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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
May. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald Lee Dawson, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Mas-Hamilton Group, Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
70278 ; 70276 ; 7033 / ; 7030 / ; 34082531 ;
Abstract
A self-powered lock incorporates a generator within the dial housing. The generator incorporates a plurality of coils and two concentric rings of magnetic segments. The rings are mounted on a dial housing, capable of rotation, and rotation of the dial housing generates operating power for the lock. Dial rotation rotates another ring of magnetic segments to input data necessary for lock operation.