Electronic remote entry lock system for a tool cabinet

In a storage cabinet of the type including a cabinet housing with a back side, and a plurality of cabinet drawers mounted for sliding movement into and out of the cabinet housing, said drawers having a back side in opposed proximity to the back side of the housing when the drawers are closed, the improvement of a remote control locking system for locking and releasing the drawers from a closed position in the cabinet housing, said locking system comprising, in combination:

• a latch plate projecting rearwardly from the back side of at least one drawer, said latch plate including a retention hook for engaging a vertical locking bar;
• a vertical locking bar adjacent the back side of the housing pivotally mounted to move about a pivot mount arcuately along a path for engagement with the latch plate, said locking bar mounted on and attached to a lever arm pivotal about the pivotal mount of the locking bar, said lever arm defining said pivot mount away from said vertical locking bar and including a cam surface, the cam surface and locking bar being on opposite sides of the pivot mount;
• a cam member mounted on the housing and rotatable about an axis to engage the cam surface, said cam shaped to engage the cam surface and effect pivoting of the lever arm and locking bar from engagement with the latch plate upon rotation of the cam to a first position, and to release the lever arm to effect engagement of the locking bar with the latch plate;
• means for rotating the cam including a drive motor with an output shaft connect to the cam;
• remote signal control means for controlling of the operation of the motor.