Patent ID: 7610782

Claim:
A lockable container for securing an asset therein, comprising: a first cover; a second cover coupled to the first cover, wherein the first and second covers are configured to move between an open position which allows access to the asset, and a closed position which encloses the asset; a locking mate arrangement operatively coupled to at least one of the first and second covers; and a locking member, wherein the locking member is configured to move between an unlocked position in which the first and second covers can move to the open position and a locked position which locks the first and second covers in the closed position, and wherein the entirety of the locking member is internal to the container in the unlocked position and in the locked position such that the locking member is inaccessible from an exterior of the lockable container to a physical contact sufficient to slide the locking member between the locked and unlocked positions, whereby the locking member and the lockable container are operable to restrict tampering with the locking member from the exterior of the lockable container and the locking member is permanently connected to the lockable container.