Selectably lockable case
AssigneeMeadWestvaco Corporation
InventorRicky N. Williams
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Abstract
A lockable container includes a lockable case and an insert. The insert can be stored in the lockable case. The lockable case and the insert can each have one or more engaging elements and receiving elements, with reciprocal elements for engaging or receiving being included in the case or insert. The engaging elements, the receiving elements, or both, can be made removable to provide selective removal of the locking feature of the lockable container. For example, the engaging elements can be a removable post that can be selectively removed from the lockable case.
Claims30
A storing and dispensing system, comprising:
- a case comprising:
- a plurality of sides connected to define a void;
- one or more removable pads formed in at least one of the plurality of sides;
- a first engagement mechanism attached to at least one of the one or more removable pads;
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- a slideable element configured to be at least partially inserted into the void, the slideable element comprises a second engagement mechanism for engaging the first engagement mechanism, the first engagement mechanism comprises one of a decent and a receiving element, the second engagement mechanism comprises the other of the detent and the receiving element;
- wherein the case further comprises a release button for selectively disengaging the second engagement mechanism from the first engagement mechanism, the release button being defined at least in part by a release aperture in the at least one of the sides and connected to the at least one of the sides,
- wherein the one or more removable pads are removably connected to the at least one of the sides by a first frangible line to permit removal of the first engagement mechanism from the case, the frangible line extending substantially from the release aperture such that the one or more removable pads are disposed adjacent to the release button.
A lockable case for a slideable element comprising:
- a first side connected to a second side;
- a detent at one of the sides operable to engage an engaging aperture located at a slideable element;
- a release button for disengaging the detent from the engaging aperture, the release button being defined at least in part by a release aperture in the one of the sides and connected to the one of the sides by a hinge, the release button extending from the hinge to a free end;
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- a frangible line formed on the one of the sides and extending substantially from the free end of the release button to be disposed on opposite sides of the detent to permit removal of the detent from the one of the sides.
A combination comprising a case and a slideable element slideably received in the case, wherein the case includes:
- a plurality of sides;
- a first engagement mechanism attached to at least one of a plurality of sides;
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- a frangible line at least partially surrounding the first engagement mechanism, the frangible line being configured to define a removable portion of the at least one of the sides to permit the first engagement mechanism to be removed from the at least one of the sides along with the removable portion,
- wherein the slideable element includes a second engagement mechanism for engaging the first engagement mechanism to lock the slideable element in the case, the first engagement mechanism comprising one of a detent and a receiving element, the second engagement mechanism comprising the other of the decent and the receiving element, wherein the case further includes a release button for disengaging the first engagement mechanism from the second engagement mechanism, the release button being defined at least in part by a release aperture in the at least one of the sides, the frangible line extending substantially from the release aperture such that the removable portion is disposed adjacent to the release button.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.