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US 2006/0137410 A1Published application
Secure product keeper case
OwnerKing Choi, Kwok Kwonginventors
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Abstract
A keeper case includes an elongate latch which in an unlocked position is restrained against longitudinal movement and has a surface for engagement by a mechanical key to deflect laterally to enable longitudinal displacement of the latch toward a locked position. An insert is located within the latch for magnetic interaction with an external unlocking device, and there is an aperture in the case through which a mechanical key can be inserted for engagement with the latch to cause movement thereof to its locked position.
Claims13
A keeper case, comprising:
- a first housing component,
- a second housing component hingedly attached to the first housing component and closing against the first housing component to define a cavity within which an item can be secured for display purposes,
- a mechanical locking mechanism located at an edge region of the first housing component and including an elongate latch which in an unlocked position is restrained against longitudinal movement within the edge region of the first housing component and has a bearing surface for engagement by a mechanical key to deflect laterally to enable longitudinal displacement of the latch toward a locked position in which the edge of the first housing component is locked closed to the second housing component,
- an aperture in the first and/or second housing components through which the mechanical key can be inserted for engagement with the bearing surface of the latch, and an insert attached to or located within the latch for magnetic interaction with an external unlocking device to cause movement of the latch from its locked position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.