Patent ID: 7416228

Claim:
A container, comprising: a receptacle having side 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 pin mounted on one of the cover and a receptacle walls; and at least one locking system for maintaining the cover in the closed position, the locking system comprising: a release member attached to the other of the cover and a receptacle wall; a connecting member attached to the release member; and a rotary unit including a base plate having a slot, a rotary member rotatably mounted with the base plate about a first axis of rotation, the rotary member including a plurality of fingers extending radially outwardly from a central portion thereof and an engagement portion fixed to the central portion, the engagement portion being axially offset from the fingers along the first axis of rotation, and a pawl member pivotally mounted with the base plate about a second axis of rotation and coupled with the connecting member; wherein when the cover is in the closed position, the locking pin is received within the slot of the rotary unit base plate and engages one of the fingers of the rotary member, and the pawl member engages the engagement portion to prevent rotation thereof, and wherein actuation of the release member disengages the pawl member from the engagement portion, thereby enabling the rotary member to rotate freely relative to the base plate, which rotation disengages the locking pin from the rotary member and enables the cover to move to the open position.