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US 10,435,200 B2Granted
Safety storage system and method
AssigneeHangman Systems, LLC
InventorsDee A Feris, Ray L Mays, Albert B Deaver, Jr.
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Abstract
A storage system, comprising a body having a cavity therein configured to house one or more items, and an opening defined by the body and a panel configured to mate with the opening and prevent access to the cavity when the panel is in position; the system have a first level of security securing items stored in the cavity; a second level of security securing the body from a structure from which it is hung, and an third level of security disguising the storage system as a hanging piece of clothing.
Claims20
A storage system, comprising:
- a body having at least one cavity therein and configured to house one or more items;
- an opening defined by the body and providing access to the cavity;
- a member configured to prevent access to the cavity when the member covers the opening;
- a first security mechanism operable between the body and the member to provide a secured condition in which the member is secured to the body preventing unauthorized access to the cavity, and an unsecured condition in which the member may be moved allowing access to the cavity;
- a hanger having first and second ends each configured to mate with associated openings in the body such that the body can rotate relative to the ends, the hanger having an apex located substantially mid-way between the first and second ends, the first and second ends configured to be secured inside the body such that the ends cannot be removed from the body unless the member is unsecured;
- a hook having an eye portion configured to engage the hanger apex and to permit the hanger and body to rotate relative to the hook, the hook having a second end comprising a curved portion and configured to suspend the storage system from a structure;
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- a second security mechanism configured to secure the storage system to the structure from which the system is suspended and having a first portion directly secured to an end of the curved portion of the hook and a second portion securable within the body, such that the second portion cannot be unsecured unless the member is in the unsecured condition.
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A storage system, comprising:
- a body having at least one cavity configured to house one or more items;
- an opening in the body providing access to the at least one cavity;
- a panel configured to prevent access to the at least one cavity through the opening;
- a first lock system having a first key and operable between the body and the panel providing a locked condition in which the panel is locked to the body preventing access to the at least one cavity, and an unlocked condition allowing access to the at least one cavity;
- a hanger and hook assembly, wherein the hanger is coupled to the body and configured to allow rotation between the hanger and the body, and wherein the hook is configured to couple to the hanger and to suspend the body from a structure;
- a second lock system comprising a flexible member, a securing structure and an attachment portion, the flexible member having one end fixedly secured to an end portion of the hook and the attachment portion secured to another end, the securing structure positioned in an area the access to which is controlled by the first lock system;
- an aperture in the body configured to pass the attachment portion there through without allowing removal of items stored in the cavity;
- the second lock system configured to secure the storage system to the structure from which the storage system is suspended when the attachment portion is secured to the securing structure and the panel is locked to the body;
- and wherein the hook is configured to allow rotation between the hook and hanger when the attachment portion is secured to the securing structure.
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A storage system, comprising:
- a body having at least one cavity configured to house one or more items;
- an opening in the body providing access to the at least one cavity;
- a panel configured to prevent access to the at least one cavity through the opening;
- a first lock system having a first key and operable between the body and the panel providing a locked condition in which the panel is locked to the body preventing access to the at least one cavity, and an unlocked condition allowing access to the at least one cavity;
- a hanger and hook assembly coupled to the body configured to suspend the body from a structure;
- a second lock system comprising a flexible member, a threaded post and nut, and an attachment portion, the flexible member having one end fixedly secured to an end portion of the hook and the attachment portion secured to another end, the securing structure positioned in an area the access to which is controlled by the first lock system;
- an aperture in the body configured to pass the attachment portion there through without allowing removal of items stored in the cavity;
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- the second lock system configured to secure the storage system to the structure from which the storage system is suspended when the attachment portion is secured to the threaded post with the nut and the panel is locked to the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.