Systems and methods for modular locking
AssigneeKiosk Information Systems, Inc.
InventorsRoger H. Grow, Richard L. Malone, Charles Newsom, Wayne R. Hemzacek
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to a locker bay system. Specifically, in some embodiments the locker bay includes a catch loop coupled to the locker door and a locking mechanism that releaseably secures the catch loop to lock and unlock the locker bay. The locking mechanism, in some embodiments, includes a lock bar that pulls and pushes the catch loop in and out of the lock bar to lock and unlock the locker bay.
Claims20
A system for storing goods, the system comprising:
- a locker bay including an interior adapted to store goods;
- a locker door pivotally coupled to the locker bay, the locker door being pivotable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the locker door permits access to the interior of the locker bay in the open position, and the locker door inhibits access to the interior of the locker bay in the closed position;
- a catch;
- a locking mechanism comprising a surface defining a catch aperture that is configured to receive the catch to secure the locker door in the closed position;
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- a prime mover driving the locking mechanism in a first direction and a second direction;
- wherein, when the locking mechanism is driven in the first direction, the surface defining the catch aperture guides the catch towards a locked position in which the locker door is secured in the closed position, and when the lock is driven in the second direction the surface defining the catch aperture guides the catch towards an unlocked position in which the locker door is movable towards the open position.
A system for storing goods, the system comprising:
- a locker bay including an interior adapted to store goods;
- a locker door pivotally coupled to the locker bay and selectively movable to a closed position in which the locker door inhibits access to the interior of the locker bay;
- a catch loop;
- a locking mechanism including a lock bar with a catch loop aperture defined by at least a first portion and a second portion of the lock bar, the first portion being angled relative to the second portion, and the second portion configured to receive the catch loop to lock the locker door in the closed position;
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- a prime mover translatably driving the lock bar;
- wherein, when the prime mover translatably drives the lock bar, the first portion of the catch loop aperture guides the catch loop in and out of the second portion of the catch loop aperture to lock the locker door in the closed position and unlock the locker door, respectively.
A system for storing goods, the system comprising:
- a locker bay including an interior adapted to store goods;
- a locker door pivotally coupled to the locker bay and selectively movable to a closed position in which the locker door inhibits access to the interior of the locker bay;
- a catch loop;
- a locking mechanism including a lock bar having a surface defining a catch loop aperture for receiving the catch loop to lock the locker door in the closed position;
- a prime mover driving the lock bar;
- and
- an object identifier adapted to determine information regarding goods stored in the interior of the locker bay;
- wherein, when the prime mover drives the lock bar, the surface defining the catch loop aperture guides the catch loop in and out of the catch loop aperture to lock the locker door in the closed position and unlock the locker door, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.