Patent ID: 6851288
Filing Date: 2005-02-08
Classification: B65D,B65F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lockable container comprising: (a) a receptacle comprising a base, a top with a main receptacle opening, and a side wall extending around and between the base and top and having a locking mechanism aperture, (b) a lid mountable to the receptacle and configured to cover at least a portion of the receptacle opening; (c) a locking mechanism comprising a receptacle engagement portion having a proximal end attached to the receptacle and a distal end extending above the mounted lid when the receptacle engagement portion is moved into a lid engagement position; a lid engagement portion attached to the receptacle engagement portion such that the lid engagement portion extends sufficiently over the lid to impede the lid from opening when the receptacle engagement portion is in the lid engagement position; and a lock engagement portion attached to the lid engagement portion and extendable through the receptacle opening into the receptacle, and through the locking mechanism aperture out of the receptacle, and securable in place with a padlock, when the receptacle engagement portion is in the lid engagement position.