A container comprises a bottom part or tray which is closed by a telescopically engageable top part or cover. The top part carries latching members which terminate in hook ends which engage into detents or latch elements carried on the bottom part. The latch members on the top part are carried on swing levers which are pivoted at one end and biased together by springs at the opposite end. At least one rotatable knob is located between the swing levers and it includes a disc portion defining a camming surface against which the respective levers engage under the biasing action of the spring. Each disc includes a recess portion which is engageable with a projecting portion defined on the associated swing lever. When the projecting portions of the swing levers are engaged in the recesses of the disc member the latch members carried thereby may be moved to a position in which they are out of engagement with the detent on the bottom part to release the top cover from the bottom part. The knobs may be rotated however to move the disc members so that the projections on the levers ride on the outer peripheral surface of the disc and thus move into engagement with the projections. Preferably, a plurality of discs are provided and each has an indicia or set of numerical numbers for indicating a combination which shows up through a viewing window on the top cover. The box may be opened only when the correct combination is set in the viewing window at which time the projections on the swing levers will fit into the recesses of the discs. The device also includes an actuating button which includes a portion which extends between the free ends of the swing levers and holds them apart but which may be depressed to cause them to move together in order to move the latch elements out of engagement with the detents.
A combination lock for luggage cases, comprising a frame, to be mounted on one part of the luggage case, a lock plate provided with a plurality of lock lugs, a plurality of lock wheels each having a slot to be selectively engaged with a corresponding one of the lock lugs, the lock wheels each being provided with a dial wheel, the dial wheels being laid flat side by side on the frame and having an upper surface carrying a group of code figures arranged in a circle. The lock plate is further provided with a hook means for engaging and disengaging a hasp member provided on another part of the luggage case. When the lock wheels are rotated to align the slots with the lock lugs, the lock plate is free to move so that the hook means can be moved toward and away from the hasp member. When the lock wheels are rotated to cause the slots to be out of alignment with the lock lugs while the hook means if engaged with the hasp member, the movement of the lock lugs, the lock plate and the hook means is blocked thus locking the lock.
A lock box apparatus is adapted for mounting onto mounting structure to secure a protected item thereto. The lock box apparatus comprises an anchoring plate, a door, and a latching assembly. The door is connected to the anchoring plate to provide a housing which is fastened to the mounting structure. The housing has an interior sized to receive the item to be protected. The door is operative to move between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the interior is enclosed thereby preventing access to the protected item. In the open position, the interior is exposed thereby permitting access to the protected item. The latching assembly has a secured state and an unsecured state. In the secured state, the door is locked onto the housing in the closed position thereby preventing access to the protected item. In the unsecured state, the door is movable between the closed and open positions thereby allowing access to the protected item. An exemplary embodiment of the lock box apparatus is adapted for mounting onto a mounting structure for a license plate of a motor vehicle to secure a key and for affixing the license plate thereto. This exemplary embodiment can be mounted either over the license plate to expose it in view of the general public or behind the license plate to hide it from the view of the general public.
A luggage lock comprises a hasp rotatably mounted to one container section, and a locking ledge carried by the other container section. A permutation locking mechanism is mounted on the hasp and comprises a plurality of manually rotatable adjusting disks, and a plurality of rotatable locking disks coupled to associated ones of the adjusting disks to be rotated thereby. Each locking disk includes a peripheral portion positioned behind the locking ledge when the locking disk is in an on-lock condition to prevent the hasp from being rotated to an open position. A code resetting mechanism enables the adjusting disks to be rotated relative to the locking disks to change the code.
A locking spout closure cap is set forth provided with a threaded cylindrical lowermost portion with a cap mounted about the uppermost portion. Underlying the cap are plural pairs of combination dials provided with operative engagement with downwardly extending positioning legs. The combination dials are mounted about posts with an alignment plate operably secured to the posts wherein each of the combination dials must be rotated into alignment to position each respective positioning leg in overlying engagement with a predetermined orientation of latch openings secured to a combination plate to enable operative engagement with the uppermost portion of the combination plate to enable securement or removal of the cap relative to an associated spout.
Security box apparatus is adapted for use with a conventional license plate mounting structure of a vehicle which includes a plurality of spaced apart installation holes. The security box apparatus is adapted to affix a license plate thereto to secure a protected item and comprises a housing member, a door, a locking structure and a license plate mounting assembly. The housing member is provided with a plurality of anchoring holes alignable with the installation holes so that a mounting fastener may extend through these holes to securely fasten the housing member to the license plate mounting structure. A recess is formed in the housing member and the door is sized and adapted to be received in this recess to enclose the interior and the protected item. The door is movable between a closed position wherein access to the interior is prevented and an opened position wherein access to the protected item is permitted. The locking structure has a secured state to latch the door to the recess in the closed position and a non-secured state whereby the door is movable from the closed position to the opened position. The license plate mounting assembly is disposed on the housing member and is for attaching the license plate to the housing member in a mounted position wherein the license plate conceals the door from view.
