Medical lockbox
AssigneeFlambeau, Inc.
InventorsWilliam J. Schulz, David Scott Jamison
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Abstract
A lockbox for attaching to a surface including a housing, a lid that is selectively coupled to the housing and includes a lid lock that is arranged to selectively maintain the lid coupled to the housing and to inhibit removal therefrom. An anchoring mechanism is positioned at least partially within the housing and is moveable between an engaged position in which the lockbox is attached to the surface and a disengaged position in which the lockbox is removable from the surface. The anchoring mechanism includes an anchoring mechanism lock which inhibits movement between the engaged position and the disengaged position.
Claims19
A lockbox for attaching to a surface, the lockbox comprising:
- a housing defining an interior space;
- a lid moveable between an open position providing access to the interior space and a closed position inhibiting access to the interior space, the lid selectively coupled to the housing and including a lid lock arranged to selectively maintain the lid coupled to the housing and inhibit removal therefrom, the lid defining an aperture;
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- an anchoring mechanism positioned at least partially within the housing and moveable between an engaged position in which the lockbox is configured to be attached to the surface and a disengaged position in which the lockbox is removable from the surface, the anchoring mechanism including an anchoring mechanism lock which inhibits movement between the engaged position and the disengaged position,
- wherein the aperture in the lid provides access to the anchoring mechanism lock while the lid is in the closed position, and
- wherein the lid is moveable between the open position and the closed position while the anchoring mechanism is arranged in the engaged position and the lockbox is attached to the surface.
A lockbox for attaching to a surface, the lockbox comprising:
- a housing defining an interior space and a silo, the silo extends substantially from a bottom surface of the housing to a top surface of the housing;
- a handle coupled to the housing and configured to support the weight of the lockbox;
- a lid rotatably coupled to the housing and movable between a closed position wherein the lid inhibits access to the interior space and an open position wherein the lid allows access to the interior space, the lid defines an aperture substantially aligned with the silo when the lid is in the closed position;
- a lid lock actuatable between a lid locked position wherein the lid is inhibited from moving between the open position and the closed position, and a lid unlocked position wherein the lid is free to move between the open position and the closed position;
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- an anchoring mechanism positioned substantially within the silo and including
- an anchoring mechanism lock positioned adjacent a top of the silo, accessible via the aperture in the lid, and actuatable between an engaged position and a disengaged position,
- an engagement element coupled to the anchoring mechanism lock and movable with the anchoring mechanism lock between the engaged position and the disengaged position, the engagement element including a lower flange that defines a first mounting feature and a shaft that connects the flange to the anchoring mechanism lock, and
- a base configured to be mounted to the surface, the base including a second mounting feature arranged to be engaged by the first mounting feature,
- wherein when the anchoring mechanism lock and the engagement element are in the engaged position, the first mounting feature engages the second mounting feature to attach the lockbox to the surface, and
- wherein when the anchoring mechanism lock and the engagement element are in the disengaged position, the first mounting feature does not engage the second mounting feature to allow the lockbox to be removed from the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.