Security container and release key therefor
First Claim
1. A key for unlocking a lock mechanism of a security container having a base and a closure lid for holding an article;
- said key includes a housing;
a plurality of tabs including a pair of end tabs and a group of inner tabs extending outwardly from said housing for operatively engaging and unlocking a lock mechanism of a security container;
separate gripper means mounted on the housing for releasably gripping either the lid or base of the security container for moving the lid from a closed locked position toward an open position after the tab has unlocked the lock mechanism; and
release means on the housing for selectively releasing the gripper means from said lid or base after the lid has been moved to an open position.
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Abstract
A recording medium security container and associated release key which disengages a lock mechanism of the security container enabling the security container to be moved to an open position for removing the contents thereof. The security container has a base, a lid pivotally mounted on the base, and a lock mechanism for securing the lid in a locked position on the base. The key has a grasp base and a plurality of tabs extending outwardly from the base for disengaging the lock mechanism of the security container. Also provided on the key is a pivotally mounted lever which has a pair of tangs which releasably engage and grip the base of the security container so that the key may be grasped to pull the base away from the lid to an open position, while the tabs extending from the key disengage the lock mechanism of the security container.
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18 Claims
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1. A key for unlocking a lock mechanism of a security container having a base and a closure lid for holding an article;
- said key includes a housing;
a plurality of tabs including a pair of end tabs and a group of inner tabs extending outwardly from said housing for operatively engaging and unlocking a lock mechanism of a security container;
separate gripper means mounted on the housing for releasably gripping either the lid or base of the security container for moving the lid from a closed locked position toward an open position after the tab has unlocked the lock mechanism; and
release means on the housing for selectively releasing the gripper means from said lid or base after the lid has been moved to an open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- said key includes a housing;
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10. In combination, a security container having a base forming a storage compartment, a lid mounted on the base and movable between open and closed position with respect to said base, and locking means for locking said base to said lid when in the closed position;
- and a key for unlocking the lid from the base to enable the lid to be moved toward the open position, said key having at least one tab for operatively engaging and unlocking the lock means of the security container, separate gripper means for releasably gripping the base while the lid is being moved toward the open position, and release means for selectively releasing the gripper means from the base after the lid has been moved toward the open position.
- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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