Patents by Inventor Robert Malcolm Broadhead

Robert Malcolm Broadhead has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8016147
    Abstract: A lockable container for an article comprises a frame which has an access opening, a closure member which is pivotally mounted in relation to the frame, and a latch member which is axially movable within the closure member between a latched position and an unlatched position. The latch member and the frame are each provided with one or more interengageable detents whereby when the closure member is in a closed position and the latch member is in the latched position the detents are engaged and prevent pivoting of the closure member. Movement of the latch member to the unlatched position causes the detents to disengage and permit pivoting of the closure member. The closure member is provided with a locking member for engaging the latch member to retain it against axial movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Malcolm Broadhead, David Frank Whitehead
  • Patent number: 7837051
    Abstract: A method of locking a container is shown, wherein the container is provided with a frame which has an access opening, a closure member which has two opposed long edges and two opposed short edges, and which is pivotally mounted in relation to the frame, and a latch member which is axially movable within the closure member between a latched position and an unlatched position. The latch member and the frame are each provided with one or more interengageable detents whereby when the closure member is in a closed position and the latch member is in the latched position the detents are engaged and prevent pivoting of the closure member. Movement of the latch member to the unlatched position causes the detents to disengage and permit pivoting of the closure member. The closure member is provided with a locking member for engaging the latch member to retain it against axial movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Checkpoint Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Malcolm Broadhead, David Frank Whitehead
  • Publication number: 20100126993
    Abstract: A lockable container for an article comprises a frame which has an access opening, a closure member which is pivotally mounted in relation to the frame, and a latch member which is axially movable within the closure member between a latched position and an unlatched position. The latch member and the frame are each provided with one or more interengageable detents whereby when the closure member is in a closed position and the latch member is in the latched position the detents are engaged and prevent pivoting of the closure member. Movement of the latch member to the unlatched position causes the detents to disengage and permit pivoting of the closure member. The closure member is provided with a locking member for engaging the latch member to retain it against axial movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Malcolm Broadhead, David Frank Whitehead
  • Patent number: 6926164
    Abstract: A lockable container for an article comprises a frame (2) which has an access opening (4), a closure member (10) which is pivotally mounted in relation to the frame (2), and a latch member (28) which is axially movable within the closure member (10) between a latched position and an unlatched position. The latch member (28) and the frame (2) are each provided with one or more interengageable detents (8, 34) whereby when the closure member (10) is in a closed position and the latch member (28) is in the latched position the detents (8, 34) are engaged and prevent pivoting of the closure member (10). Movement of the latch member (28) to the unlatched position causes the detents to disengage and permit pivoting of the closure member. The closure member (10) is provided with a locking member (22) for engaging the latch member (28) to retain it against axial movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: 5,147,034, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Malcolm Broadhead, David Frank Whitehead
  • Patent number: 6637589
    Abstract: A lockable box (2) for a DVD or other disc has at least two releasably interengageable locking members (10,20) (110,120) which, when interengaged, prevent the box from being opened. The locking members are entirely contained within the box when the box is closed, and they can be disengaged only with the use of a special tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Inventor: Robert Malcolm Broadhead
  • Publication number: 20030196917
    Abstract: A lockable container for a DVD box or the like comprises a frame and a closure member. The frame is formed from a first frame member and a second frame member which are hingedly connected together and pivotable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. In the closed configuration the frame members co-operate to define an access opening whereby an article may be inserted into or removed from the frame. The article may alternatively pass through a larger opening with the frame members in the open configuration. The closure member is lockable on the frame when the frame members are in the closed configuration so as to substantially block the access opening and prevent adjustment of the frame members from the closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventor: Robert Malcolm Broadhead
  • Publication number: 20030000853
    Abstract: A lockable box (2) for a DVD or other disc has at least two releasably interengageable locking members (10,20) (110,120) which, when interengaged, prevent the box from being opened. The locking members are entirely contained within the box when the box is closed, and they can be disengaged only with the use of a special tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventor: Robert Malcolm Broadhead
  • Publication number: 20030000852
    Abstract: A lockable box (2) for a DVD or other disc has at least two releasably interengageable locking members (10,20) (110,120) which, when interengaged, prevent the box from being opened. The locking members are entirely contained within the box when the box is closed, and they can be disengaged only with the use of a special tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventor: Robert Malcolm Broadhead