Patent ID: 6592000
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A61L,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
A container for medical instrumentation comprising a base and an overlying removable lid, a latch mechanism secured to one of said base and lid, said latch mechanism including a guide part attached to said one base or lid and a slide part carried by said guide part shiftable relative to the guide part between a closed position engaging the other of said base and lid to secure the lid to the base and an open position separated from said other from said base or lid to free the lid for removal from the base, said guide part including a flexible flap first catch part, said slide part including a second catch part engaging said first catch part to lock said slide part against movement from its closed position into its open position, said slide part including a depressible tongue release part engagable with one of said first and second catch parts and contacting said first catch part when actuated by depressing said tongue release part to disengage the first and second catch parts and free the slide part for movement from its said closed position into its open position.