SECURITY BOX

• US 20190331285A1
• Filed: 03/11/2019
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Perry Martin Boyd
• Original Assignee: Perry Martin Boyd
• Inventors: Boyd, Perry Martin
• Granted Patent: US 10,900,604 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 35/00 Special arrangements used in connection with end fittings of hoses, e.g. safety or protecting devices
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 57/00 Protection of pipes or objects of similar shape against external or internal damage or wear protection under water F16L1/123; supporting of pipes inside other pipes or sleeves F16L7/00; used in connection with end fittings of hoses F16L35/00; protection thereof during transport B65D59/00

Abstract

A security box for a pipe assembly includes a chest having a first wall and a second wall, together at least partially defining an interior, and a lid configured to engage the chest. The lid has an open position relative to the chest for permitting access to the interior of the chest, and a closed position in which the lid at least partially restricts access to the interior of the chest. At least when the lid is in the closed position, a first hole defined at least partially in the first wall aligns with a second hole defined at least partially in the second wall. The first hole and the second hole are defined at opposite ends of the security box. The holes are defined in part by cutouts defined in edges of the walls of chest and in part by cutouts defined in edges of the lid.

Claims

1. A security box for securing a pipe assembly, the security box comprising:

a chest comprising at least a first wall portion and a second wall portion together at least partially defining an interior; and

a lid configured to engage the chest, the lid having an open position relative to the chest for permitting access to the interior of the chest, and a closed position in which the lid at least partially restricts access to the interior of the chest,

wherein, at least when the lid is in the closed position, a first hole defined at least partially in the first wall portion of the chest aligns with a second hole defined at least partially in the second wall portion of the chest.

2. The security box of claim 1, wherein the first hole and the second hole are defined at opposite ends of the security box.

3. The security box of claim 1, wherein the first hole is defined, when the lid is in the closed position, in part by a cutout defined in an edge of the first wall portion of the chest and in part by a cutout defined in a first edge portion of the lid

4. The security box of claim 3, wherein the second hole is defined, when the lid is in the closed position, in part by a cutout defined in an edge of the second wall portion of the chest and in part by a cutout defined in a second edge portion of the lid.

5. The security box of claim 4, wherein the first wall portion of the chest and the second wall portion of the chest are planar and parallel.

6. The security box of claim 5, wherein the chest has a rectangular box form, and wherein the lid has a rectangular box form.

7. The security box of claim 4, wherein:

the cutout defined in the edge of the first wall portion of the chest is semicircular;

the cutout defined in the first edge portion of the lid is semicircular; and

the first hole, defined when the lid is in the closed position, is generally circular.

8. The security box of claim 7, wherein the second hole is generally circular.

9. The security box of claim 1, further comprising at least one liner portion mounted along at least one edge of the first hole for cushioning a pipe assembly.

10. The security box of claim 1, further comprising at least one baffle panel in the interior of the chest.

11. The security box of claim 1, the chest further comprising a front wall and a parallel rear wall each extending from the first wall portion to the second wall portion, wherein:

the first wall portion and the second wall portion are parallel; and

the chest defines a rectangular box.

12. The security box of claim 11, further comprising at least one baffle panel extending within the interior of the chest from the front wall to the rear wall.

13. The security box of claim 1, further comprising at least one support bracket in the interior of the chest for supporting a pipe assembly.

14. The security box of claim 13, wherein the support bracket spans the interior of the chest between opposing walls of the chest.

15. The security box of claim 1, further comprising at least one handle on an exterior of the chest.

16. The security box of claim 1, further comprising at least one hinge by which the lid is pivotally connected to the chest.

17. The security box of claim 1, further comprising a locking element, wherein the at least one hinge and locking element are mounted on the chest along opposite walls, thereby securely protecting the interior when the lid is in the closed position and the locking element is locked.