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US 7,921,683 B2Granted
Locking container
OwnerCharles E. Largay, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
The locking container is a selectively lockable container for the storage of used cooking oil and the like. The locking container includes a reservoir and both front and side locking mechanisms. The front and side locking mechanisms selectively retain a screen within the reservoir. The container is adapted for the disposal of oils, solvents, acids and various other liquid wastes. The pair of locking mechanisms allow access for storing the liquid waste in the container, but prevent unauthorized removal of the liquid waste. The container includes a lid to cover the screen, with the lid being secured by the front locking mechanism. The side locking mechanism locks the screen to the reservoir.
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A locking container, comprising:
- a reservoir having a lower wall and at least one sidewall having an upper edge, said reservoir having an open interior region defined therein;
- a raised, substantially C-shaped sidewall mounted on the upper edge of the at least one sidewall of said reservoir, said raised, substantially C-shaped sidewall defining an open front aligned with a front, upper edge of the at least one sidewall of said reservoir;
- a lid pivotally secured to said raised, substantially C-shaped sidewall to selectively cover an open upper end and the open front thereof;
- a screen removably received within said reservoir;
- a side locking mechanism mounted to said raised, substantially C-shaped sidewall;
- a hasp secured to said screen at one end thereof, a free end thereof being selectively and releasably locked to said side locking mechanism;
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- a front locking mechanism including a cover portion secured to a front edge of said lid, the cover portion defining an open interior region therein, a front hitch-pin being received therein, the front locking mechanism further including a front locking member secured to the at least one sidewall adjacent the front, upper edge thereof, the front locking member having a front passage formed therein for slidably receiving the front hitch-pin, the front locking member having a front lock for selectively and releasably engaging the front hitch-pin when the front hitch-pin is received within the front passage.
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A locking container, comprising:
- a reservoir having a lower wall and at least one sidewall having an upper edge, said reservoir having an open interior region defined therein;
- a raised, substantially C-shaped sidewall mounted on the upper edge of the at least one sidewall of said reservoir, said raised, substantially C-shaped sidewall defining an open front aligned with a front, upper edge of the at least one sidewall of said reservoir;
- a lid pivotally secured to said raised, substantially C-shaped sidewall to selectively cover an open upper end and the open front thereof;
- a screen removably received within said reservoir;
- a side locking mechanism mounted to said raised, substantially C-shaped sidewall, said side locking mechanism including a cover secured to an exterior face of the raised, substantially C-shaped sidewall, the cover defining an open interior region therein for receiving a side locking member, the side locking member having a side passage formed therein for slidably receiving a side hitch-pin, the side locking member having a side lock for selectively and releasably engaging the side hitch-pin when the side hitch-pin is received within the side passage;
- a hasp secured to said screen at one end thereof, a free end thereof being selectively and releasably locked to said side locking mechanism, the side hitch-pin engaging the side locking member and the free end of the hasp, and
- a front locking mechanism including a cover portion secured to a front edge of said lid, the cover portion-defining an open interior region therein, a front hitch-pin being received therein, the front locking mechanism further including a front locking member secured to the at least one sidewall adjacent the front, upper edge thereof, the front locking member having a front passage formed therein for slidably receiving the front hitch-pin, the front locking member having a front lock for selectively and releasably engaging the front hitch-pin when the front hitch-pin is received within the front passage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.