Patent ID: 8342580

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; and 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; a biasing unit attached to one end of the carrier member, the biasing unit configured to bias the carrier member toward the unlocked position; a blocking member disposed at an opposite end of the carrier member, the blocking member being positioned between a first engaged position, in which the carrier member abuts a portion of the blocking member, thereby maintaining the carrier member in the first locked position, and a second disengaged position in which the carrier member disengages from the blocking member and the biasing unit urges the carrier member to the second unlocked 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.