Security Closure for a Container

Abstract

The present invention is a security closure for enclosing an opening of a container includes a security lid having openings for lock tabs on the container. The lock tabs mate with openings on the combination lid by inserting and rotating the container. Lock dials are used to maintain the security lid and the container in a closed relationship.

1 . A security closure system for preventing unauthorized access to a contents of a container comprising:
 the container having a surface made up of an outside surface and an inside surface for holding the contents and a base, wherein:   the container rests on the base when setting on a support,   a lip surrounding an upper edge of the container,   one or more protrusions extend outward from the surface of the container,   a security closure that rests against the lip of the container,   an apron portion of the closure that extends downward adjacent to the outside surface of the container,   a lock that cooperates with the one or more protrusions to prevent the unauthorized access to the contents of the container.   
   
   
       2 . The security closure system of  claim 1  wherein:
 the lock is a combination lock having one or more dials and a latch.   
   
   
       3 . The security closure system of  claim 2  wherein:
 the rotational axes of the one or more dials of the combination lock are orthogonal and non-intersecting with a vertical axis of the container.   
   
   
       4 . The security closure system of  claim 2  wherein:
 the combination lock is secured by contact of the latch with one of the one or more protrusions,   
   
   
       5 . The security closure system of  claim 3  wherein:
 the latch of the combination lock is set in the locked position by contact with one of the one or more protrusions.   
   
   
       6 . The security closure system of  claim 2  wherein:
 the security closure is moveable to release pressure without unlocking the security closure,   
   
   
       7 . The security closure system of  claim 1  wherein:
 the one or more protrusions are located half an inch or more below the lip such that the one or more protrusions would not interfere with drinking from an entire periphery of the lip,   
   
   
       8 . The security closure system of  claim 1  wherein:
 the security closure is adapted for attachment of a disk for carrying indicia,   
   
   
       9 . The security closure system of  claim 1  wherein:
 the security closure is adapted to disengage the one or more protrusions by a relative twisting action between the security closure and the container, wherein the one or more protrusions of the security closure have cooperating one or more openings in the apron portion   
   
   
       10 . The security closure system of  claim 1  wherein:
 the lock is located on the apron portion of the security closure.   
   
   
       11 . A method of operation of a security closure system comprising the steps:
 registering one or more protrusions on a lip of a container with one or more openings on an apron portion of a security closure.   moving the security closure and the gasket toward the lip of the container until the gasket contacts the lip and the security closure   twisting the security closure with respect to the container until one of the one or more protrusions contacts a latch of a lock,   twisting the security closure in the same direction until twisting motion is stopped wherein the twisting motion will slide the latch of the lock to a locked position, wherein the locked position of the latch occludes access of one of the one or more protrusions of the container with one of the one or more openings on the apron portion of the security closure.   turning one or more dials of lock, wherein the turning of the one or more dials blocks the latch of the lock from sliding.   
   
   
       12 . A security closure system for preventing unauthorized access to a contents of a container comprising:
 the container having a surface made up of an outside surface and an inside surface for holding the contents and a base, wherein:   the container rests on the base when setting on a support,   a lip surrounding an upper edge of the container,   one or more protrusions extend outward from the surface of the container,   a security closure that rests against the lip of the container,   an apron portion of the closure that extends downward adjacent to the outside surface of the container,   a lock that cooperates with the one or more protrusions to prevent the unauthorized access to the contents of the container.   
   
   
       13 . The security closure system of  claim 1  wherein:
 the lock is a lock having a latch.   
   
   
       14 . The security closure system of  claim 2  wherein:
 the axis of the latch is orthogonal and non-intersecting with a vertical axis of the container,   
   
   
       15 . The security closure system of  claim 2  wherein:
 the lock is secured by contact of the latch with one of the one or more protrusions,   
   
   
       16 . The security closure system of  claim 3  wherein:
 the latch is set in the locked position by contact with one of the one or more protrusions,   
   
   
       17 . The security closure system of  claim 2  wherein:
 the security closure is moveable to release pressure without unlocking the security closure,   
   
   
       18 . The security closure system of  claim 1  wherein:
 the one or more protrusions are located half an inch or more below the lip such that the one or more protrusions would not interfere with drinking from an entire periphery of the lip,   
   
   
       19 . The security closure system of  claim 1  wherein:
 the security closure is adapted to disengage the one or more protrusions by a relative twisting action between the security closure and the container, wherein the one or more protrusions of the security closure have cooperating one or more openings in the apron portion   
   
   
       20 . The security closure system of  claim 1  wherein:
 the lock is located on the apron portion of the security closure.