Patent ID: 6719136
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B65D,E05B,G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
A security container for securely holding an item of recorded media, the security container capable of being locked to prevent unauthorized access by shoplifters; the security container comprising:a base having a bottom wall and sidewall; a spine connected to the bottom wall of the base with a first living hinge; a lid connected to the spine with a second living hinge, the lid movable between open and closed positions with respect to the base; the spine not extending beyond the sidewall when the lid is in the closed position; the lid and base at least partially defining locking holes; the locking holes being aligned and forming a substantially common axis when the lid is in the closed position; at least one of the locking holes moving substantially perpendicular to the common axis when the lid is initially moved from the closed position toward the open position; a locking mechanism selectively locking the lid in the closed position; the locking mechanism only releasing the lid through the use of a key.