Patent ID: 6658903
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B65D,E05B,F25D,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock box for storing heat-sensitive sample containers comprisinga) a generally rectangular enclosure defined by an outer peripheral wall of rigid material, said enclosure having four lateral walls, a bottom wall and a top wall which is formed by a lid that is pivotally attached to one of said four lateral walls; b) at least one layer of insulation lining an inner portion of each of said four lateral walls, said bottom wall and said top wall; c) a fail-safe, key-operated lock having a first member associated with said top wall and a second member associated with a second one of said lateral walls, means within said lock for precluding a key from being removed from said lock unless said first member and said second member are in interlocking engagement; whereby said sample containers may be locked in said storage box with at least one freezable packet, said insulation having sufficient thickness to maintain a temperature of the heat-sensitive sample containers below a desired maximum temperature for at least eight hours regardless of an ambient temperature surrounding said box.