Drawer for an airline trolley with a lid having a tamper-evident lock
A drawer for an airline service trolley [2, Fig. 1] comprises a generally rectangular tray with runners 14 for cooperation with ribs on the inside of the trolley, and a lid for closing the drawer, wherein the lid has a flap 17 which is openable, and wherein the drawer has a lock unit 22,23 with whic...
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Zusammenfassung: | A drawer for an airline service trolley [2, Fig. 1] comprises a generally rectangular tray with runners 14 for cooperation with ribs on the inside of the trolley, and a lid for closing the drawer, wherein the lid has a flap 17 which is openable, and wherein the drawer has a lock unit 22,23 with which the flap 17 engages, the lock unit being lockable by means of a tamper-evident breakable seal 24. The flap 17 can be hinged about a line extended across the lid at a position forward of the back of the tray. The flap can be connected to the sides of the tray by webs 18 which fold under the flap in its closed position, the webs preventing access to the interior of the tray under the lid. The flap can haves a catch 22 at its forward end which engages in a lockable chamber 23 on the front of the drawer, the breakable seal being insertable into the chamber to engage the catch. Also disclosed, is an airline trolley containing a plurality of drawers with lids locked by tamper-evident locks, as well as a method of packing an airline trolley comprising the steps of filling a plurality of lidded drawers with items, closing the lids, locking the lids with a breakable seal, and sliding the drawers into the trolley. The drawer may be used to securely store valuable items within the service trolley, e.g. duty free products. |
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