Patent ID: 7234327

Claim:
A lockable container comprising: (a) a receptacle comprising a base, a top with a main receptacle opening, and a side wall extending around and between the base and top; (b) a lid movably mounted to the receptacle and configured to cover at least a portion of the receptacle opening when in a closed position; (c) a locking mechanism comprising a receptacle engagement portion movably attached to the receptacle and movable into a lid engagement position; a first lid engagement portion attached to the receptacle engagement portion such that the lid engagement portion extends sufficiently over the lid to impede the lid from opening when the lid is in the closed position and the receptacle engagement portion is in the lid engagement position; a second lid engagement portion attached to the receptacle engagement portion such that the lid is securable in a partially opened position when the receptacle engagement portion is in the lid engagement position; and the locking mechanism being lockable by a padlock such that the receptacle engagement portion is fixed in the lid engagement position.