Lock box and mounting device
OwnerLewis A. Correiainventor
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Abstract
A combination lock box and mounting device allows the lock box to be easily attached and unattached. The lock box includes a back wall having a plurality of key-hole openings therein and a lid having a closed position and an open position. The mounting device comprises a mounting bracket and a locking plate. The locking bracket is to be secured to a supporting surface and includes a plurality of flared head shafts extending through the key-holes of the lock box. The locking plate has a plurality of key-hole openings. The locking plate is inserted into the lock box to a locking position wherein the locking plate's key-holes receive the shafts of the mounting bracket and lock the lock box onto the mounting bracket. The lid, in the closed position, retains the locking plate in the locking position.
Claims20
In combination:
- a lock box defining a closed cavity and having an opening on its back wall;
- and
- a mounting device comprising:
- a mounting bracket to be secured to a supporting surface;
- said mounting bracket including:
- a shaft extending from said mounting bracket and through said opening of said lock box;
- and
- a locking plate inserted into said cavity of said lock box;
- said locking plate having an opening to receive said shaft of said mounting bracket and locking said lock box to said mounting plate.
In combination:
- a lock box defining a closed cavity and having a plurality of openings on its back wall;
- and
- a mounting device comprising:
- a mounting bracket to be secured to a supporting surface;
- said mounting bracket including:
- a plurality of shafts extending from said mounting bracket and through said openings of said lock box;
- and
- a locking plate inserted into said cavity of said lock box;
- said locking plate having a plurality of openings to receive said shafts of said mounting bracket and locking said lock box to said mounting plate.
In combination:
- a lock box defining a closed cavity;
- said lock box including:
- a back wall having a plurality of openings therein;
- and
- a lid having a closed position and an open position;
- a mounting device comprising:
- a mounting bracket to be secured to a supporting surface and including a plurality of shafts extending from said mounting bracket and through said openings of said lock box;
- and
- a locking plate having a plurality of openings, said locking plate, in a locking position, inserted into said cavity of said lock box such that said plurality of openings in said locking plate receive said shafts of said mounting bracket and lock said lock box onto said mounting bracket;
- said lid in the closed position retaining said locking plate in the locking position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.