Patent attributes
A locking access box cover includes an access box cover having a key aperture and a locking mechanism coupled to the access box cover. The locking mechanism includes a base plate, a guide plate coupled to the base plate and a rotating mechanism operatively coupled between the base plate and the guide plate. The rotating mechanism may be rotatable between a locked and an unlocked position and include a key hole corresponding to the key aperture of the cover. The locking mechanism may also include a lock rod operatively coupled to the rotating mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a lock bracket having an aperture for receiving the lock rod therethrough, wherein the rotation of the rotating mechanism produces translational movement of the at least one lock rod with respect to the base plate. The locking access box cover may also comprise a cap removably securable over the key aperture.
