| CPC G07C 9/00182 (2013.01) [G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); E05B 47/0012 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0017 (2013.01); E05B 2047/002 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0095 (2013.01); E05B 71/00 (2013.01); G07C 2009/0019 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A locking device comprising:
a lock body;
a cable within the lock body and having a first end accessible from an exterior of the lock body;
a spool configured to extend and retract the cable out of and into the lock body;
a lock pin disposed at the first end of the cable;
a cable lock incorporated into the lock body and configured to releasably secure the lock pin to the lock body; and
an electronic communication and control unit incorporated into the lock body and configured to communicate with a remote device, wherein the electronic communication and control unit controls the cable lock to secure and release the lock pin relative to the lock body to allow the remote device to wirelessly unlock the first end of the cable from the lock body;
wherein the cable lock comprises:
a pin capture hole in the lock body and configured to receive the lock pin;
a pin capture member within the lock body that shifts between a capture position that prevents the locking pin from being retracted from the pin capture hole and a release position that allows the locking pin to be retracted from the pin capture hole;
a lock member that shifts between a locked position that maintains the pin capture member in the capture position and an unlocked position that allows the pin capture member to shift to the release position; and
a drive mechanism configured to shift the lock member between the locked position and the unlocked position, wherein the drive mechanism comprises an electric motor and a gear assembly operatively coupling the electric motor to the locking member;
wherein the electronic communication and control unit controls the electric motor in response to commands received from the remote device to selectively shift the lock member between the locked position and the unlocked position; and
wherein the lock member comprises a threaded pin and wherein rotating the threaded pin independent of the drive mechanism shifts the lock member from the locked position to the unlocked position.
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