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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
May. 01, 2011
Avi Hartmann, Binyamina, IL;
Uri Hartmann, Tel Aviv, IL;
Doron Kedem, Tel Aviv, IL;
Mul-T-Lock Technologies Ltd., Yavne, IL;
Abstract
A status detector and communication unit () for a padlock () having a body () and a shackle () at least one end () of which can be latched to and released from the body. The status detector and communication unit includes a casing () adapted to be securely retrofitted to the padlock so as to form a compact assembly without obscuring an operating mechanism () of the padlock, and a battery powered circuit () contained within the casing for co-operating with the shackle of the padlock for transmitting a signal indicative of a status of the shackle to a remote monitoring unit (). The invention allows remote monitoring of a conventional padlock with little or no modification of the padlock.