US 5,346,085 AGranted

Lockable container

AssigneeMolnlycke AB

InventorsMaria Svensson, Jan Nordlander, Annika Andersson

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Abstract

A lockable container is disclosed which has a base part and a cover which is pivotally attached to the base part. A lock has a lock catch which is adjustable between a locking position and a free position via key activation of the lock from the outside of the container. In its interior, the container is provided with a holder for a key belonging to the lock. The holder is arranged to form a storage place for the key and to securely hold the key when the lock is not being used. The holder is so located with respect to the lock that the lock catch, through mechanical contact with the key, is kept out of the locking position even when the cover is closed.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A lockable container having an interior and an exterior, said container comprising

a base part;
a cover pivotally attached to the base part for displacement between a closed position in which the cover and the base delimit a substantially enclosed space and an open position;
a lock mounted on said container, said lock presenting a lock catch operable from the exterior of the container by a key, which catch is displaceable between a locking position in which said catch engages a receiving portion and a free position;
wherein on the interior of the container, the container presents a holder for said key when said lock is not being activated, said holder being located with respect to the receiving portion such that the lock catch, through mechanical contact with the key, is prevented from engaging the receiving portion when the cover is in said closed position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.