Alarm lock
AssigneeXena IP Holdings Limited
InventorIvan Foti
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Abstract
A lock has a body (10) holding a locking member (11) that can be locked to or released from the body (10) by, for example, operation of a key (21). The lock includes an alarm (25) that is triggered by the locking of the locking member (11). If, however, the lock is unlocked and relocked within a predetermined time interval, the alarm (25) is disarmed. In this way, the lock can remain locked but with the alarm (25) disarmed. The signals that cause the alarm (25) to arm and disarm can be produced in any convenient way.
Claims17
A lock comprising a body and a locking member lockable to the body and unlockable for opening movement relative to the body, the body including an alarm and an alarm trigger operable, when the locking member is locked to the body, in a first mode to activate the alarm and in a second mode to render the alarm inoperative.
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