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US 4,291,830 AGranted
Container with locking lid
AssigneeGeorgia-Pacific Corporation
InventorJames R. Sorensen
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Abstract
A container with lid is disclosed having means for easily locking and unlocking the lid, and preventing unauthorized tampering with the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism comprises an apertured locking flap on the lid which is insertable into a locking recess in a wall of the container. The locking recess is confined by inner and outer wall portions. A locking tab extends from one of the wall portions into the locking slot to engage the aperture of the locking flap.
Claims7
In a container having a body and a lid, said body defined at least in part by a wall, the improvement comprising:
- a locking slot extending into said wall from an edge of said wall, said wall having inner and outer wall portions confining said slot;
- a locking flap carried by said lid and having a locking relief therein, said flap extendable into said slot when said lid is closed to position said locking relief between said inner and outer wall portions;
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- a locking tab carried by said outer wall portion and extendable into said slot to engage said locking relief when said lid is closed to lock said lid to said body.
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A container comprising:
- a body;
- a lid hinged to said body;
- a wall defining at least a portion of said body, said wall comprising three panels in face-to-face abutting relation;
- a locking slot extending into said wall from an edge of said wall, said slot defined by a notch in the center one of said three panels along said edge;
- p1 a locking flap hinged to said lid and having a locking relief therein, said flap extendable into said slot when said lid is closed to position said locking relief between the inner and outer panels of said wall;
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- a locking tab carried by said outer panel and extendable downwardly into said slot and inwardly toward said inner panel to engage said locking relief when said lid is closed to lock said lid to said body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.