Patent ID: 6732555
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: E05B,E05C,H05K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for locking a lid to a meter box, comprising:a lid member having an upper wall with an upper side and a lower side and a surrounding side wall extending downward from said lower side of said upper wall; an aperture extending through said side wall; a latch comprising an elongated latch member located to extend through said aperture, and movable between a locking and release position; a spring coupled to said lid for normally biasing said latch member to a locking position wherein a portion of said latch member extends through said aperture to latch said lid to structure of a meter box; a key receiving aperture extending through said upper wall for receiving a key for engaging said latch for moving said latch member to said release position against the force of said spring whereby said lid may be removed from said meter box; a holding member coupled to said latch on said lower side of said lid; a threaded aperture formed in said holding member; a threaded member adapted to be extended through said upper wall to be screwed into said threaded aperture of said holding member for preventing a key from moving said latch member to said release position.