US 12,280,919 B2
Locking assembly for releasably-locking a lid to a container
George Douglas Irwin, Quarry Bay (HK)
Assigned to KacePack, Ltd., Quarry Bay (HK)
Filed by KacePack Ltd., Quarry Bay (HK)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/457,956.
Application 18/457,956 is a continuation of application No. 17/661,566, filed on May 2, 2022, granted, now 11,772,855.
Application 17/661,566 is a continuation of application No. 17/263,877, granted, now 11,345,520, issued on May 31, 2022, previously published as PCT/CN2019/071708, filed on Jan. 15, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 18109773.4 (HK), filed on Jul. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406580 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 43/12 (2006.01); B65D 50/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 43/12 (2013.01) [B65D 50/046 (2013.01); B65D 2215/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a container including a base, a first side-wall extending perpendicularly to the base, a second side-wall extending perpendicularly to the base and parallel to the first side-wall, the first side-wall and second side-wall defining an opening;
a lid in slidable engagement with the container and configured to move along a movement axis between a first configuration in which the lid covers the opening and a second configuration in which the opening is uncovered; and
a locking mechanism configured to be selectively engaged and disengaged, wherein the locking mechanism is positioned along a second axis perpendicular to the movement axis and offset from a center of the container toward a first end of the container, wherein the second axis intersects the first side-wall at a first intersection point and intersects the second side-wall at a second intersection point;
wherein the lid is configured to be maintained in the first configuration when the locking mechanism is engaged and, upon inward depression of at least one of the first side-wall at the first intersection point and the second side-wall at the second intersection point, the locking mechanism is configured to become disengaged and allow movement of the lid to the second configuration.