Secure enclosure emergency access mechanism
US12276134B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C2209/62
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A latch is configured to be affixed to an inner portion of a door to an enclosure and to engage a catch attached to an inner portion of the enclosure when the door is in a closed position/ A housing is affixed to an outer portion of the door and includes a memory device and a latch controller configured to detect when the latch is no longer within a proximity of the catch. The controller is configured to electronically open the latch to open the access door. The housing also includes an emergency access portal aligned with and providing access through the access door by an instrument to at least the catch to engage the catch and release the access door. The latch controller detects that the latch is no longer within the predetermined proximity of the catch and registers the opening of the latch in the memory device.
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