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US 12,280,919 B2Granted
Locking assembly for releasably-locking a lid to a container
AssigneeKacePack Ltd.
InventorGeorge Douglas Irwin
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Abstract
A locking assembly for releasably-locking a lid to a container includes shaped portions disposed on the lid and container that are configured to allow slidable engagement of the lid relative to the container along a movement axis. A locking nub disposed on a wall of the container and a nub receiving portion disposed on the lid are engaged when the lid and container are slidably engaged together, which restricts sliding movement of the lid relative to the container along the movement axis The wall of the container is inwardly depressible to move the locking nub outwardly of the nub receiving portion, which allows slidable movement relative to the container along the movement axis.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a container including a base, a first side-wall extending perpendicularly to the base, a second side-wall extending perpendicularly to the base and parallel to the first side-wall, the first side-wall and second side-wall defining an opening;
- a lid in slidable engagement with the container and configured to move along a movement axis between a first configuration in which the lid covers the opening and a second configuration in which the opening is uncovered;
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- a locking mechanism configured to be selectively engaged and disengaged, wherein the locking mechanism is positioned along a second axis perpendicular to the movement axis and offset from a center of the container toward a first end of the container, wherein the second axis intersects the first side-wall at a first intersection point and intersects the second side-wall at a second intersection point;
- wherein the lid is configured to be maintained in the first configuration when the locking mechanism is engaged and, upon inward depression of at least one of the first side-wall at the first intersection point and the second side-wall at the second intersection point, the locking mechanism is configured to become disengaged and allow movement of the lid to the second configuration.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a container including a base, a first side-wall extending perpendicularly to the base, a second side-wall extending perpendicularly to the base and parallel to the first side-wall, the first side-wall and second side-wall defining an opening;
- a lid in slidable engagement with the container and configured to move along a movement axis between a first configuration in which the lid covers the opening and a second configuration in which the opening is uncovered;
- a first protrusion extending outwardly from the first side-wall along a second axis perpendicular to the movement axis and offset from a center of the container toward a first end of the container, wherein the second axis intersects the first side-wall at a first intersection point;
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- a first receiving portion positioned on an edge of the lid and corresponding to the first protrusion;
- wherein the first protrusion is configured to engage with the first receiving portion to maintain the lid in the first configuration and, upon inward depression of the first side-wall at the first intersection point, the first protrusion is configured to disengage from the first receiving portion.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a container including a base, a first side-wall extending perpendicularly to the base, a second side-wall extending perpendicularly to the base and parallel to the first side-wall, the first side-wall and second side-wall defining an opening;
- a lid in slidable engagement with the container and configured to move along a movement axis between a first configuration in which the lid covers the opening and a second configuration in which the opening is uncovered;
- a first protrusion extending inwardly from an edge of the lid along a second axis perpendicular to the movement axis and offset from a center of the container toward a first end of the container, wherein the second axis intersects the first side-wall at a first intersection point;
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- a first receiving portion positioned on the first side-wall at the first intersection point;
- wherein the first protrusion is configured to engage with the first receiving portion to maintain the lid in the first configuration and, upon inward depression of the first side-wall at the first intersection point, the first protrusion is configured to disengage from the first receiving portion.
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