Patent ID: 8096152
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lock system for use in a storage container having a first body component and a second body component, the lock system comprising: a latch rod located on the first or the second body component of the storage container; a lock engager coupled to the latch rod; a lock housing positioned on the storage container adapted for having a lock positioned therein, and having at least one slot for accommodating the lock engager, wherein the lock has a key insertion surface facing in a downward direction; an opening for providing access to the key insertion surface of the lock when positioned within the lock housing, the opening being located in an external recessed portion of the storage container; and a handle extending from the latch rod; wherein when the lock is unlocked and the handle is moved in a first direction, the latch rod slides from a latched position to an unlatched position where the lock engager passes through the at least one slot of the lock housing and past the lock, and when the handle is moved in a second direction and the lock is locked, the latch rod slides from an unlatched position to a latched position where the lock blocks movement of the lock engager.