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CONTAINER HAVING MAGNETIC AND LATCH FASTENING MEANS

  • US 3,831,986 A
  • Filed: 08/09/1972
  • Issued: 08/27/1974
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A container characterized by a bottom portion having side walls with a hollow area with a top hole accessible from the top of said bottom portion and a top cover overlying said bottom portion, a hook piece made of magnetic material being freely rotatably supported on its axis in the hollow area of said bottom portion and being freely accessible to the underside of the hole, an elastic member biasing said hook piece to a restoring position, a magnetic member located in said side walls in a position adjacent the back edge of said hook piece, and a locking member carried by said cover alignable with the hole and which is accessible to the range of the hook piece through said hole when the container is closed, said hook piece having a hoOk portion engageable into said locking member to lock the container.

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