Patent ID: 7249476

Claim:
A lock mechanism and a container comprising: a container having internal walls defining an essentially enclosed container cavity, a door on the container, the door having an aperture, a latch assembly including a rod inside the container and an extension extending outwardly from the rod, the extension defining a latch aperture, the rod having a first end and a second end, with each end configured for engagement to an internal wall of the container and a support assembly inside the container, the support assembly including a first arm adjustably coupled to the rod of the latch assembly, the first arm adapted to support the latch assembly and to position the extension of the latch assembly such that the rod is disposed within the container cavity and the extension is adapted to extend from inside the container cavity through the door aperture to outside the container cavity when the door is moved to a closed position to substantially enclose the container cavity whereby the latch aperture is adapted to removably receive a lock.