Patent ID: 8746754

Claim:
A locking device for locking a container having sidewalls and at least one lid defining an open position and a closed position, the locking device comprising: an elongate lock member comprising a flexible cable, the elongate lock member being configured to engage one of the at least one lid or at least one of the sidewalls, the elongate lock member being configured to travel between a retracted position and an extracted position; a lock housing associated with the other of the at least one lid or the at least one of the sidewalls, wherein the lock housing is configured to at least partially receive the elongate lock member, and wherein the lock housing comprises a lock assembly configured to lockably engage the elongate lock member and secure the at least one lid in the closed position; and a guide element fixedly disposed to the lock housing, the guide element being configured to direct the flexible cable in a substantially linear direction towards the lock housing as the flexible cable is driven from the extracted position to the retracted position, wherein the entire flexible cable is maintained in a substantially linear form when the elongate lock member is lockably engaged with the lock assembly.