| US 7,540,175 B2 | ||
| Mountable safe | ||
| D. Scott Kalous, Kenosha, Wis. (US); and Steve Hedlund, Racine, Wis. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Master Lock Company LLC, Oak Creek, Wis. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 31, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/930,200. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/855478, filed on Oct. 31, 2006. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/855670, filed on Oct. 31, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0098939 A1, May 01, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. E05B 65/52 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 70—63 [70/34; 70/258; 109/50; 248/553] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A portable safe for assembly with a trailer hitch receiver tube, the safe comprising:
a safe housing having an internal cavity extending to an access port, and at least one opening configured to align with at
least one aperture of a receiver tube;
a mounting pin having an elongated shaft extending outward through an opening in the safe housing for insertion through at
least one aperture of a receiver tube, and a laterally extending leg retained within the safe housing, wherein the safe housing
is pivotable about the laterally extending leg; and
a safe door securable to the housing to substantially block the access port, the safe door comprising:
a locking mechanism comprising at least one locking member secured in a housing engaging position when the locking mechanism
is in a locked condition, the at least one locking member being movable to a housing disengaging position when the locking
mechanism is in an unlocked condition; and
a lock interface selectively operable to move the locking mechanism from the locked condition to the unlocked condition.
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