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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yourturntoloveit, post: 400139, member: 57&quot;]At one point in time many, many moons ago, Lane hope chests were built with a</p><p>lid-closing &quot;system&quot; which automatically &quot;locked&quot; when closed.</p><p><br /></p><p>That was problematic if a child climbed into the chest and shut the lid.&nbsp; If the lid had fully closed down, the chest could not be opened from the inside so a child couldn&#039;t climb back out of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>At some point Lane started making the &quot;closing system&quot; on their hope chests &quot;child-proof&quot; so that the &quot;closed&quot; chest could be opened from the inside.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m wondering if someone attempted to change/modify the lid supports/locking system on the hope chest so that it met the &quot;child safety&quot; standard(s).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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