Slam latch for tool box

A storage container, comprising:

• a plurality of walls defining or forming a container;
• the container comprising a striker, wherein the striker is fixed in position;
• the striker comprising a locking surface and a contact surface, wherein the contact surface is generally planar, wherein the locking surface is generally planar, wherein an end of the locking surface joins an end of the contact surface at a point of intersection;
• a lock comprising a handle, a lock cylinder, an axle, and a spring loading mechanism, wherein the handle is rotatably engaged to the spring loading mechanism;
• a rod in a rotational engagement with the spring loading mechanism via the axle, the rod having an offset that interacts with the striker in a locking relationship, and wherein the offset has a circular outer diameter;
• the axle operatively connected to the handle, and the axle configured to transfer movement of the handle to the rod, the spring loading mechanism being positioned around the axle;
• the rod and the offset rotate;
• the circular outer diameter of the offset contacts the contact surface of the striker and the circular outer diameter of the offset rotates as it slides against the contact surface of the striker and compresses the spring loading mechanism until the circular outer diameter of the offset reaches the point of intersection and the offset rotates past the point of intersection and under the striker by the action of the spring loading mechanism, to a resting position on the locking surface of the striker;
• and,
• a lid hingedly connected to the container.

A toolbox having a slam latch, comprising:

• a plurality of walls defining or forming a container having a rim;
• the container comprising a plurality of strikers proximate the rim in a stationary configuration;
• the plurality of strikers comprising a locking surface and a contact surface, wherein the contact surface is generally planar, wherein the locking surface is generally planar, wherein an end of the locking surface joins an end of the contact surface at a point of intersection;
• a lock comprising a handle, a lock cylinder, a spring loading mechanism, and an axle;
• a plurality of rods in rotational engagement with the spring loading mechanism, via the axle, the axle operatively connected to the handle, and the axle configured to transfer movement of the handle to the plurality of rods, the spring loading mechanism being positioned around the axle;
• wherein each rod includes a first bend leading to a transition portion and a second bend from the transition portion leading to a offset, wherein the offset rotates, and each offset interacts with one of the plurality of strikers in a locking relationship, and wherein each offset has a circular outer diameter;
• the circular outer diameter of the offset contacts the contact surface of the striker and the circular outer diameter of the offset rotates as it slides against the contact surface of the striker and compresses the spring loading mechanism until the circular outer diameter of the offset reaches the point of intersection and the offset rotates past the point of intersection and under the striker by the action of the spring loading mechanism, to a resting position on the locking surface of the striker;
• the spring loading mechanism urging the rods to a locked position;
• and,
• a lid hingedly connected to the container, wherein the lock is mounted on or into the lid.