Lock/unlock indicator
Assigneedormakaba USA Inc.
InventorsJamison D. Woodley, Daniel Langenberg, Edward Horst
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Abstract
A visual indicator of lock status is disclosed. The visual indicator may include a locked indica and an unlocked indica. The locked indica and the unlocked indica may be selectively covered by an LCD shutter. The locked indica and the unlocked indica may be selectively viewable through a window due to a lateral translation.
Claims17
A locking assembly, comprising:
- a locking device having a locked condition and an unlocked condition;
- a lock/unlock indicator, comprising:
- a bottom lamella having visual lock and unlock indicators;
- and
- a top lamella operable to selectively block visualization of the lock indicator while allowing visualization of the unlock indicator or to block visualization of the unlock indicator while allowing visualization of the lock indicator.
A method of indicating a locked condition or an unlocked condition of a locking device through the use of a lock/unlock indicator, the lock/unlock indicator comprising a bottom lamella having visual lock and unlock indicators and a top lamella arranged onto the bottom lamella, the top lamella having a first portion and a second portion, the method comprising:
- selectively displaying one of the visual lock and unlock indicators based on altering a voltage value delivered to the lock/unlock indicator.
A method of indicating a locked condition or an unlocked condition of a locking device through the use of a lock/unlock indicator, comprising:
- providing the lock/unlock indicator with a lock indica and an unlock indica permanently displayed on the lock/unlock indicator;
- and
- selectively displaying the lock indica and the unlock indica through lateral translation of the lock/unlock indicator to cause one of the lock indica and the unlock indica to be displayed through a window of the locking device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.