Lidded container having security hinge

A container comprising;

• a base defining the bottom of said container, a pair of sidewalls and a pair of end walls extending upwardly from said base to define an interior of said container;
• a lid and a security hinge assembly hingedly interconnecting said lid to the upper portion of a sidewall of said container along one edge of said lid, said lid moveable between a closed position barring access to the interior of said container and an open position where access to the interior of the container is not barred;
• said security hinge assembly including a blind boss having a closed end disposed at one end of said hinge assembly and a open ended terminal boss disposed at the opposite end of said hinge assembly and spaced from said blind boss such that the distance therebetween defines a predetermined length of said hinge assembly, a plurality of intermediate hinge bosses extending between said blind and terminal bosses and a hinge wire extending through said intermediate bosses and defining an axis about which the lid moves relative to the container;
• said terminal boss having an aperture which closely conforms to the circumference of said hinge wire and aligned with said hinge wire axis, said terminal boss defining a cavity disposed in spaced relation relative to said axis of said hinge wire;
• said hinge wire having first and second ends, said first end disposed adjacent said closed end of said blind boss, said second end terminating in an offset portion disposed at an angle relative to said hinge wire axis;
• said assembly characterized by said hinge wire having a predetermined length which is less than the predetermined length of said hinge assembly such that said offset portion of said second end of said hinge wire is captured and retained within said cavity of said terminal boss and such that said offset portion is not aligned with said aperture when said hinge wire has been inserted through said bosses that it may not be accessed through said aperture or removed without destructive force to said hinge assembly.