LOCK SYSTEM WITH SPRING-LOADED LATCHING MECHANISM

摘要

A storage cabinet including two storage compartments is disclosed. Each of the storage compartments has at least one door. The first compartment includes a locking mechanism and the second compartment includes a latching mechanism. The storage cabinet also includes a release mechanism for unlatching the latching mechanism that is accessible once the locking mechanism has been unlocked and at least one door of the first compartment has been opened.

主权项

1. A storage container comprising:
a first compartment having at least one door moveable between an open position and a closed position, the first compartment further including a locking mechanism for retaining the at least one door of the first compartment in the closed position, the locking mechanism being moveable between a locked position in which contents of the first compartment may not be accessed and an unlocked position in which the contents of the first compartment may be accessed; a second compartment including at least one door moveable between an open position and a closed position, the second compartment further including a latching mechanism for retaining the at least one door of the second compartment in the closed position, the latching mechanism being moveable between a latched position in which contents of the second compartment may not be accessed and an unlatched position in which contents of the second compartment may be accessed; and a release mechanism for unlatching the latching mechanism, the release mechanism being accessible when the locking mechanism is in the unlocked position and the at least one door of the first compartment has been moved to the open position.