Safes – bank protection – or a related device – Wall and panel structures – closures and closure adjuncts – Closures
Patent
1986-02-27
1987-12-15
Friedman, Carl D.
Safes, bank protection, or a related device
Wall and panel structures, closures and closure adjuncts
Closures
109 73, E05G 100
Patent
active
047124903
ABSTRACT:
A safe having a valuables chamber with an access opening with inwardly extending ledges for placement of a plate-shaped separate steel door thereon, and a set of grooves formed on opposing walls retaining the door therein, the width of the grooves being a distance slightly more than the thickness of the door, with one groove being substantially greater than the depth of the other, with one edge of the door being inserted on a slight angle into the deeper groove while the other edge is pivoted toward the ledge, the door then being laterally displaced until the latter edge is in abutment with the seat of the shallower groove. A lock assembly on the reverse side of the door has the latch bolt engaging a detent in a metal bar for prevention of lateral movement with reinforcing bolts adjacent the lock bolt preventing force on the lock mechanism in the event of forceful intrusion attempts. In one embodiment, the grooves are formed by elongate bar members, while in another embodiment, the grooves are formed within the walls themselves.
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Dennison Caroline D.
Friedman Carl D.
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