Patent ID: 9150338
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B65D,E05B,E05C,H02G,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications enclosure and lock combination comprising: a base; a moveable cover, wherein the base and the cover define an enclosed interior, wherein the cover is moveable to access the interior; a lock for receiving a rotatable key for locking the enclosure closed; wherein the lock includes a slide operated by the key and moveable between an extended position and a retracted position; wherein in the extended position the cover is locked to the base, and wherein in the retracted position the cover is moveable relative to the base; wherein the slide cannot be moved from the retracted position to the extended position until the cover is in the closed position relative to the base, and wherein the key cannot be removed from the lock when the slide is in the retracted position; wherein the slide includes a clip for retaining the slide in the retracted position as long as the cover is in the open position.