Key box

The key box design addresses maintainability and durability issues by using a multi-part latch with an obtuse angle configuration and locking mechanism to prevent rainwater ingress, ensuring secure and durable outdoor use.

JP2025135973AActive Publication Date: 2025-09-19株式会社STコーポレーション
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Application Number
JP2024034085
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-06
Publication Date
2025-09-19
Estimated Expiration
2044-03-06

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Abstract

To provide an improved technique that is highly maintainable and convenient to manage key boxes.SOLUTION: A key box has: a main body that has an opening and an internal space connected to the opening, as well as a first hole and a second hole, and stores keys put in and taken out through the opening in the internal space; a lid that shifts the opening between an opening state and a closed state; a latch that has a first part that is inserted into the first hole, a second part that is inserted into the second hole, and a third part that connects to the first part and the second part, and moves to a first position that restrains the lid in the closed state and a second position that opens the lid, and in which when viewed from a line passing through the first hole and the second hole with the latch fixed in the first position, the third part is bent relative to the first part and the second part; and a locking mechanism that fixes the latch in the first position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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