Patent ID: 7456745

Claim:
A security device for holding a cylindrical article, said device comprising: a cylindrical housing having an access opening and forming an interior chamber for receiving and storing the cylindrical article therein; a lid mounted on the housing and moveable between open and closed positions with the access opening, said lid including an outer shell and an inner member movably mounted within said outer shell; a locking mechanism for locking the lid in a closed locked position to prevent removal of the cylindrical article from the interior chamber; the inner member containing a first portion of the locking mechanism which cooperates with a second portion of the locking mechanism carried by the cylindrical housing for locking the lid in the closed position; the outer shell containing a key operated locking mechanism which cooperates with the inner member to prevent the first portion of the locking mechanism from disengaging from the second portion of the locking mechanism when the lid is in the closed locked position; and a key for moving the locking member to the unlocked position.