Patent ID: 6430976
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A anti-theft container comprisinga casing having an access opening, a locking member with a substantially L-shaped cross-section having a blocking piece that can be pulled backwards covering the access opening of the casing, a slidable member capable, when installed on the container, of locking the locking member in position over the access opening, and allowing the locking member to be retracted from the access opening when not installed on the container, a structure for preventing the installed slidable member from being removed from the container by being pulled backwards, said structure comprising a pair of stops disposed on the slidable member and first and second upward-bent portions formed on the casing for engaging the stops, and an unlocking piece capable of disengaging the installed slidable member from the structure which prevents a backwards pulling movement when being inserted in position, said unlocking piece comprising a fork-like escape element having a pair of spaced fingers separated by a cutaway portion whereby, when the fingers are inserted between the slidable member and the casing, the cutaway portion is arrested by one of the stops at a position where the first finger has its front end urged against the first upward-bent portion, while the second finger has its front end urged against the second upward-bent portion, thereby allowing the stops to be disengaged from the upward-bent portions.