Reinforced lid construction for security containers or the like

Claim 1

In a security container or the like having opposite hinged lid sections that meet along a line of closure, each lid section having at its free edge a relatively lower shelf area and a relatively upper area that overlaps the shelf of the other lid section when the lid sections are closed, the undersides of the upper areas being provided with downwardly extending vertical peripheral reinforcing flanges that are generally U-shaped and include forward main portions generally parallel to the line of closure and generally transverse end portions joined to and extending rearwardly therefrom, the shelves being provided with upwardly extending vertical peripheral outer abutment walls that include rear main portions generally parallel to the line of closure and generally transversely forwardly extending end portions and that are substantially coextensive with and facingly engageable with the corresponding outer surfaces of the reinforcing flanges when the lid sections are closed, the improvement wherein: the shelves are provided with upwardly extending vertical inner abutment wall structures that are inside the reinforcing flanges when the lid sections are closed, said inner abutment wall structures comprising rear walls that are substantially coextensive and facingly engageable in wall to wall fashion with the main portions of the reinforcing flanges when the lid sections are closed, and end walls joined to and extending forwardly from the rear walls that are substantially coextensive and facingly engageable in wall to wall fashion with the corresponding end portions of the reinforcing flanges when the lid sections are closed.