Abstract: A motor driven locking mechanism including a door hingably coupled to a door frame at a first side edge thereof, the door having a horizontally orientated channel with a first open end situated on a second side edge of the door opposite the first side edge and a second closed end and a door knob rotatably coupled to the door about an axis which extends above and perpendicular to the channel; a first locking mechanism including a locking rod for slidably inserting within the channel, a strip gear longitudinally situated on a top edge of the locking rod, and a motor located adjacent the closed end of the channel having a rotor extending therefrom with a bevel gear coupled thereto, the bevel gear in threaded engagement with the strip gear for situating the locking rod in an extended orientation with the locking rod engaged with the door frame upon the receipt of a lock signal and a retracted orientation with the locking rod residing only within the channel upon the receipt of an unlock signal; and actuation mech