Patent ID: 8307675

Claim:
A locking device for a box-shaped container having a base and a separable cover each provided with an ear-like extension having an opening such that in an overlapping position the openings are in register one with respect to the other and the container is in a locked position when a locking element is inserted through both openings, the locking device comprising: (a) a block-shaped housing; (b) a key-operated rotor installed within the housing and having a longitudinal extent along an axial direction, the rotor configured to be turned with a key; (c) a slidable locking element coupled to the rotor and positioned and configured to slide upon rotation of the rotor by 180° in one rotating direction or in an opposite rotating direction, the locking element configured to slide over a first distance in a first direction or in an opposite direction, the first direction and the opposite direction being normal to the axial direction of the rotor; and (d) a cavity formed in the housing and configured to accommodate therein both said ear-like extensions when in the overlapping position, wherein the locking element is configured to be driven in the direction of and across said cavity and openings to slide the locking element to the locked position, and the locking element is configured to be driven in the opposite direction out of the said cavity to slide the locking element to an open position, wherein each of the ear-like extensions is formed with a second opening, the second openings being in register one with respect to the other when in the overlapping position, the second openings configured to receive a bolt inserted therethrough, and in the locking device said cavity is configured to receive therein the inserted bolt.