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US 10,920,467 B2Granted
Selectively lockable box and method of use
AssigneeAdrian Steel Company
InventorThomas Richter
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Abstract
A selectively lockable box may have a locking structure that may have a first bar, a second bar and a lock housing. The first and second bar engage with one another, and the lock, to lock the box. The first bar may be horizontally oriented to lock a box lid, and the second bar may be a vertically oriented to lock other access areas of the box.
Claims11
A locking structure of a box, the box comprising a first compartment and a second compartment, the locking structure comprising:
- a horizontally oriented locking bar having a first end portion and a body portion, wherein the first end portion has an aperture therethrough and the body portion has a plurality of locking teeth extending therefrom configured to selectively interlock with slots on said first compartment;
- a vertically oriented locking bar having a first end portion and a body portion configured to selectively prevent movement of said second compartment, wherein the first end portion has an aperture therethrough;
- a lock housing having a lock behind fixed first and second bars defining a passage between them;
- wherein said first end portion of said vertically oriented locking bar is selectively located between said fixed first and second bars and said lock;
- wherein said first end portion of said horizontally oriented bar is selectively located through said passage between said fixed first and second bars, through said aperture of said vertically oriented bar and into said lock.
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