# US 2014/0196510 A1 · Systems and methods for modular locking

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- Number: US 2014/0196510 A1
- Document ID: US20140196510A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/155,171
- Filed: 2014-01-14
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-14
- Assignees: Kiosk Information Systems, Inc.
- Applicants: Kiosk Information Systems, Inc.
- Inventors: Roger H. Grow; Richard L. Malone; Charles Newsom; Wayne R. Hemzacek
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196510A1

## CPC

- E05B 17/0025: {Devices for forcing the wing firmly against its seat or to initiate the opening of the wing (E05B15/022, E05B65/0817, E05B81/20, E05C19/14 take precedence)}
- E05B 47/0012: {with rotary electromotors (actuators with rotary electromotors per se H02K7/06, H02K23/68)}
- E05B 47/026: {the bolt moving rectilinearly}
- E05B 65/025: {for lockers}
- G07F 17/10: for means for safe-keeping of property, left temporarily, e.g. by fastening the property
- E05B 47/00: Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means (electric permutation locks E05B49/00)
- E05B 47/0001: {with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof (for vehicles E05B81/04)}
- E05B 47/0004: {said core being linearly movable}
- E05B 47/02: {Movement of the bolt by electromagnetic means}; Adaptation of locks, latches, or parts thereof, for movement of the bolt by electromagnetic means {(by means in the striker E05B63/248)}
- E05B 47/0603: {the detent moving rectilinearly}
- E05B 2047/0094: {Mechanical aspects of remotely controlled locks}
- Y10T 70/5199: Swinging door
- E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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; and
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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, further comprising a cam driving the lock in the first direction and the second direction, the cam being rotatably driven by the prime mover.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein the prime mover comprises an electric motor.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein the cam includes a cam shaft, and the lock includes a cam shaft aperture that translatably receives the cam shaft.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the surface of the locking mechanism defining the catch aperture includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being angled relative to the second portion, and wherein the second portion engages the catch in the locked position.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5, wherein, when the lock is driven in the first direction, the first portion of the surface defining the catch aperture forces the catch towards the locked position, and when the lock is driven in the second direction, the first portion of the surface defining the catch aperture forces the catch towards the unlocked position.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5, wherein the catch is biased to move along the first portion of the surface defining the catch aperture towards the locked position when the lock is driven in the first direction.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5, wherein the first portion of the surface defining the catch aperture is angled relative to the second portion of the surface defining the catch aperture by an angle of approximately 135 degrees.

### Claim 9

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; and
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.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein the first portion is angled relative to the second portion by an angle of approximately 135 degrees.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein, when the prime mover translatably drives the lock bar, the first portion of the catch loop aperture forces 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.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein the locker door is biased towards the closed position such that the catch loop is biased against the first portion of the catch loop aperture and guided towards the second portion of the catch loop aperture when the prime mover translatably drives the lock bar to lock the locker door in the closed position.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein the prime mover translatably drives the lock bar between a first position and a second position, in the first position the catch loop being disposed apart from the catch loop aperture, in the second position the catch loop being received in the second portion of the catch loop aperture to lock the locker door in the closed position, and further comprising:
a first sensor for determining when the lock bar is disposed in the first position; and
a second sensor for determining when the lock bar is disposed in the second position.

### Claim 14

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.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The system of claim 14, wherein the object identifier is coupled to the locker bay within the interior of the locker bay.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The system of claim 14, wherein the object identifier is adapted to send the information regarding the goods stored in the interior of the locker bay to a remote server.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16, wherein the object identifier comprises an RFID reader adapted to determine information regarding the goods stored in the interior of the locker bay by interacting with an RFID chip associated with the goods.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16, wherein the object identifier comprises a bar code reader adapted to determine information regarding the goods stored in the interior of the locker bay by interacting with a bar code associated with the goods.

### Claim 19 (depends on 14)

The system of claim 14, further comprising a remote server configured to receive the information regarding the goods stored in the interior of the locker bay from the object identifier.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The system of claim 19, wherein the remote server is adapted to perform at least one of: confirming delivery of the goods to the locker bay upon receiving the information regarding the goods from the object identifier, recording a location of the locker bay upon receiving the information regarding the goods from the object identifier, and transmitting a message to an intended recipient of the goods upon receiving the information regarding the goods from the object identifier.