Box lock that is releasable from inside and outside of box

A lock for a lid that opens and closes a box, the lock comprising:

• a catch extending from an inner surface of the box;
• a latch provided on the lid, wherein the latch engages the catch to prevent the lid from opening when the lid is closed;
• a holding member, which moves between a locking position and an unlocking position, wherein the holding member keeps the latch engaged with the catch when located at the locking position and releases the latch from the latch when located at the unlocking position;
• a first manipulator for opening the lid from an outer side of the box when the lid is closed, wherein the first manipulator moves the holding member from the locking position to the unlocking position;
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• a second manipulator for opening the lid from an inner side of the box when the lid is closed, wherein the second manipulator moves the holding member from the locking position to the unlocking position.

A lock for a lid that opens and closes a box, the lock comprising:

• a catch extending from an inner surface of the box;
• a latch provided on the lid, wherein the latch engages the catch to prevent the lid from opening when the lid is closed;
• a holding member, which moves between a locking position and an unlocking position, wherein the holding member keeps the latch engaged with the catch when located at the locking position and releases the catch from the latch when located at the unlocking position;
• a first manipulator for opening the lid from an outer side of the box when the lid is closed, wherein the first manipulator moves the holding member from the locking position to the unlocking position;
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• a second manipulator for opening the lid from an inner side of the box when the lid is closed, wherein the second manipulator moves the holding member from the locking position to the unlocking position;
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• a key lock mechanism, which shifts the holding member, by an externally manipulated key, between an operational position, at which movement of the holding member by the first manipulator is enabled, and a non-operational position, at which movement of the holding member by the first manipulator is disabled.