Patent ID: 6059135
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B65D,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A container comprising:a receptacle, said receptacle having a base, said receptacle having a pair of spaced and opposed endwalls upwardly depending from said base to a top portion, said receptacle having a pair of spaced and opposed sidewalls upwardly depending from said base to a top portion, said upwardly depending endwalls having a raised flange extending vertically across the top portion of said upwardly depending endwalls, said flange having an area defining an aperture, said flanges being located at an opposed position on their respective upwardly depending endwalls so as to align their respective apertures;a lid, said lid having a top panel, said lid having a pair of spaced and opposed endwalls downwardly depending from said top panel, said lid having a pair of spaced and opposed sidewalls downwardly depending from said top panel, said lid being connected to said receptacle by a hinge for moving the lid into a closed position and an open position relative to the receptacle, said pair of downwardly depending endwalls having an area defining an aperture located in a centralized area of said pair of downwardly depending endwalls, the apertures of said flanges aligning with the apertures of said pair of downwardly depending endwalls when the lid is in the closed position;an elongated bolt, said elongated bolt having an axial length substantially corresponding to a separation distance between the apertures of said pair of downwardly depending endwalls, said elongated bolt having a notch in proximity to one end of said elongated bolt, said elongated bolt being housed within said lid, said elongated bolt being supported by supporting means, said elongated bolt being capable of being manipulated back and forth along its axis, said elongated bolt being capable of passing through the apertures of said flanges and the apertures of said pair of downwardly depending endwalls, said elongated bolt being capable of assuming a position so as to pass through said flange in order to prevent the disengagement of said lid from said receptacle, said elongated bolt being capable of assuming a position so as to align said notch with said flange in order to facilitate the disengagement of the lid from said receptacle; anda lock means, said lock means being housed in said lid, said lock means being capable of engaging said elongated bolt so as to immobilize axial manipulation of said elongated bolt.