Abstract: A system for securing an access opening of a cable raceway using a single padlock includes a cover having a securing wall and opposed first and second sidewalls, which form a channel for accommodating at least a portion of the cable raceway with the securing wall covering the access opening. First and second insert bars engage the first and second sidewalls and a lock bar engages the first and second insert bars and may be locked in an engaged position to prevent the first and second insert bars from being disengaged with the cover and to secure the cover about the cable raceway preventing access to the access opening.

Abstract: A system for securing an access opening of a cable raceway using a single padlock includes a cover having a securing wall and opposed first and second sidewalls, which form a channel for accommodating at least a portion of the cable raceway with the securing wall covering the access opening. First and second insert bars engage the first and second sidewalls and a lock bar engages the first and second insert bars and may be locked in an engaged position to prevent the first and second insert bars from being disengaged with the cover and to secure the cover about the cable raceway preventing access to the access opening.

Abstract: A method and system for facilitating automated navigation in a healthcare facility. The navigation system comprises: a healthcare information system configured to have access to at least patient information, healthcare resource information and healthcare facility information; and an identification device provided to a patient in the healthcare facility, configured to communicate at least the current location of the patient to the hospital information system. The identification device and the healthcare information system interact with each other for generating and providing at least navigation information to the patient.

Abstract: A padlock includes a housing, a shackle, a limit knob, a movable block and a lock core. The housing has an opening in a wall thereof. The shackle has a shaft portion movably mounted in the housing, and a locking portion extended from the shaft portion and located outside of the housing. The limit knob is partly received in the housing via the opening and has a button located outside of the housing. The movable block is disposed on the limit knob and capable of moving to a predetermined position which is outside of the housing. The lock core has a rotor configured to be driven by a key so as to move the limit knob to a first position where the button of the limit knob keeps the shackle from rotating and a second position where the button of the limit knob allows the shackle to rotate.

Abstract: A dual function lock having a body, a shackle and a frangible element extending from the body is disclosed. The dual function lock also includes a first locking mechanism within the body wherein when the first locking mechanism is locked, the shackle is in a first position where the toe of the shackle is located within the frangible element so that the shackle cannot be rotated and wherein when the first locking mechanism is unlocked, the shackle can be lifted from the first position so that the toe of the shackle is not within the frangible element so that the shackle can be rotated. Methods of using the lock and a refillable insert of frangible elements are also disclosed.

Abstract: An electronic lock box contains a secure compartment for storing keys to a structure. A sensing system allow the lock box to determine whether the contents of the lock box have been replaced as well as ensuring the correct key or object has been returned. The system reports the status of the object back to the central clearinghouse computer through an electronic key or secure memory device.

Abstract: A manhole security cover includes a manhole cover body comprising a non-metallic RF signal transmissive material. The manhole cover body is seatable on a manhole frame to cover a manhole opening. In the seated position, the first side is accessible from outside the manhole, the second side is disposed within the manhole, and the peripheral edge portion engages a manhole cover support surface on the manhole frame. A manhole cover tamper sensor is responsive to a predetermined movement of the manhole security cover body. A transmitter is operatively connected to the manhole cover tamper sensor and configured to generate a radio frequency manhole cover tamper signal when the manhole cover tamper sensor detects the predetermined movement of the manhole security cover body. An antenna is operatively coupled to the transmitter to radiate radio frequency energy through the manhole cover body to a receiver located outside of said manhole.

Abstract: A padlock includes a lock body, a lock shackle having two ends respectively inserted into a respective shackle hole in the lock body, two actuation members, two latches, a lock cylinder having a core inserted in between the actuation members and rotatable with a predetermined key to drive the actuation members in moving the latches to lock the lock shackle, and an alarm control device affixed to the lock body for causing a buzzer to buzz upon a vibration.

Abstract: A secure connector is provided. The secure connector comprises a casing; a tamper sensor disposed inside the casing and configured to detect unauthorized tamper events; and one or more conductors configured to carry signals, the one or more conductors passing through the tamper sensor.

Abstract: A lockable container for securing assets that has an integral and internal locking mechanism and methods of use are provided. An illustrative lockable container may include first and second covers configured to move between an open position, which allows access to the asset, and a closed position, which encloses the asset. The locking mechanism of the lockable container may include a locking mate arrangement operatively coupled to at least one of the first and second covers, and a locking member that is configured to move between an unlocked position and a locked position. The entirety of the locking member may be internal to the container when the locking member is in the unlocked position. A magnetic key arrangement may interact with the locking member to move the locking member between the unlocked and locked positions.

Abstract: A tamper evident security lock includes a tamper evident security system to indicate whether the tamper evident security lock has been improperly accessed. The tamper evident security system includes a tamper evident security module that invokes different sets of logic to generate a sequence of characters displayable through a viewing window incorporated into the tamper evident security lock. The tamper evident security system may also include a processor activatable by an actuator in communication with a shackle or other component of the tamper evident security lock. The shackle works in conjunction with the actuator to activate the processor, and when the processor is activated, the tamper evident security system generates the sequence of characters. The sequence of characters may change each time the processor is activated so that a person authorized to unlock the tamper evident security lock can identify whether the tamper evident security lock was improperly accessed.

Abstract: A security storage container has a primary security feature that is adapted to be locked and unlocked with an appropriate key. A secondary security feature is activated when the security storage container is opened without first unlocking the lock with the key. In one embodiment, the secondary security feature includes prongs that are moved to an extended position when the primary security feature of the container is defeated. In the extended position, the prongs will at least damage the item of merchandise protected by the security storage container. The extended position of the prongs may also further lock the item of merchandise within the security storage container.

Abstract: This invention relates to a portable locking device having a wireless transmitter that transmits the condition of the locking device to the receiver of a security system. The locking device comprises non-rigid cable so that it can be easily connected to various objects. Cutting the cable triggers prevents power from reaching the wireless transmitter, and the lack of signal triggers the security system to issue an alarm. The portable locking device comprises parallel armed and disarmed circuits to supply electricity to the wireless transmitter, but the armed circuit is broken if the lock is tampered with or compromised when locked.

Abstract: A locking device comprising a lock body having a through hole, a bolt member having a longitudinal bore therethrough and an insertion end which is inserted into the through hole of the lock body. The bolt member is further having a retaining pin disposed within the longitudinal bore and a resilient means for biasing the retaining pin axially out of the longitudinal bore. When the bolt member is inserted into the lock body, a means within the lock body prevents the removal of the inserted bolt member therefrom, and engages an actuating means to actuate an identifying means. The identifying means transmits a signal to indicate whether the locking device has been tampered with or defeated. If the bolt member is cut, the retaining pin is displaced out of the longitudinal bore and dislodges the actuating means resulting in the identifying means indicating that the locking device has been tampered with or defeated.

Abstract: The security seal for cargo containers and freight trailers which has a gas cartridge which supplies gas through a two position valve when it is opened and onto a two way valve which in the activated position supplies gas under pressure to a pressure hose looped around the locking bar or bars of a container or trailer. This gas pressure hose holds the two way valve in the activated position so that gas is supplied to the pressure hose. If the pressure hose is broken or disconnected, pressure means move the two way valve to the security breached position allowing gas to go into an ink reservoir which releases the ink onto the container leaving a permanent identified mark. The two position valve can be deactivated by means to move the valve. This valve can be moved into the deactivated position by a magnet. This security seal can also be deactivated by supplying gas under pressure from an external source to hold the two way valve in the activated position which will allow the pressure hose to be disconnected.

Abstract: A handle for a vehicle door has a control lever hinged to a connecting structure for connection to the door, and a detecting assembly for detecting the presence of a user's hand about to open the door; the detecting assembly having a magnetic aerial, which is housed inside the lever to detect the variation in a magnetic field caused by the user's hand nearing the handle, and is connected by a sliding connection to a circuit carried by the connecting structure and which supplies a presence signal to a control unit for releasing the respective lock upon reading an identification code carried by the user.

Abstract: A lock core mechanism with alarm function in the invention comprises a lock core body having a core plate disposed therein, a projecting rod, a core cover-plate, a housing, an electric circuit plate, a follower member, and an actuating elastic assembly having a contact member and an elastic member. The electric circuit plate will sound when a picking tool is inserted to push the projecting rod downwards to touch against an actuating piece of the electric circuit plate, or when a special tool is inserted to forcedly rotate the follower member to make the elastic member touch against the contact member. The electric circuit plate will not be activated to sound for alarm only when a matching key is inserted to push the projection rod downwards to touch against the actuating piece, and simultaneously turned to rotate the follower member to make the elastic member touch against the contact member.

Abstract: A tamper evidence device for a secure housing containing electronic circuits includes a zinc air cell and a bi-stable latch circuit connected to be powered by the cell. The zinc air cell requires a supply of oxygen for activation of the cell. Normally when the secure housing is intact and unbreached, a pad seals an aperture for ingress of oxygen to the cell and the cell does not generate any electrical power. However if the secure housing is opened or otherwise breached the pad is displaced and oxygen enters the cell and electrical power is generated to power the latch circuit and thereby set the bi-stable latch circuit to provide evidence of the breaching of the secure housing.

Abstract: Embodiments of an alarm system are described, which may be mounted or built-in to a bicycle or other device which is in need of anti-theft protection. A loud alarm is connected to or mounted in the protected device, and is operatively connected to either or both: a lock that anchors the device to a stationary object, and/or parts of the protected device that might be stolen or vandalized. The alarm unit is built and wired in such a way that the lock or parts of the protected device may not be significantly tampered with or removed without triggering the alarm. For example, the alarm system is adapted to sound if a bicycle lock is tampered with or if sensors transmit that a bicycle part is being moved or tampered with. Externally-mounted alarm units preferably include a weather-proof casing, which contains a unique clamping feature that makes the alarm tamper-resistant or tamper-proof.

Abstract: An alarmed cable lock that sounds an alarm upon an attempt to open the lock or remove the secured item while the alarm is armed. The invention includes a lock, a cable, a power source and an alarm. The lock includes a C-channel closed at one end, a switch, and a blocking pin. The cable is attached at one end to the lock. The free end of the cable terminates in a head that is formed to slide in the C-channel. The switch is exposed in the C-channel. When the lock is armed, the blocking pin extends into the C-channel to prevent the free end of the cable from sliding out of the open C-channel end. If an attempt is made to remove the end of the cable by sliding it out the C-channel, the head passes by the switch and sets off the alarm. The alarm/lock features are operated by remote control.

Abstract: An alarm device for a lock which provides a security system which displays unauthorized tampering with the lock. The device senses unauthorized movement of one or several elements in the lock and causes an alarm signal which may only be terminated by resetting the device by authorized operation of the lock.

Abstract: An alarm padlock (10) comprising a shackle (12) having a long leg (14) and a short leg (16). A body (18) is provided. A facility (20) in the body (18) is for mounting the shackle (12) in a reciprocal movement between a closed position and an extended open position, in which the short leg (16) of the shackle (12) is outside of the body (18) and the long leg (14) of the shackle (12) can swivel within the body (18). A latch mechanism (22) in the body (18) engages with the short leg (16) of the shackle (12), when the shackle (12) is in it's closed position. A lock mechanism (24) in the body (18) is operable to disengage the latch mechanism (22) from the short leg (16) of the shackle (12). An alarm circuit (26) in the body (18) actuates to emit a warning signal when an unauthorized person violates and tampers with the shackle (12) and the body (18).

Abstract: A padlock comprising a body and shackle, the shackle having an end releasably securable in the body, the body having a casing, the casing housing a tamper alarm means and a lock means, the tamper alarm means including a power supply means, the casing having an aperture configured and arranged to receive the end of the shackle being securable in the aperture by way of the lock means, a portion of the casing being movable to enable access to the power supply means, movement of the portion of the casing being prevented by a retaining means which is only accessible for insertion or removal via the aperture in the casing configured and arranged to receive the end of the shackle.

Abstract: A lock for the ignition circuit for an automobile including a Hall effect control sensor which is activated by a control magnet on the cylinder member of the lock so that when the cylinder is rotated by the key to its start position, the control sensor is activated. The activation of the control sensor provides one of several starting criteria to an ignition for starting an automobile. An anti-tampering sensor spaced from and adjacent to the control sensor has a trip level which is lower than the trip level of the control sensor so that magnetic forces induced from the exterior of the lock cannot trip the control sensor. A blocking plate is disposed between the control sensor and the anti-tampering sensor to prevent the anti-tampering sensor from being tripped by the control magnet when the cylinder member is rotated to its start position and to enable the anti-tampering sensor to be tripped first to produce a deactivation signal in response to a magnetic force induced from the exterior of the lock.

Abstract: A padlock and lock holder unit including a padlock having a buzzer alarm circuit controlled by a pressed button to give an audio alarm signal when the padlock is attacked, and a lock holder consisting of a fixed clamping frame fixedly fastened to the bicycle frame, and a holder frame turned about a screw bolt on the fixed clamping frame and fixed in the desired angular position by a locknut for carrying the padlock when the padlock is not in use.

Abstract: A padlock with a built-in anti-theft alarm device that is comprised of a padlock mechanism consisting of a lock structure having a rotational locking pintle bar that is revolved a certain angle to achieve locking and unlocking, a cam suitably positioned at the center of the pintle bar, an electric switch that is actuated by the cam pushing against a switching device, an alarm circuit with an independent power supply and a vibration sensor device. The rotation of the pintle bar revolves the cam such that the lobe pushes against and closes the electric switch, which initiates the operation of the alarm circuit. The vibration sensor device triggers the alarm circuit to emit an alarm sound whenever abnormal vibration is detected. The alarm circuit has an independent power supply that is securely protected by the outer padlock case to prevent damage and power loss.

Abstract: A lock structure with a warning device, in which an additional set of tumblers are installed on the four sides of the cylinder body, the plug member and the sliding sleeves; in case of a wrong key being inserted into the cylinder body, the tumblers will be touched and projected outwards to trigger off a warning device.

Abstract: A device for securing a combination dial lock is comprised of a base member, a bridge member, which is pivotally mounted on the base member, and a cover member which substantially envelopes both the base member and the bridge member. The bridge member includes a pin member projecting from a tip thereof for being inserted in a complementary opening in the combination dial to secure the dial against rotation. Tamper alarm circuitry is provided to generate a tamper alarm signal if an attempt is made to tamper with the combination dial or to damage the device. An alarm will also be generated if the lock remains in an unsecure state for more than a predetermined time interval, which is deemed adequate for an authorized user to conduct legitimate business in the compartment which is being protected by the combination dial lock.

Abstract: A padlock comprises a battery-powered, built-in alarm which operates when the padlock's shackle is severed or forced open. The battery and alarm can be tested by opening the lock with a key, rotating the short leg of the shackle away from the lock body and then depressing the shackle, or optionally, by depressing the short leg. The alarm is turned on in response to the momentary closing of a switch when one shackle leg moves outwardly upon severance or forcible opening. The alarm may be an audible signal or an inaudible signal transmitted as a radio wave to a remote receiver at which an audible or visible signal is actuated. The audible signal generated at the lock escapes from the lock body through sound ports. Both audible and inaudible signals may be generated at the lock simultaneously.

Abstract: A tampering-proof container for storing currency for use in conjunction with an automated teller machine (ATM). The currency door of the container through which the currency passes when the container is mounted on an ATM is moved positively between the open and closed positions when on the ATM. An indicator wheel within the container gives an indication or count of the number of times the currency door has been opened and closed to provide a check on potential sophisticated pilfering. When the count on the indicator wheel reaches a programmed predetermined amount, the currency door is locked in a closed position with first and second locking linkage inside the container locking the currency door in the closed position. A seal on a loading door on the container must be broken to gain access to the inside of the container to unlock the first and second locking linkage and to reset the indicator wheel.

Abstract: A currency cassette for an automated teller machine is provided with a counter for maintaining a count of the number of times that a currency access door of said cassette has been opened, and is further provided with an interrupt mechanism for prohibiting said count from exceeding a predetermined amount and returning to a zero count. Reset mechanism is provided for disabling the interrupt mechanism to permit the counter to be reset to zero when the cassette is returned from the automated teller machine to a central location for reloading with currency when the currency contained in the currency cassette has been depleted by dispensing through the automated teller machine.

Abstract: A padlock contains a battery connected by electrical circuitry and switches to an alarm sounding device which sounds an alarm when someone attempts to force open or sever the lock shackle or when someone attempts to remove the battery in an unauthorized manner. A test signal of momentary duration is automatically sounded each time the lock is opened or closed in an authorized manner, and this indicates whether the alarm system is operative.

Abstract: A tampering-proof container or cassette for receiving and storing items like "purged" currency bills or bank cards in association with an automated teller machine (ATM). When a "double bill" is detected from a cash dispenser in an ATM, for example, the double bill is deposited in a purge bin or cassette inside the ATM instead of being delivered to a customer as part of a routine cash dispensing transaction. The cassette has an indicator wheel therein which gives an indication of the number of times an associated, bill-receiving door is opened and closed to provide a check on potential sophisticated pilfering of bills from the cassette. A seal on a second door of the cassette must be broken to gain access to resetting levers (inside the cassette) which reset and program the indicator wheel and enable the bill receiving door to be opened. Teeth adjacent to the bill-receiving door also cooperate with the door also minimize pilfering.

Abstract: A tampering-proof container for storing currency for use in conjunction with an automated teller machine (ATM). The currency door of the container through which the currency passes when the container is mounted on an ATM is moved positively between the open and closed positions when on the ATM. An indicator wheel within the container gives an indication or count of the number of times the currency door has been opened and closed to provide a check on potential sophisticated pilfering. When the count on the indicator wheel reaches a programmed predetermined amount, the currency door is locked in a closed position with first and second locking linkage inside the container locking the currency door in the closed position. A seal on a loading door on the container must be broken to gain access to the inside of the container to unlock the first and second locking linkage and to reset the indicator wheel.

Abstract: A lock mechanism is included within the outer knob of a latch assembly. Associated with the inner knob is an alarm apparatus that includes a battery, a sound generator and a transducer for delivering an audible signal. The different components of the alarm apparatus are located either in an escutcheon associated with the inner knob or within the body of the knob itself. In either case, the latch assembly includes switch contacts which close to operate the alarm apparatus upon a very slight twisting of the outer knob.

Abstract: A tamper-proof lock housing is provided for enclosing the ignition lock of an automobile which is ordinarily mounted on the steering column of the automobile. The housing is in two halves; the bottom half fitting about the lower half of the steering column, and is secured thereto. The upper half fits down over the lower half and the ignition lock is securely joined thereto by connection breakers so that the two then box in the ignition key switch. The auto safe lock box protects the steering wheel lock and the ignition key.An auxilliary alarm system is provided consisting of a separate battery, additional horn, voltage regulator and a time delay switch. This could work solely off the auto safe lock box itself, or it could work from an alternate lock installed on the outside of the car.