Lock system for a container

A container, comprising:

• a receptacle having walls, a floor, and an open end;
• a cover pivotally attached to one of the walls of the receptacle, the cover being movable between an open position, in which the open end of the receptacle can be accessed, and a closed position, in which the cover overlies the open end of the receptacle;
• a locking receptacle mounted on one of the cover and one or more of the receptacle walls;
• a locking system for maintaining the cover in the closed position, the locking system mounted on the other of the cover and the one or more of the receptacle walls, comprising:
• a carrier member having at least one locking member extending from the carrier member, the carrier member being movable between a first locked position in which the locking member engages the locking receptacle to maintain the cover in the closed position and a second unlocked position in which the locking member disengages from the locking receptacle and the cover is movable between the closed and the open position;
• a blocking member disposed at a first end of the carrier member, the blocking member being positioned between a first engaged position in which the carrier member abuts a portion of the blocking member, thereby maintaining the carrier member in the first locked position and a second disengaged position in which the carrier member disengages from the blocking member and is movable to the second unlocked position;
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• a locking indicator assembly having an indicium on an external portion of the container and a movable member connected to the carrier member to move the carrier member between the first locked position and second unlocked position, wherein the movable member overlies the indicium when the carrier member is in at least one of the first locked position and the second unlocked position.

A locking system for maintaining a cover of a container in a closed position, the container including a receptacle having walls, a floor, and an open end and a cover pivotally attached to one of the walls of the receptacle, the cover being movable between an open position, in which the open end of the receptacle can be accessed, and a closed position, in which the cover overlies the open end of the receptacle, the container including a locking receptacle mounted on one of the cover and one or more of the receptacle walls, the locking system being mounted on the other of the cover and the one or more of the receptacle walls, comprising:

• an elongated rod having a spring at a first end thereof and at least one locking member extending from the rod, the elongated rod being movable between a first locked position in which the locking member engages the locking receptacle to maintain the cover in the closed position and a second unlocked position in which the locking member disengages from the locking receptacle and the cover is movable between the closed and the open position;
• a blocking member at a second end of the elongated rod, the blocking member being positioned between a first engaged position in which the rod abuts a portion of the blocking member, thereby maintaining the elongated rod in the first locked position and a second disengaged position in which the rod disengages from the blocking member and the spring urges the rod to the second unlocked position;
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• a locking indicator assembly having an indicium configured for positioning on an external portion of the container and a slidable member connected to the elongate rod to move the carrier member between the first locked position and the second unlocked position, wherein the slidable member overlies the indicium when the elongate rod is in at least one of the first locked position and the second unlocked position.

A container, comprising:

• a receptacle having walls, a floor, and an open top end;
• a cover pivotally attached to one of the walls of the receptacle, the cover being movable between an open position, in which the open end of the receptacle can be accessed, and a closed position, in which the cover overlies the open end of the receptacle;
• a first set of at least three engagement members mounted on one of the cover and one or more of the receptacle walls;
• a locking system for maintaining the cover in the closed position, the locking system being mounted on the other of the cover and the one or more of the receptacle walls, comprising:
• a carrier member having a second set of at least three engagement members extending from the carrier member and corresponding to the first set of at least three engagement members, the carrier member being movable between a first locked position in which the second set of at least three engagement members engage the first set of at least three engagement members to maintain the cover in the closed position and a second unlocked position in which the first set of at least three engagement members disengage from the second set of at least three engagement members and the cover is movable between the closed and the open position;
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• a locking indicator assembly having an indicium on an external portion of the container and a movable member connected to the carrier member to move the carrier member between the first locked position and the second unlocked position, wherein the movable member overlies the indicium when the carrier member is in at least one of the first locked position and the second unlocked position.

A container, comprising:

• a receptacle having walls, a floor, and an open end;
• a cover pivotally attached to one of the walls of the receptacle, the cover being movable between an open position, in which the open end of the receptacle can be accessed, and a closed position, in which the cover overlies the open end of the receptacle;
• at least one locking receptacle mounted on one of the cover and one or more of the receptacle walls;
• a locking system for maintaining the cover in the closed position, the locking system being mounted on the other of the cover and the one or more of the receptacle walls, comprising:
• a carrier member having at least one locking member extending from the carrier member and corresponding to the at least one locking receptacle, the carrier member being movable between a first locked position in which the at least one locking member engages the at least one locking receptacle to maintain the cover in the closed position and a second unlocked position in which the at least one locking member disengages from the at least one locking receptacle and the cover is movable between the closed and the open position;
• a casing that covers at least part of the carrier member;
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• a locking indicator assembly having an indicium on an external portion of the container and a movable member connected to the carrier member to move the carrier member between the first locked position and second unlocked position, wherein the movable member overlies the indicium when the carrier member is in at least one of the first locked position and the second unlocked position,
• wherein the at least one locking receptacle is mounted on the one of the receptacle walls and the locking system is mounted on the cover.