Patent ID: 9187210
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: B65D,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A storage container having a latch/catch mechanism for providing a holding force between two stacked containers and a force for securing a lid to said storage container, said storage container comprising: a base wall; a plurality of upstanding wall members connected to said base wall, said wall members each having an upper margin and a lower margin, said base wall and said wall members defining an interior of said container; an electrically conductive member positioned in said interior for furnishing externally supplied object address signals to objects in said interior of said container; a two stage draw latch secured to one of said wall members adjacent the upper margin thereof, said latch including a base member, a latch lever pivotally mounted to said base member; a first stage loop member having a first end pivotally secured to said latch lever and a second end; and a second stage loop member having a first end pivotally secured to said second end of said first stage loop member and a free end engageable with an associated catch means; and a catch member secured to said one of said wall members adjacent the lower margin thereof, said catch member having a base member with a lip releasably engageable with a latch loop, said latch base member and said catch base member being fabricated from an ohmic electrically conductive material; and an ohmic electrically conductive element extending between said latch base member and said catch base member and electrically connected therebetween, said electrically conductive member positioned in said interior of said container being electrically coupled to said latch base member.