Electrically-switched container lock

Abstract

The invention is an electrically-switched container lock system. The invention utilizes an electrically-switched trigger to unlock the contain lid, allowing the container to be filled and emptied by authorized personnel only.

1 . A container lid locking product, the container lid having an open position and a closed position, the product comprising: 
 a lid restraint,    the restraint being connected to the container;    the restraint having an locked state and an unlocked state;    the restraint in the locked state stopping the lid from moving to the open position from the closed position;    an electrically-switched trigger,    the trigger connected to the product;    the trigger switching between an engaged condition and a disengaged condition;    the trigger being in the engaged condition with the restraint in the locked state keeping the restraint in the locked state;    the trigger being in the disengaged condition with the restraint in the locked state releasing the restraint from the locked state;    the trigger comprising: 
 an electric power source,  
 the electric power source being signal connected to the trigger;  
 the electric power source providing switching energy for switching the trigger;  
 an exciter,  
 the exciter being signal connected to the trigger; and  
 the exciter switching the trigger from the engaged condition to the disengaged condition.