Locking utility pull box lid

A locking box lid device comprising:

• a lid comprising a first top surface, a second bottom surface, and a first lid aperture extending through the first top surface, through the lid, and through the second bottom surface;
• a first bracket coupled to the second bottom surface of the lid adjacent to said first lid aperture, said first bracket comprising a first bracket extension perpendicular to the second bottom surface of the lid and having a first bracket extension aperture, said first bracket extension further comprising a first bracket aperture, wherein said first bracket is located on the second bottom surface such that said first lid aperture and said first bracket apertures are substantially aligned;
• a first locking member comprising a first tube section having an axis running along the length of the first tube section parallel to the interior walls of the first tube section, a first base support plate coupled to the first tube section, and a first engagement plate coupled to said first base support plate, wherein said first locking member is located such that the axis of said first tube section passes through said first bracket extension aperture;
• a first rod extending through the first bracket aperture of said first bracket and the first tube section of said first locking member, wherein said first rod operatively couples said first locking member to said first bracket;
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• a first actuator rod configured to extend from the first top surface of the lid, through said first lid aperture, through said first bracket, and contact the first engagement plate of said first locking member, wherein said first actuator rod is configured to move up and down relative to the first top surface of the lid responsive to force applied to the first actuator rod, and wherein said first actuator rod is further configured to remain stationary when force is not applied to the first actuator rod.

A locking box lid device comprising:

• a lid comprising a first top surface, a second bottom surface, and a lid aperture extending through the first top surface, the lid and the second bottom surface;
• a bracket coupled to the second bottom surface of the lid adjacent to said lid aperture, said bracket comprising two bracket extensions separated by a channel, each bracket extension having a bracket aperture;
• an actuator plate coupled to said bracket and having a threaded aperture, wherein said actuator plate is positioned such that said threaded aperture is substantially aligned with said lid aperture;
• a locking member comprising a tube section, a base support plate coupled to the tube section, a locking plate coupled to a first side of the base support plate near a second end of the base support plate, and an engagement plate coupled to a second side of the base support plate adjacent a first end of the base support plate, wherein said tube section fits within and along said channel of said bracket;
• a rod extending through the bracket apertures of said bracket and the tube section of said locking member, wherein said rod secures the tube section between the bracket apertures and operatively couples said locking member to said bracket;
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• an actuator bolt having an end configured to extend through said lid aperture, rotatably thread through the threaded aperture of said actuator plate, and contact the engagement plate of said locking member;