APPARATUS FOR LOCKING A LID TO A BODY OF A CONTAINER

摘要

An apparatus is presented for locking a lid to a body of a container. The apparatus includes a movable latch to open and close the lid. The apparatus also includes a strike positioned relative to the latch to lock the lid in a closed position and pivotally connected to a housing to move relative to the latch for opening the lid. The apparatus further includes a block slidably disposed within the housing to move between a first position when the container is in the upright or side position and a second position when the container is in the upside down position. The strike is operatively connected to the block to pivot to a first position to lock the lid to the body when the block is in its first position and to a second position to unlock the lid when the block is in its second position.

主权项

1. An apparatus for locking a lid to a body of a container, said apparatus comprising:
a housing; a movable latch to open and close the lid and operatively connected to the housing; a strike positioned relative to the latch to lock the lid in a closed position and pivotally connected to the housing to move relative to the latch for opening the lid; and a block slidably disposed within the housing to move between a first position when the container is in an upright or side position and a second position when the container is in an upside down position; wherein the strike is operatively connected to the block such that the strike pivots between a first position to lock the lid to the body when the block is in its first position and a second position to unlock the lid from the body when the block is in its second position.