Storage container

A storage container, comprising:

• a container main body having an opening through which a stored object is placed in or taken out;
• a lid comprising a fitting plate which fits the opening of the container main body;
• a cylindrical rib provided on the fitting plate;
• a latch mechanism provided on the lid, the latch mechanism having a rotating body rotatably supported by the lid and a pair of longitudinally slidable latch arms operably connected to the rotating body;
• and
• a lock mechanism having a first engaging portion provided on the rotating body, a pressuring body with a second engaging portion adapted to engage with the first engaging portion so as to lock the rotating body when the lid is bolted by the latch mechanism, and a biasing member which provides a biasing force against the pressuring body for enabling the pressuring body to contact with the rotating body,
• wherein the pressuring body is inserted in the cylindrical rib so as to slide along an axis of the cylindrical rib and the biasing member is provided between the pressuring body and the fitting plate in the cylindrical rib,
• wherein the rotating body is locked at a predetermined rotation angle position when the pressuring body contacts with the rotating body, and
• wherein the rotating body is rotatable when the pressuring body is separated from the rotating body against the biasing force of the biasing member.