Container

Abstract

This invention relates to a container and, more particularly, a container for securely housing goods in a retail outlet. The invention also relates to such a container in combination with an actuating device insertable therein.

1 . A container comprising a base portion and a lid portion moveable between open and closed positions, a pair of locking members located within the container each movable between a locked position in which it engages part of both the base portion and lid portion, when in the closed position, so as to prevent them being moved to the open position and an unlocked position in which it does not prevent the base and lid portions being moved to the open position, the locking members each having an actuating portion for interacting with an actuating device inserted into the container through an aperture therein, said interaction causing both of the locking members to move from the unlocked position to the locked position, the actuating portions being located within the container adjacent opposite sides of said aperture. 
     
     
         2 . A container as claimed in  claim 1  in which the locking members are in the form of bolts slidably mounted in the base portion. 
     
     
         3 . A container as claimed in  claim 1  in which the lid and base portions are hingedly connected by a spine portion, the locking members being arranged to engage the base and lid portions in the vicinity of corners of the container. 
     
     
         4 . A container as claimed in  claim 1 , in which said aperture is provided in a side of the container opposite said spine portion. 
     
     
         5 . A container as claimed in  claim 1  in which the actuating portions of the locking members are spaced apart by a distance less than the width of said aperture when in the unlocked position so they are engaged by the actuating member when said actuating member is inserted into said aperture. 
     
     
         6 . A container as claimed in  claim 1  in which the locking members comprise resilient means for resiliently biasing the locking members towards the unlocked position. 
     
     
         7 . A container as claimed in  claim 6  in which the resilient means comprises a resilient arm extending from each locking member, the distal end of which is mounted in locating means provided on the base portion. 
     
     
         8 . A container as claimed in  claim 1  in which the lid and base portions have side walls which overlap in the closed position. 
     
     
         9 . A container as claimed in  claim 1  in combination with an actuating device for inserting into said aperture. 
     
     
         10 . A container as claimed in  claim 9  in which the actuating device has a first arm for engaging the lid portion and a second arm for engaging the base portion so as to hold the lid and base portion in the closed position when it is inserted therein. 
     
     
         11 . A container as claimed in  claim 9  in which the actuating device comprises a locking device for releasably securing it within the container. 
     
     
         12 . A container as claimed in  claim 11  in which said locking device is releasable magnetically. 
     
     
         13 . A container as claimed in  claim 1  having holding means for holding one or more disks via the central aperture(s) thereof. 
     
     
         14 . A container as claimed in  claim 1  having holding means for holding one or more disks at their periphery. 
     
     
         15 . A container as claimed in  claim 14  in which the holding means comprises a blocking member pivotable between a locked position in which it prevents a disk from sliding out of the holding means and an unlocked position, the blocking means being movable to the locked position by said activating device upon insertion of the activating device into the apparatus. 
     
     
         16 . (canceled)