Container having a lockable cover

A rectangular container comprising two opposing first walls, two opposing second walls, two cover halves, and hinges, the hinges comprising at least one hinge coupling each of the two cover halves to a respective one of the opposing first walls such that each of the two cover halves can be pivoted outwards and inwards via a respective hinge in order to open and close the container,

• wherein
• retaining hooks for locking the cover halves are arranged on upper edges of the two opposing second walls of the container, each retaining hook comprising a body which extends at a right angle to the hinges and a pointed end movable with and disposed above the body which extends at a right angle to the hinges to define a gap vertically between the pointed end and the body, the cover halves having openings along their sides which extend at right angles to the hinges for receiving the retaining hooks, wherein at least one retaining hook is associated with each side of the cover halves which extend at right angles to the hinges,
• the retaining hooks are arranged in such a way that the pointed end of each retaining hook associated with a cover half faces the hinge of the respective cover half in each case, and
• the retaining hooks including the body and the pointed end are movably attached to the container walls and are movable from a rest position towards a center of a respective second wall of the container parallel to the upper edge of the second wall of the container, and the body of each retaining hook is connected to a spring element which is preloaded when the retaining hook is moved, wherein the retaining hook is spontaneously moved back again by the spring force of the spring element such that a portion of the respective cover half adjacent to its opening along its side is retained within the gap between the pointed end and the body.