Locking refrigerator or freezer box

a refrigerator or freezer box technology, applied in the field of locking boxes, can solve the problems of poor aesthetic quality, integrity problems, and inability to dedicate the entire volume of such a devi

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-07-30
HEALTH CARE LOGISTICS
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This is complicated in situations where the particular medication also is required to be under temperature control in a refrigerator or a freezer.
While locking refrigerators and freezers are known and routinely used, it is not practical to dedicate the entire volume of such a device to the storage of materials that require the controlled temperature.
This results in numerous joints that can provide problems in integrity as well as achieving a poor aesthetic quality.
The metal plates block the visibility of the contents when looking into the box from above.

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[0022]FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a lockable storage box 10 in a perspective view, with FIGS. 2-4 showing other views of the box. The storage box 10 generally has a body 12, which is preferably formed in a unitary manner to provide top and bottom walls 14, 16, side walls 18, and a rear wall 20. The front face of the body 12 is open and a front door 22 is used to provide closure to the front face. In the embodiment shown, the storage box is preferably molded from a transparent thermoplastic, especially a glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate (“PETG”) co-polyester. The PETG material, in an amorphous state, has an appropriate stiffness, hardness and toughness for the required service and also provides good impact strength. The transparent nature of the material is very useful is rendering the contents of the storage box 10 readily recognizable even while the box is locked. The PETG can be sterilized with gamma radiation and is generally resistant to dilute aqueous solutions of m...

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A storage system allows secured attachment in a device, such as a refrigerator, a freezer, a medical cart or the like, having a shelf comprising spaced-apart wire rack ribs. The storage system has a body with top and bottom walls, side walls, a rear wall, and an open front face opposite the rear wall, the top wall having a pair of spaced-apart apertures. A front door, hingedly attached to the body, is sized to fully close the front face when attached thereto. The body is attached to the shelf using a screw and a screw-retaining member, with the screw-retaining member operating to secure the ribs of the shelf between itself and the body. A screw, with its head located inside the body, passes through one of the apertures and is threadingly secured to the screw-retaining member.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a nonprovisional of, and claims the benefit of priority to, U.S. 61 / 018,591, filed on 2 Jan. 2008, which is incorporated by reference as if fully recited herein.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The disclosed embodiments of the present invention relate to a locking box for removable placement in a refrigerator or freezer.BACKGROUND OF THE ART[0003]In any medical or pharmaceutical setting, it is important that proper controls be established and maintained for certain medications. The controls require that the medications be kept under either single or double lock. This is complicated in situations where the particular medication also is required to be under temperature control in a refrigerator or a freezer.[0004]While locking refrigerators and freezers are known and routinely used, it is not practical to dedicate the entire volume of such a device to the storage of materials that require the controlled temperature. While lockable c...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47B96/00E01B9/10
CPCA47B96/00
Inventor MEISER, DANBROWN, DAVID J.BAKER, JAYFREYN, SCOTT
Owner HEALTH CARE LOGISTICS
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