Vehicle security box
OwnerLucio Oliva Rueda, Lucio M. Oliva Perezinventors
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Abstract
Lockbox systems for securing items in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a hollow rectangular body has an open side which may be closed by a door. One or more L shaped locking members are disposed on the rear of the door adjacent a first longitudinal side. As the door is closed, the members are positioned to reside in locking recesses in a wall of the body, abuttably locking the door at the hinged side. Near a second side of the door, a locking mechanism is disposed that can be actuated to move a locking bolt into a bolt recess to secure the door in the body opening. The rear side surfaces of the door may be beveled to pair against a ridge disposed inside the opening to deter attempts to pry the door open.
Claims20
A lockbox system for securing items, comprising:
- a hollow rectangular body with at least one opening on a first side;
- a lower ridge disposed inside the at least one opening and along at least a portion of a lower inside surface of the rectangular body generally extending in a first direction to define a lower seat inside the at least one opening;
- an upper ridge disposed inside the at least one opening and along at least a portion of an upper inside surface of the rectangular body generally extending in the first direction to define an upper seat inside the at least one opening;
- at least a first locking recess disposed inside the at least one opening along a first side inside surface of the rectangular body, the first inside surface extending generally in a second direction which is generally perpendicular to the first direction;
- at least a first latch receiver;
- a generally planar door member sized and configured such that when disposed in the at least one opening a lower side of the door member resides in the lower seat and an upper side of the door member resides in the upper seat with a rear surface of the door member abutting the lower ridge and the upper ridge;
- at least a first L-shaped locking member disposed on the rear surface of the door member adjacent a first longitudinal side, the at least first L-shaped locking member having a locking portion extending towards the first longitudinal side to a distal end such that when the door member is rotated to dispose the door in a closed position the distal end is positioned in the at least a first locking recess to abuttably secure the door member to the rectangular body at the first side surface.
A lockbox system, comprising:
- a hollow rectangular body with at least one opening on a first side;
- a lower ridge disposed inside the at least one opening and along at least a portion of a lower inside surface of the rectangular body generally in first direction to define a lower seat inside the at least one opening;
- an upper ridge disposed inside the at least one opening and along at least a portion of an upper inside surface of the rectangular body generally in the first direction to define an upper seat inside the at least one opening;
- at least two locking recesses disposed inside the at least one opening along a first side inside surface of the rectangular body, the first inside surface extending generally in a second direction which is generally perpendicular to the first direction;
- at least a first locking mechanism;
- a generally planar door member sized and configured such that when disposed in the at least one opening a lower side of the door member resides in the lower seat and an upper side of the door member resides in the upper seat with a rear surface of the door member abutting the lower ridge and the upper ridge;
- at least two L-shaped locking members disposed on the rear surface of the door member adjacent a first longitudinal side which are parallel to one another, each L-shaped locking member having a locking portion extending towards the first longitudinal side to a distal end, such that when the door member is rotated to dispose the door in a closed position ft the distal end of each of the least two locking members is positioned one of the least two locking recesses to abuttably secure the door member to the rectangular body at the first side surface.
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