Storage case locking member
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Abstract
A lockable storage case includes a top cover pivotably coupled to a bottom cover through a spine. The top cover includes loops or an upper lock receiving member and a lower lock receiving member defining a top cover lock insertion path. The bottom cover includes loops or an upper lock receiving member and a lower lock receiving member defining a bottom cover lock insertion path. The lower lock receiving members of both the top and bottom covers include hooks for receiving and maintaining a latch. When the top cover is closed on the bottom cover, the top and bottom cover insertion paths combine to form a combined lock insertion path. A lock for the storage case includes first and second catch mechanisms with first and second catches. To lock the storage case, the lock is inserted into the combined lock insertion path so that the catches on the lock mate with and are retained with the hooks in the top and bottom covers.
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14 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A locking member for use with a lockable container having a front cover hinged to a back cover, the locking member comprising:
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an elongated member configured to be inserted into a locking channel formed from at least a portion of the front cover and at least a portion of the back cover; and
a catch mechanism attached to the elongated member;
wherein;
the catch mechanism is configured to be moved relative to the elongated member by a magnetic field and secure the elongated member in the locking channel by engaging at least one of the portions; and
the catch mechanism comprises a component that is, in the presence of the magnetic field, subject to a magnetic force and configured to be located inside the lockable container when the lockable container is closed. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A locking member for use with a lockable container having a front cover hinged to a back cover, the locking member comprising:
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an elongated member configured to be inserted into a locking channel formed from at least one of the front cover and the back cover; and
a catch mechanism attached to the elongated member and configured to be moved relative to the member by a magnetic field and secure the elongated member in the locked channel by engaging one of the front cover and the back cover, the catch mechanism comprising a component that is, in the presence of the magnetic field, subject to a magnetic force and configured to be located inside the lockable container when the lockable container is closed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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