Drive apparatus and portable power source for computerized combination locks

A computerized combination lock for a security container comprising:

• a) a combination dial mounted on a face of the security container, said combination dial having a first axial passageway therethrough which forms an exterior axial opening and an interior axial opening in said combination dial, said security container having a second passageway therethrough in alignment with said first axial passageway;
• b) a combination lock for said security container;
• c) an electrical generator mounted internally of said security container;
• d) a drive apparatus for imparting motion to said electrical generator, motion of said drive apparatus independent of motion of said combination dial;
• e) a microprocessor and lock assembly for computerized control of combination lock operation, said microprocessor and lock assembly being powered by said electrical generator;
• f) wherein said drive apparatus further comprises a spindle aligned with an axis of said combination dial and having a gripping element on an end thereof, said gripping element arranged externally of said security container and being aligned with and separate from said exterior axial opening, said spindle extending through said first axial passageway in said combination dial and said second passageway said security container, said spindle coupled at its other end to said electrical generator wherein rotation of said gripping element by a combination lock user rotates said spindle independently of said combination lock to power said electrical generator for said combination lock operation.