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
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.