Patent ID: 6490893
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: A45C,A45F,E05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A portable lock-box comprising:a hand-held container having a front wall, a back wall side walls, and end walls with a first of said end walls having a slot disposed therethrough and with an opening being disposed through said back wall for accessing any contents in said hand-held container, said hand-held container being adapted to store items including paper money and credit cards, said slot being adapted to receive the items therethrough into said hand-held container, dimensions of said hand-held container being configured such that said hand-held container is supportable on a belt on pants of a user; a cover removably and lockingly disposed over said opening for securing the contents contained in said hand-held container; a door assembly including a door member being biasedly and hingedly closed over said slot; a carrying assembly for carrying said hand-held container; a lock assembly for locking said cover over said opening in said back wall; and wherein said slot of said container is positioned on an end wall of said container such that said slot is accessible to the user when said container is positioned in the pocket of clothing of the user or when said container is positioned in said carrying assembly while positioned on the user; wherein said carrying assembly includes a carrying case having a main portion being adapted to removably receive said hand-held container, and also having a flap portion and flap fastening members securely disposed upon said flap portion for fastening said flap portion to said main portion, said flap portion including a slot disposed therethrough and being dimensioned substantially coextensive with said slot in said hand-held container so that the contents are insertable into said hand-held container while fully received by said carrying assembly, and further includes strap fastening members securely attached to sides of said main portion, and also includes an adjustable strap having ends being removably fastenable to said strap fastening members for allowing a user to carry said portable lock-box about one's shoulder, and further includes a loop member having ends securely attached to an exterior of said main portion and being adapted to allow a user to pass one's belt therethrough for allowing the user to carry said hand-held container on the user's belt.