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US 6,637,589 B2Granted
Lockable box
OwnerRobert Malcolm Broadheadinventor
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Abstract
A lockable box (2) for a DVD or other disc has at least two releasably interengageable locking members (10,20) (110,120) which, when interengaged, prevent the box from being opened. The locking members are entirely contained within the box when the box is closed, and they can be disengaged only with the use of a special tool.
Claims19
A lockable box for a pre-recorded data carrier in the form of a disc, the box comprising:
- a first box member and a second box member, each box member having a pair of parallel short edges and a pair of opposing parallel long edges, the box members being adjustable between a closed position in which they cooperate to define a substantially closed box with a closed interior, and an open position in which the inside of the box is accessible to permit a pre-recorded data carrier to be inserted into or removed from the box;
- at least one of the box members being provided with a mount for releasably securing a disc thereon;
- each box member having a locking member;
- at least one of the locking members being adjustable between a locked position in which, when the box members are in the closed position, the locking members interengage so as to prevent the box from being opened, and an unlocked position in which the locking members permit the box members to be moved from the closed position to the open position;
- wherein
- the locking members are entirely contained within the box members when the box members are in the closed position so that the locking members do not extend past either the short or long edges of the box which define the closed interior, and the adjustment of the locking member to the unlocked position is achievable only with the use of a special tool.
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A lockable box for a pre-recorded data carrier in the form of a disc, the box comprising:
- a first box member and a second box member which are adjustable between a closed position in which they cooperate to define a substantially closed box, and an open position in which the inside of the box is accessible to permit a pre-recorded data carrier to be inserted into or removed from the box;
- at least one of the box members being provided with a mount for releasably securing a disc thereon;
- each box member having a locking member;
- at least one of the locking members being adjustable between a locked position in which, when the box members are in the closed position, the locking members interengage so as to prevent the box from being opened, and an unlocked position in which the locking members permit the box members to be moved from the closed position to the open position;
- wherein
- the locking members are entirely contained within the box members when the box members are in the closed position, and the adjustment of the locking member to the unlocked position is achievable only with the use of a special tool;
- and
- wherein the locking member on the first box member is movable relative to the first box member and the locking member on the second box member is fixed relative to the second box member;
- and
- wherein the fixed locking member on the second box member comprises an upright member which has a hole in which the movable locking member engages when adjusted to the locked position.
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A lockable DVD box, comprising:
- a first box member and a second box member, each box member having a pair of parallel short edges and a pair of opposing parallel long edges, the box members being adjustable between a closed position in which they cooperate to define a substantially closed box with a closed interior, and an open position in which the inside of the box is accessible to permit a DVD to be inserted into or removed from the box;
- at least one of the box members being provided with a mount for releasably securing a DVD thereon;
- the box being provided with two spaced apart releasable locking mechanisms, each comprising a locking member provided on the first box member and a locking member provided on the second box member;
- at least one of each of the locking members in both locking mechanisms being adjustable between a locked position in which, when the box members are in the closed position, the locking members interengage so as to prevent the box from being opened, and an unlocked position in which the locking members disengage;
- wherein
- the locking members are entirely contained within the box members when the box members are in the closed position so that the locking members do not extend past either the short or long edges of the box which define the closed interior, and the adjustment of the locking members to the unlocked position is achievable only with the use of a special tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.