초록 ▼

A lock structure for a container having a first part carrying a resilient latch and a second part carrying a latch retainer, the lock structure including a first housing mounted on the second part and having a chamber for containing the latch retainer, and a second housing mounted on the second part

A lock structure for a container having a first part carrying a resilient latch and a second part carrying a latch retainer, the lock structure including a first housing mounted on the second part and having a chamber for containing the latch retainer, and a second housing mounted on the second part of the container and containing a key-operated latch-moving member for biasing the latch out of latching engagement with the latch retainer, the latch-moving member being of a configuration to be moved to a non-unlatching position by the resilient latch when the latch-moving member is not actuated to an unlatching position by a key.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] In a container having a first container part, a first side on said first container part, a second container part which is movable relative to said first container part, a second side on said second container part, a resilient latch on said first side, and a latch retainer on said se

[ I claim:] [1.] In a container having a first container part, a first side on said first container part, a second container part which is movable relative to said first container part, a second side on said second container part, a resilient latch on said first side, and a latch retainer on said second side for retaining said resilient latch when said first and second container parts are in a closed position: the improvement including a lock structure on said container comprising a first housing added onto said first side, a second housing added onto said second side, a chamber in said second housing containing said latch retainer, a latch-moving member on said first housing positioned adjacent said latch, said latch-moving member being separate from said latch and having a normal position wherein it does not move said resilient latch to a position wherein said latch is disengaged from said latch retainer, a key-receiving member on said first housing, and said latch-moving member being coupled to said key-receiving member and being movable by said key-receiving member to a latch disengaging position wherein said resilient latch is disengaged from said latch retainer.