Electronic deadbolt lock with a leverage handle
AssigneeHandytrac Systems, LLC
InventorsJohn Lie-Nielsen, Tibor Szenti
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Abstract
An electronically controlled lock with a single throw acting as a passage lock and also as a deadbolt lock is provided by the invention. The lock is equipped with an electronic activation device on its exterior housing and a door lever on its internal housing. A user unlocks the door from outside by touching an electronic key against the electronic activation device. After the door is unlocked, the throw acts as a passage lock. The door can be locked internally by moving the door lever from a horizontal position upwardly to a vertical position.
Claims9
A method for using a single bolt of an electronic lock as a deadbolt and passage lock, the electronic lock being mounted on a door and having an internal lever, an external lever, a latch, and a throw, comprising the steps of:
- receiving an activation request from an activation access device of the electronic lock;
- validating the activation request;
- engaging the external lever to the latch;
- and
- moving the throw in the latch from a deadbolt lock position into a passage lock position.
The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of placing the throw to a deadbolt position when the internal lever is moved from a horizontal position to an upward vertical position.
The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of recording the activation request into a log;
The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of transferring information in the log to the activation access device.
The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of emitting an audible alarm when the throw being moved to the passage lock position.
The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of receiving power from an external power unit.
The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of activating a visual indicator to indicate the latch being in the passage lock position.
The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of:
- receiving an activation request from an activation access device;
- starting a timer;
- placing the throw to the deadbolt position when the external lever being moved from a horizontal position to an upward vertical position;
- and
- disengaging the external lever from the latch when the timer expires.
A method for using a single bolt of an electronic lock as a deadbolt lock and as a passage lock, the electronic lock being mounted on a door and having an internal lever, an external lever, a latch, and a throw, comprising the steps of:
- providing on a door an electronic locking mechanism having an activation access device, with an internal lever and external lever, and the electronic locking mechanism having a single bolt that at least has a passage position and locking position;
- and
- electronically disengaging the bolt while in the locking position by activating the activation access device, or alternatively, engaging the bolt into a locking position by rotating the internal lever from a horizontal position to a vertical position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.