[54] LOCKER UNIT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LOCKERS
[75] Inventors: Karl Kletzmaier, Ottensheim;
Gunther Krippner, Linz a. d. Donau, both of Austria
[73] Assignee: KEBA Gesellschaft m.b.H. & Co., Linz, Austria
[21] Appl.No.: 573,012
[22] PCT Filed: May 5, 1989
[86] PCT No.: PCT/AT89/00045
§ 371 Date: Jan. 4,1991
§ 102(e) Date: Jan. 4,1991 [87] PCT Pub. No.: WO89/11016
PCT Pub. Date: Nov. 16,1989
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data
May 6, 1988 [AT] Austria 1185/88
[51] Int. C1.5 E05B 47/00
[52] U.S. Ci 70/277; 70/278;
70/282; 70/455
[58] Field of Search 70/277-279,
70/282-284, 256, 262-264, 151, 151 R, 423-428, 432, 434, 455; 109/6, 7, 21, 24.1, 31,
45
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Primary Examiner—Peter M. Cuomo
Assistant Examiner—Suzanne L. Dino
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Collard & Roe
[57] ABSTRACT
A locker unit comprises a plurality of lockers provided with doors equipped with a locking device. The locking device consists of a mechanical lock and an auxiliary lock having an electric drive for said device. The locking device comprises a rest position which blocks the access to the mechanical lock and/or its movement, and an opening position which frees said access and/or said movement.
30 Claims, 12 Drawing Sheets
