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US 6,598,742 B1Granted
Lockable media storage box with lock and key
AssigneeNexpak Corporation
InventorsDennis D. Belden, Jr., Ronald K. Burdett, Michael S. Jaeb, Ronald M. Marsilio, Nicholas M. Sedon, James M. Byrne
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Abstract
A lockable media storage box and lock and key combination includes a box having a base and a lid hingedly connected to the base and movable between opened and closed positions. A locking mechanism is movable between locked and unlocked positions to lock and unlock the container. The lock includes lock pins that slide through aligned lock holes in the base and the lid.
Claims44
A lockable media storage container comprising:
- a base having a device adapted to hold an item of recorded media;
- a lid hingedly connected to the base with a hinge;
- the base and lid cooperating to define a storage chamber;
- a lock slide slidably carried by the base and moveable between unlocked and locked positions;
- the lock slide being disposed in the storage chamber when in the locked position;
- the lock slide engaging the lid in the locked position to lock the lid closed;
- at least one lock finger adapted to lock the lock slide in the locked position;
- the at least one locking finger pivoting between locked and unlocked positions;
- the position of the at least one lock finger being fixed with respect to the base when the lock slide is moved from the locked position to the unlocked position;
- and the at least one locking finger adapted to automatically pivot to the locked position when the lock slide is slid to the locked position.
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A lockable media storage container comprising:
- a base;
- a lid hingedly connected to the base with a hinge;
- a lock slide slidably carried by the base and moveable between unlocked and locked positions;
- the lock slide engaging the lid in the locked position to lock the lid closed;
- at least one lock finger adapted to lock the lock slide in the locked position;
- the at least one locking finger pivoting between locked and unlocked positions;
- the at least one locking finger adapted to automatically pivot to the locked position when the lock slide is slid to the locked position;
- and
- the lid defining at least one lock hole and the base defining at least one lock hole;
- the lock holes of the lid and base being aligned when the lid is in the closed position;
- the lock slide being aligned with the lock holes.
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A lockable media storage container, comprising:
- a base;
- a lid hingedly connected to the base with a hinge;
- a lock slide slidably carried by the base and moveable between unlocked and locked positions;
- the lock slide engaging the lid in the locked position to lock the lid closed;
- at least one locking finger adapted to lock the slide in the locked position;
- the lid defining at least one lock hole and the base defining at least one lock hole;
- the lock holes of the lid and base being aligned when the lid is in the closed position;
- the lock slide being aligned with the lock holes;
- the lid and base including sidewalls and a front wall;
- the lock holes of the lid and base being defined by the front walls of the lid and base;
- the front walls of the lid and base including tabs that define the lock holes;
- the centerline of the lock holes normal to the plane defined by the hole being substantially perpendicular to the sidewalls of the lid and base when the lid is in the closed position;
- the lock slide being slidably carried by the base on the front wall of the base;
- and
- the lock slide including a pair of individually-moveable bodies.
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A lockable media storage container for holding an item of recorded media;
- the storage container comprising:
- a base;
- a holder connected to the base;
- the holder adapted to hold the item of recorded media to the base;
- a lid hingedly connected to the base with a hinge;
- the lid being moveable between open and closed positions;
- at least one literature clip connected to the lid;
- the literature clip adapted to hold printed literature in the lid;
- a lock slide slidably carried by the base and moveable between locked and unlocked positions;
- and
- the lock slide engaging the literature clip when the lock slide is in the locked position to hold the lid in the closed position.
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A lockable media storage container for holding an item of recorded media;
- the storage container comprising:
- a base;
- holder means connected to the base for holding an item of recorded media to the base;
- a lid hingedly connected to the base between open and closed positions;
- retaining means for holding literature booklets to the lid;
- lock means carried by the base for locking the lid in the closed position;
- the lock means moveable between unlocked and locked positions;
- and
- the lock means engaging the retaining means when the lock means is in the locked position.
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A lockable media storage container comprising:
- a base having a bottom wall that defines an outer surface;
- the base defining a chamber;
- a lid hingedly connected to the base with a hinge;
- a lock slide slidably carried by the base and moveable between unlocked and locked positions;
- the lock slide engaging the lid in the locked position to lock the lid closed;
- at least one lock finger adapted to lock the lock slide in the locked position;
- and
- the lock slide being disposed adjacent the outer surface of the bottom wall of the base such that the bottom wall of the base is disposed between the lock slide and the chamber of the base;
- no portion of the lock slide extending across the front of the base.
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A lockable media storage container comprising:
- a base having a bottom wall that defines an outer surface;
- the base defining a chamber;
- a lid hingedly connected to the base with a hinge;
- a lock slide slidably carried by the base and moveable between unlocked and locked positions;
- the lock slide engaging the lid in the locked position to lock the lid closed;
- at least one lock finger adapted to lock the lock slide in the locked position;
- the lock slide being disposed adjacent the outer surface of the bottom wall of the base such that the bottom wall of the base is disposed between the lock slide and the chamber of the base;
- the base including a housing extending up from the bottom wall of the base;
- the lock slide being disposed in the housing;
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- the lock slide having a lower surface;
- the lower surface of the lock slide being substantially coplanar with the outer surface of the bottom wall of the base.
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A lockable media storage container comprising:
- a base having a bottom wall that defines an outer surface;
- the base defining a chamber;
- a lid hingedly connected to the base with a hinge;
- a lock slide slidably carried by the base and moveable between unlocked and locked positions;
- the lock slide engaging the lid in the locked position to lock the lid closed;
- at least one lock finger adapted to lock the lock slide in the locked position;
- the lock slide being disposed adjacent the outer surface of the bottom wall of the base such that the bottom wall of the base is disposed between the lock slide and the chamber of the base;
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- a portion of the lid extending through the bottom wall of the base;
- the portion of the lid extending through the bottom wall being engaged by the lock slide when the lock slide is in the locked position.
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A lockable media storage container, comprising:
- a base adapted to hold an item of recorded media;
- a lid hingedly connected to the base with a hinge;
- a lock slide slidably carried by the base and moveable between unlocked and locked positions;
- the lock slide including two individually-movable members;
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- the members engaging the lid in the locked position to lock the lid closed;
- at least one locking finger adapted to lock each member in the locked position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.