Locking System with Retractable Hook

A locking system for locking a door to an opening in a cabinet or the like, the system comprising:

• a latching assembly for attachment to one of either a door, a cabinet or the like, the latching assembly comprising:
• a motor;
• a first driving member operatively coupled to the motor;
• a second driving member having a pivot and operatively coupled to the first driving member;
• a first pivotable plate having a slidable pivot point and an opening defined therein by an interior edge;
• a second pivotable plate having a slidable pivot point and an opening defined therein by an interior edge, the pivot point and the opening corresponding to and aligned with the pivot point and opening of the first pivotable plate;
• a latching plate joining each of the first and second pivotable plates;
• a first cam element fixed to a first surface of the second driving member about the pivot and positioned within the opening of the first pivotable plate to engage the interior edge;
• a second cam element fixed to a second surface of the second driving member about the pivot and positioned within the opening of the second pivotable plate to engage the interior edge;
• and
• a receiving post for attachment to the other of the door or the cabinet, the receiving post comprising:
• a longitudinal axis;
• and
• a latching portion;
• wherein,
• the first driving member is rotated by the motor;
• the second driving member is rotated by the first driving member;
• the first and second cam elements move with the second driving member to bias against the interior edge of the respective openings of the first and second pivotable plates;
• the first and second pivotable plates are moved by the first and second cam elements to either engage the latching plate with or disengage the latching plate from the latching portion of the receiving post;
• and
• the receiving post is moved along an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the post by a force applied by the latching plate to the latching portion.