| CPC B25H 3/028 (2013.01) [A47B 88/423 (2017.01); E05B 65/468 (2013.01); E05B 65/5253 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A container comprising:
a plurality of storage sections for containing items therein; each storage sections of the plurality of storage sections being movable between an open position and a closed position independently of any of the other of the storage sections of the plurality of storage sections; and
wherein, in the open position, items within the storage sections are accessible, and, when in the closed position, items within the storage sections are inaccessible; and
a rotatable detent mechanism comprising an elongate body including a series of both cams and flats disposed along it length between first and second ends, wherein the flats are defined in the elongat body, the detent mechanism having locked and unlocked states wherein, when in the locked state, the detent mechanism is arranged to restrain each storage section of the plurality of storage sections in its respective closed position, and, when in its unlocked state, the detent mechanism permits movement of each storage section of the plurality of storage sections freely between its open and closed positions;-and
wherein each storage section of the plurality of storage sections includes engagement means for interacting with a respective cam in the series of cams of the detent mechanism when the detent mechanism is in its locked state, such that, if a storage section of the plurality of storage sections is in its closed position, it may not be moved to its open position, and if a storage section of the plurality is in its open position, it may be moved to its closed position.
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