Patent ID: 6676175
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: E05B,G11B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A security box for holding items of recorded media; the security box comprising:a base having a first end, a second end, a top wall, a pair of sidewalls, and a back wall; a lid having a first end, a second end, a bottom wall, a pair of sidewalls, and a front wall; the first end of the lid being connected to the first end of the base with at least a first hinge and movable between open and closed positions; the sidewalls of the lid being disposed inwardly of the sidewalls of the base when the lid is in the closed position; the sidewalls of the lid being disposed inwardly of the sidewalls of the base when the lid is in the closed position; a lock slide being carried by the base and including a tooth; the lock slide being movable between locked and unlocked positions; the lock slide being carried adjacent the second end of the base; at least a first tooth extending from the second end of the lid; the base defining an opening aligned with the tooth of the lid such that the tooth of the lid passes entirely through the opening as the lid pivots between the open and closed positions; when the lid is in the closed position, the entire tooth of the lid being disposed beyond the opening of the base to define a channel between the opening in the base and the tooth of the lid so that the slide tooth of the lock slide may move into and out of the channel; the slide tooth being disposed between the tooth of the lid and the opening in the base when the lid is in the closed position and the lock slide is in the locked position so that the slide tooth prevents the tooth on the lid from passing through the opening in the base so as to prevent the lid from moving to the open position; and a locking mechanism that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position; the locked position of the locking mechanism preventing the lock slide from moving from the locked position to the unlocked position.