Patent ID: 7975515
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking device for an underground enclosure, comprising: a container having a main body and a container top defining an interior compartment for holding items, the main body of the container adapted for assembly within a main cavity of an underground enclosure, the container top having an enclosure formed on a bottom surface thereof, an opening formed through the container top allowing access to an interior of the enclosure, the container top having a selective open position to allow access to the interior compartment of the container and a selective closed locked position to deter access thereto; an arm assembly coupled to the container top moveable being an extended engaged position to selectively retain the container top on the container and a collapsed disengaged position to allow release of the container top from the container, wherein a slot formed through a bottom surface of the enclosure allows for moving the arm assembly to and from the engaged position and disengaged position; and a shield, wherein the shield is slidable into the opening and positionable within the enclosure, hooks on the shield engaging slots formed through the enclosure, a locking device on the shield engaging a bottom surface of the enclosure to form an engaged locked position with respect to the container top to selectively retain the container top in the selective closed locked position and the locking device on the shield disengaging the bottom surface of the enclosure to form a disengaged unlocked position to allow release of the container top from the container.