Safe relocking system
OwnerMark L. Alleninventor
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Abstract
A safe relocking system that comprises a solenoid energized relocking bolt and an electrical printed circuit that is interposed in front of the safe locking mechanism and which controls actuation of the relocking bolt when altered or otherwise affected by an attack on the safe locking mechanism.
Claims9
In a safe enclosure having door means to be selectively locked, bolt means movable from a retracted non-locking position to an extended position wherein said door means is locked, means connected to said bolt means to move the same between the retracted and the extended positions, and a door lock mechanism mounted on the interior of said door means including a bolt member movable between a retracted position and an extended position wherein it blocks said bolt means and prevents movement thereof from the extended locking position to the retracted position, a relocking system comprising:
- solenoid means;
- second bolt means actuatable by said solenoid means and movable between a non-blocking position and a blocking position wherein it blocks said bolt means and prevents movement thereof to the non-locking position;
- and circuit means for controlling energization of said solenoid means, said circuit means including a detector circuit means mounted between said door lock mechanism and the interior of said door means, and a circuit monitoring network to control said solenoid means to move said second bolt means to a blocking position when said detector circuit is altered by an attempt to attack said door lock mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.