Patent · US Expired

Remotely controlled door lock

US6318138A · kind A · utility

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18References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 15, 1999
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 15, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/1028
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A door lock which can be operated electrically, remotely, or mechanically using a lever or a key. The lock utilized a blocking bar which engages or disengages a notch in a locking latch. When the blocking bar is engaged within the notch, the latch is positioned in a strike plate of a door frame thereby locking the door. When disengaged, the latch can be retracted from the strike plate thereby allowing the door to be opened.

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