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AssigneesMedeco Security Locks, Inc., J.J. MacKay Canada Limited
InventorsJames D. Bench, David G. Lefevers, Gary Hoss, J. Michael Lumpkin, Gregory E. Chauvin
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An electronic security system for a parking meter includes a vault door having a spring-biased contact terminal for making breakable electrical contact with a housing hinge bracket contact terminal mounted in a vault opening. An electronic lock control circuit is able to communicate with a meter control (coin counting/auditing) circuit in the meter portion of the system through the vault door/housing hinge bracket contact terminals, thus eliminating a direct cable connection between the lock circuit and the meter circuit. The spring-biased contact may be substituted by equivalent breakable electrical contacts such as optocoupler contacts.
An electronic parking meter, comprising:
In an electronic parking meter having a first section including at least one coin slot for accepting coins, a coin counting/auditing circuit operatively coupled to said at least one coin slot for keeping track of the value of coins inserted into the meter, a second section including a lock accessible by presenting specific data thereto, a lock control circuit for unlocking said lock based on received specific data through a key interface, and a vault having an opening and a vault door for covering said opening, said lock and lock control circuit being located on said vault door such that said lock locks said vault door in place over said vault opening, the improvement comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.