Patent ID: 6047573
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: E05B,H04M,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking box for preventing unauthorized access to a telephone disposed in said locking box, said system comprising:a housing having front and back sides, a pair of lateral sides, and a closed bottom, said sides defining an interior of said housing, an opening into said interior being defined by upper edges of said sides;a lid for closing said opening of said housing, said lid being pivotally coupled to said housing; andsaid lid having a hasp coupled thereto, said housing having a loop extending therefrom, a hinged portion of said hasp having a slot therethrough for receiving said loop therethrough;wherein said lid has a mesh portion and a peripheral edge portion extending around an outer edge of said mesh portion;a dialing pointer for inserting through apertures of said mesh portion of said lid for dialing the telephone; anda pointer holder being coupled to said housing and having a bore extending therein for receiving a tip of said dialing pointer, a flexible cord coupling said dialing pointer to said pointer holder, wherein said pointer holder is coupled to an exterior surface of one said lateral sides such that said pointer is accessible when said lid is in a closed position.