US 6,981,639 B1 | ||
Object storing system with illuminated housings | ||
Manuel F. Pires, Oxford, Conn. (US) | ||
Assigned to Morse Watchmans, Inc., Oxford, Conn. (US) | ||
Filed on Apr. 30, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/426,735. | ||
Int. Cl. G06K 5/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 235—382 | 17 Claims |
1. A storage system for storing at least one object, wherein the object is associated with a smartkey, the system comprising:
a system housing;
a front panel with at least one opening therein;
a support board coupled to the system housing and behind the front panel;
at least one smartkey housing, coupled to the front panel and operable to receive the smartkey therein, wherein the smartkey
housing is coupled to the front panel by a snap-fitting arrangement;
a concentrated lightsource which is associated with the smartkey housing and coupled to the support board, the concentrated
lightsource being positioned behind at least a portion of the smartkey housing;
circuitry for processing information and causing the illumination of the concentrated lightsource;
wherein at least a portion of the smartkey housing is illuminatable when the concentrated lightsource associated with the
smartkey housing is illuminated.
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