Lockable media storage box with lock and key

• US 20020011426A1
• Filed: 09/07/2001
• Published: 01/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Autronic Plastics, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Dennis D. Belden Jr, James M. Byrne, Michael S. Jaeb, Nicholas M. Sedon, Ronald K. Burdett
• Inventors: Belden, Dennis D. Jr., Sedon, Nicholas M., Jaeb, Michael S., Burdett, Ronald K., Byrne, James M.
• Granted Patent: US 6,474,470 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/387.11
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 17/0062 with destructive disengagement
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 73/0023 Containers, boxes, cases or the like, e.g. for compact discs or video-cassettes, specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 73/0058 for essentially box-shaped devices
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 23/0233 Containers for a single cassette
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/0427 comprising centre hole locking means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 206/807 Tamper proof
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5004 For antitheft signaling device on protected article

Abstract

A lockable media storage box and lock and key combination includes a box having a base and a lid hingedly connected to the base and movable between opened and closed positions. A lock is attached to the box that prevents the box from being opened until the lock is removed with a key or until the lock is destroyed.

Claims

1. A security storage container comprising:

a base;

a lid connected to the base and movable between open and closed positions;

a lock having a first lock finger and a second lock finger;

the first lock finger engaging the lid; and

the second lock finger engaging the base to lock the lid in the closed position.

2. The container of claim 1, wherein the base and lid form a lock reception cavity;

the lock being at least partially disposed in the lock reception cavity.

3. The container of claim 2, wherein the base and lid include front walls;

the lock reception cavity being adjacent at least one of the front walls.

4. The container of claim 1, wherein:

the base includes a locking hole;

the lid includes a locking hole;

the first lock finger of the lock being disposed in the locking hole of the base; and

the second lock finger of the lock being disposed in the locking hole of the lid.

5. The container of claim 4, wherein the lock includes at least a first opening disposed between the first and second lock fingers.

6. The container of claim 5, wherein the base and the lid each include a front wall;

the front walls of the lid and base defining a lock reception cavity.

7. The container of claim 6, wherein the front wall of the lid and base each include a rear wall defining a portion of the lock reception cavity;

the locking holes being defined by the rear walls.

8. The container of claim 7, wherein the lock is disposed in the lock reception cavity.

9. The container of claim 8, wherein no portion of the lock protrudes outside of the lock reception cavity.

10. The container of claim 8, wherein no substantial portion of the lock protrudes outside of the lock reception cavity.

11. The container of claim 1, wherein the base and lid include lips defining a portion of a lock reception cavity;

the lock engaging the lips.

12. The container of claim 11, wherein the base and lid include front walls that define the lock reception cavity.

13. The container of claim 12, wherein the first lock finger engages the lip on the base;

and the second lock finger engaging the lip on the lid.

14. The container of claim 1, wherein the base and lid cooperate to form at least six walls of the container;

the lock covering at least a portion of five of the walls.

15. The container of claim 14, wherein the base includes a hinge wall;

the lock being connected opposite the hinge wall.

16. The container of claim 1, wherein the lock defines a key hole disposed adjacent each lock finger.

17. A security storage container comprising:

a base having a bottom wall, a front wall, and a pair of sidewalls;

the base including a hinge wall;

a lid having a top wall, a front wall, and a pair of sidewalls;

the lid being connected to the base and movable between open and closed positions;

the front walls of the base and lid defining a lock reception cavity;

a lock having a first lock finger and a second lock finger;

the first lock finger engaging the base; and

the second lock finger engaging the lid to lock the lid in the closed position.

18. The container of claim 17, wherein:

the front wall of the base includes a rear wall defining a portion of the lock reception cavity;

the front wall of the lid including a rear wall defining a portion of the lock reception cavity;

the rear wall of the base defining a lock hole that receives the first lock finger; and

the rear wall of the lid defining a lock hole that receives the second lock finger.

19. The container of claim 17, wherein:

the front wall of the base includes a lip defining a portion of the lock reception cavity;

the front wall of the lid including a lip defining a portion of the lock reception cavity;

the first lock finger engaging the lip on the base; and

the second lock finger engaging the lip on the lid.

20. The container of claim 19, wherein the lips are oppositely disposed on different sides of the lock reception cavity.