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US 11,142,926 B2Granted
Storage container
OwnerDylan S. Ervininventor
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Abstract
A storage container including a lid, a base coupled to the lid, an interior cavity defined by a closed state of the lid and the base, and locking mechanism disposed in at least one of the lid or the base. The locking mechanism includes a first key that is actuatable in a first direction and one or more second keys that are actuatable in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction. The one or more second keys are configured to engage with the first key and when the one or more second keys are actuated in the second direction, the first key is actuatable in the first direction to unlock the locking mechanism.
Claims19
A storage container, comprising:
- a lid including an exterior surface;
- a base coupled to the lid;
- an interior cavity defined by a closed state of the lid and the base;
- and
- a locking mechanism disposed in at least one of the lid or the base, the locking mechanism including:
- a first key extending through the exterior surface and being actuatable in a first direction;
- one or more second keys extending through the exterior surface and being actuatable in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction, the one or more second keys being configured to engage with the first key, wherein when the one or more second keys are actuated in the second direction, the first key is actuatable in the first direction to unlock the locking mechanism;
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- a slide operably engaged with the first key, the slide being actuatable in a third direction during actuation of the first key in the first direction, the third direction being different than the first direction.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a locking mechanism disposed in the housing and configured to transition the apparatus between a locked state and an unlocked state, the locking mechanism comprising:
- a carriage defining a plurality of passageways,
- a first key coupled to the carriage being actuatable in a first direction to transition the apparatus from the locked state to the unlocked state, and
- a plurality of second keys disposed at least partially within individual passageways of the plurality of passageways, the plurality of second keys being operably coupled to the first key and actuatable within the individual passageways in a second direction that is transverse to the first direction, the plurality of second keys including:
- at least one locking key that is engaged with the first key such that, when the at least one locking key is actuated, the first key is prohibited from actuating in the first direction, and
- at least one unlocking key that is engaged with the first key such that, when the at least one unlocking key is actuated, the first key is actuatable in the first direction.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first housing;
- a second housing coupled to the first housing via one or more hinges to form an enclosed cavity, the second housing including a first attachment mechanism;
- and
- a locking mechanism configured to transition the enclosed cavity between a locked state and an unlocked state, the locking mechanism including:
- a first key,
- one or more second keys operably engaging with the first key, the one or more second keys including a first channel that, when the one or more second keys are actuated in a first direction, permit the first key to advance in a second direction,
- one or more third keys operably engaging with the first key, the one or more third keys including a second channel, and when at least one key of the one or more third keys is actuated in the first direction, the first key is restricted from advancing in the second direction, and
- a slide operably engaging with the first key, the slide including a second attachment mechanism that is engaged with the first attachment mechanism in the locked state and disengaged with the first attachment mechanism in the unlocked state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.