Locking Top for Container
OwnerSimon S. Nielsen, Manuel A. Montano +1inventors
InventorsSimon S. Nielsen, Manuel A. Montano, Henry K. Yu
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Abstract
A locking apparatus for containers, vials and bottles comprises a combination lock to be applied to a generic bottle or vial or for a custom bottle. The locking apparatus comprises a locking subassembly: a housing, a collapsible portion on the housing or on a separate washer piece, at least one indicia ring, at least one tumbler key ring, and a setting plug; the locking subassembly will engage a first bracket, which can be mounted on a generic bottle or vial or to a custom bottle with a top end, which has a integrated bracket end.
Claims19
An apparatus for locking a container comprising:
- a locking assembly comprises:
- a housing,
- a collapsing portion in the housing,
- at least one indicia ring,
- at least one tumbler key,
- a setting plug and
- a first bracket,
- the locking assembly engages a second bracket, which sandwiches an opening on the container,
- whereby after the at least one indicia ring engages the at least one tumbler key at a specific locking combination;
- the locking assembly is snapped together to break the collapsing portion in the housing to allow the permanent engagement of the specific locking combination of the at least one indicia ring and the at least one tumbler ring to the first bracket;
- the setting plug is removed;
- and the locking assembly is permanently engaged to the second bracket so that the container can only be opened with the specific locking combination of the locking assembly.
An apparatus for locking a container comprising:
- a locking assembly comprises:
- a housing,
- a collapsing portion in the housing,
- at least one indicia ring,
- at least one tumbler key,
- a setting plug and
- a first bracket,
- the first bracket is part of the container,
- whereby after the at least one indicia ring engages the at least one tumbler key at a specific locking combination;
- the locking assembly is snapped together to break the collapsing portion in the housing to allow the permanent engagement of the specific locking combination of the at least one indicia ring and the at least one tumbler ring to the first bracket;
- the setting plug is removed;
- and the locking assembly is permanently engaged to the first bracket so that the container can only be opened with the specific locking combination of the locking assembly.
An apparatus for locking a container comprising:
- a locking assembly comprises:
- a housing,
- a washer, which has a first washer surface with indicia and second washer surface with at least one collapsible portion,
- at least one indicia ring,
- at least one tumbler key,
- a setting plug and
- a first bracket,
- the first bracket is part of the container,
- whereby after the at least one indicia ring engages the at least one tumbler key at a specific locking combination;
- the locking assembly is snapped together to break the collapsible portions of the washer to allow the permanent engagement of the specific locking combination of the at least one indicia ring and the at least one tumbler ring to the first bracket;
- the setting plug is removed;
- and the locking assembly is permanently engaged to the first bracket so that the container can only be opened with the specific locking combination of the locking assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.