IP Library Granted Patent US 11,643,258
Granted Patent B2
US 11,643,258 · App. 17/507,721 · Granted May 9, 2023

Container with security lock

Inventor: Jing Lei (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: DONGGUAN LK TIN PACKAGING CO., LTD.
B65D50/046A61J1/03B65D43/16B65D2215/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,643,258
App. No.
17/507,721
Granted
May 9, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A container with a security lock is provided. The container has a top unit and a bottom unit. The bottom unit may have a first side and a second side wherein the first side and the second side each have a compressible tab. The top unit may have a first opening and a second opening wherein the first opening and the second opening receive a portion of the compression tabs when the top unit is locked to the bottom unit.

Claims (26)

1. A container for storing items comprising:

a top unit having a top surface, a bottom, a front, a back, a first side, a second side and an interior;

a bottom unit having a front panel having a top edge, a back panel having a top edge, a first side panel having a top edge and a second side panel having a top edge wherein the top edges of the front panel, the back panel, the first side panel and the second side panel form a top edge perimeter and wherein the top edge perimeter extends outward from the front panel, back panel, first side panel and second side panel and wherein the bottom unit has a hollow interior;

a first tab on the top edge of the first side panel of the bottom unit and a second tab on the top edge of the second side panel of the bottom unit wherein the first tab and the second tab each have a front and a back;

a first opening located along the top edge of the perimeter of the bottom unit at the back of the first tab and a second opening located along the top edge of the perimeter of the bottom unit at the back of the second tab;

wherein the first tab of the bottom unit is capable of moving with respect to the first side panel of the bottom unit;

wherein the second tab of the bottom unit is capable of moving with respect to the second side panel of the bottom unit;

a first opening on the first side of the top unit and a second opening on the second side of the top unit;

wherein the bottom unit and top unit are capable of temporarily being secured together;

an extended groove on an interior side of the top unit wherein the extended groove receives and secures a portion of the perimeter of the bottom unit; and

a removable frame located within the bottom unit of the container wherein the removable frame lacks a bottom; and

a leading edge of a perimeter of the first side and the second side of the top unit wherein the leading edge is angled between thirty-five and fifty-five degrees and wherein the leading edge moves the first tab and the second tab of the bottom unit.

2. The container of claim 1 further comprising:

a second extended groove on an interior side of the top unit wherein the second extended groove receives and secures a portion of the perimeter of the bottom unit.

3. A container for storing items comprising:

a top unit having a top surface, a bottom, a front, a back, a first side, a second side and an interior;

a bottom unit having a front panel having a top edge, a back panel having a top edge, a first side panel having a top edge and a second side panel having a top edge wherein the top edges of the front panel, the back panel, the first side panel and the second side panel form a top edge perimeter and wherein the top edge perimeter extends outward from the front panel, back panel, first side panel and second side panel and wherein the bottom unit has a hollow interior;

a first tab on the top edge of the first side panel of the bottom unit and a second tab on the top edge of the second side panel of the bottom unit wherein the first tab and the second tab each have a front and a back;

a first opening located along the top edge of the perimeter of the bottom unit at the back of the first tab and a second opening located along the top edge of the perimeter of the bottom unit at the back of the second tab;

wherein the first tab of the bottom unit is capable of moving with respect to the first side panel of the bottom unit;

wherein the second tab of the bottom unit is capable of moving with respect to the second side panel of the bottom unit;

a first opening on the first side of the top unit and a second opening on the second side of the top unit;

wherein the bottom unit and top unit are capable of temporarily being secured together;

a locking mechanism for temporarily locking the top unit to the bottom unit;

a removable frame located within the bottom unit of the container wherein the removable frame lacks a bottom; and

a leading edge of a perimeter of the first side and the second side of the top unit wherein the leading edge is angled between thirty-five and fifty-five degrees and wherein the leading edge moves the first tab and the second tab of the bottom unit.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2023
From: DONGGUAN LK TIN PACKAGING CO., LTD.
To: JING LEI
Reel/Frame 064051/0627 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2023
From: LEI, JING
To: DONGGUAN LK TIN PACKAGING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063192/0626 →
Continuity (3)
Division 16858525 · Apr 24, 2020
Provisional Application 62867371 · Jun 27, 2019
Related Publication 20220041351A1 · Feb 10, 2022
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