Security container with a key
US5375712A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/34
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A security container for storing various articles is formed with a groove along one edge of a cover which extends parallel with a similar groove formed on a base of the container, when the cover is in a closed position on the base. A generally U-shaped slide latch is slidably removably mounted in the spaced grooves for movement therealong between locked and unlocked positions. A plurality of projections on the slide latch engage flexible tabs on the base to secure the slide latch in locked position upon an open end of the slide latch reaching a stop formed on an end of the base. A manually operated key has tangs which are inserted through openings formed in the slide latch to disengage the flexible tabs from the projections, permitting the slide latch to be slidably removed from the container grooves enabling the cover to be opened from the base. The locking projections and flexible tabs are in a stepped offset relationship to enable the projections to move past the tabs once released from engagement therewith.
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