Patent ID: 7920048

Claim:
A secure container comprising: a) a box defining an interior with a lid for enclosing the interior; and b) a locking mechanism for selectively allowing the lid to move between a closed position and an open position, wherein the locking mechanism includes: i) a first housing mounted to the interior of the box, the first housing having means for actuating a switch and defining a locking slot; ii) a second housing mounted to the lid and configured to nest at least partially within the first housing in the closed position, the second housing having an actuation mechanism for selectively moving a lever into and out of the locking slot, a switch positioned to close a circuit that instructs the actuation mechanism to move the lever into the locking slot when the lid is in the closed position, and a button slidably mounted and extending through a hole formed in the lid such that the button can be depressed in the locked position and not depressed in the unlocked position, wherein in the open position, the button cannot be depressed to indicate the locked position because the lever blocks the button from moving to indicate the locked position, in the closed position, the lever is in the locking slot to retain the lid, the button can be depressed to indicate the locked position, and to open the secure container from the closed position, the actuation mechanism moves the lever from the locking slot based upon receipt and validation of a code.