Nathan A Perry

US Patent:

20200242868, Jul 30, 2020

Filed:

Jan 25, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/258096

Inventors:

- Lehi UT, US
Jay Ballard - Mapleton UT, US
Stephen Willes - Fort Collins CO, US
Rajiv Mantena - South Jordan UT, US
Nathan Perry - Eagle Mountain UT, US
Jacob Gosling - Eagle Mountain UT, US

International Classification:

G07C 9/00
E05B 67/22
G06F 3/044
E05B 47/00

Abstract:

An electronic lock includes a lock body and a shackle selectively securable via one or more ball bearings. An asymmetric cam can be rotated by a key or an electric motor to: a locked state in which the ball bearing secures the shackle within the lock body via at least one lock notch in the shackle, an unlocked state in which the ball bearing is released from the lock notch to unlock the shackle and subsequently engages a revolved notch on a distal end of the shackle to prevent removal of the shackle from the lock body, and a removal state in which the ball bearing is released from the lock notch and the revolved notch to allow the shackle to be removed from the lock body. A shackle detector can detect a shackle in the locked state. Externally accessible electrical contacts allow for jumpstarting a discharged battery.