Patent ID: 8684421

Claim:
A container, comprising: a receptacle having walls, a floor, and an open end; a cover pivotally attached to one of the walls of the receptacle, the cover being movable between an open position, in which the open end of the receptacle can be accessed, and a closed position, in which the cover overlies the open end of the receptacle; a locking receptacle mounted on one of the cover and one or more of the receptacle walls; a locking system for maintaining the cover in the closed position, the locking system mounted on the other of the cover and the one or more of the receptacle walls, comprising: a carrier member having at least one locking member extending from the carrier member, the carrier member being movable between a first locked position in which the locking member engages the locking receptacle to maintain the cover in the closed position and a second unlocked position in which the locking member disengages from the locking receptacle and the cover is movable between the closed and the open position; and a locking indicator assembly having an indicium on an external portion of the container and a movable member connected to the carrier member to move the carrier member between the first locked position and second unlocked position, wherein the movable member overlies the indicium when the carrier member is in at least one of the first locked position and the second unlocked position.