Security container

A security container (1) for storing various articles is formed with a groove (24) along one edge of a cover (10) which extends parallel with a similar groove (28) formed on a base (2) of the container, when the cover is in a closed position on the base. A generally U-shaped slide latch (35) is slidably removably mounted in the spaced grooves for movement therealong between locked and unlocked positions. A plurality of projections (44, 45, 46) on the slide latch engage flexible (30, 31, 32) on the base to secure the slide latch in locked position upon an open end of the slide latch reaching a stop (34) formed on an end of the base. A manually operated key (50) has tangs (53) which are inserted through openings (42) formed in the slide latch to disengage the flexible tabs from the projections, permitting the slide latch to be slidably removed from the container grooves enabling the cover to be opened from the base. The locking projections (44, 45, 46) and flexible tabs (30, 31, 32) are in stepped offset relationship to enable the projections to move past the tabs once released from engagement therewith.