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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
May. 14, 2019
Applicant:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
William Albert Tartal, Baltimore, MD (US);
Gabriel Michael Yessin, Vienna, VA (US);
Assignee:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/06 (2006.01); A47G 29/14 (2006.01); A47G 29/20 (2006.01); E05B 65/06 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 47/0603 (2013.01); A47G 29/141 (2013.01); A47G 29/20 (2013.01); E05B 47/0012 (2013.01); E05B 65/06 (2013.01); G07C 9/00563 (2013.01); A47G 2029/146 (2013.01); A47G 2029/149 (2013.01); E05B 2047/002 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0017 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0021 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0084 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lock can include a motor assembly, a gear assembly, and an unlocking assembly. The motor assembly can include a motor and a drive shaft. The gear assembly can include a cam, a pinion gear, and a pinion. The pinion gear can include a plurality of teeth disposed along only a portion of a perimeter of the pinion gear. The pinion gear can be configured to engage the pinion. The pinion can be configured to translate laterally to release a biasing member to unlock a door of a container.