.
A method of operating a lock which includes the steps of moving a bolt in the lock by using energy from a user, between a locked position and an unlocked position, in response to an electronic signal, and monitoring the position of the bolt, and transmitting a status signal, which represents at least the position of the bolt to a remote external unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.