Patent ID: 8056377

Claim:
A portable safe comprising: a first safe component that partially defines a safe compartment; a second safe component that partially defines the safe compartment and is detachably secured to the first safe component with a locking mechanism to form a completely enclosed safe compartment, wherein the locking mechanism is a multiple dial combination lock comprising: a locking post having a plurality of locking pins extending perpendicular thereto; and a locking post receiving cylinder that includes one or more rotating disks each having a plurality of symbols disposed on an outer facing surface and an inner surface having a locking pin retaining flange that includes a notch keyed to one of the plurality of symbols such that when the rotating disks are properly oriented with respect to the locking post, the notches align to form a channel through which the locking post pins may travel; a tether assembly permanently attached to the first safe component, the tether assembly including a loop at a first distal end of the tether; and wherein the loop defines an inner loop perimeter sized such that the first safe component may be passed through the inner loop perimeter while the second safe component is prevented from passing through the inner loop perimeter.