Safe Or Vault Ventilation Patents (Class 109/1V)
  • Patent number: 5664997
    Abstract: A locker incorporating a contamination and toxic materials extraction and evacuation system. An enclosure is provided with an access opening and an access door which when open enables the placement of wearing apparel and other contaminated equipment within the interior of the enclosure. When the door is closed, the interior of the enclosure is sealed from the surrounding environment. A duct system connects the interior of the enclosure with the outside atmosphere, admitting fresh air into the enclosure and forcibly drawing contaminated air from the interior of the enclosure and dispersing such contaminated air to the outdoor environment. The duct system embodies non-corrosive materials, and creates a partial vacuum within the interior of the enclosure to effect "out-gassing" of the contaminants and toxins from the protective wearing apparel suspended within the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Inventor: William R. Hess
  • Patent number: 5595081
    Abstract: A lockable container, such as a toy safe, comprises a box having an upper wall, a lower wall, a back wall, and two side walls and having a front opening. A front door hinged to the box is movable between a closing position, in which the front door closes the front opening, and other positions, in which the front door does not close the front opening. A shelf disposed within the box extends from the back wall, between the side walls. A combination lock is mounted on the front door for locking the front door in the closing position and for unlocking the front door upon manipulation of the combination lock in accordance with a combination of alphanumeric characters. The front door has an inner surface, on which the combination is displayed below the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Penta Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph V. Nuzzo, John F. Miroballi
  • Patent number: 5350338
    Abstract: A system for introducing fresh air to a locked vault which is integral to the door of the vault. A fan provides motive force to the air which flows principally through passages in, or created with, existing components in the door. A food/water passage may be furnished by providing the door wheel spindle as a hollow, rather than a solid, tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Inventor: Robert R. Hellman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5194039
    Abstract: A system for introducing fresh air to a locked vault which is integral to the door of the vault. A fan provides motive force to the air which flows principally through passages in, or created with, existing components in the door. A food/water passage may be furnished by providing the door wheel spindle as a hollow, rather than a solid, tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Inventor: Robert R. Hellman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4224861
    Abstract: A vault or strongroom includes unitary and self-contained equipment for providing life-support within the sealed vault-enclosure. The carbon-dioxide content of the atmosphere within the enclosure is monitored and a pump is operated if the monitored value exceeds a predetermined value, typically 1% or 2%. Operation of the pump pumps air of the atmosphere through material that absorbs carbon dioxide and this, together with operation of a fan to circulate air in the enclosure is continued until the monitored content has been reduced, typically to 0.5%. Oxygen (or air) is released from cylinders for replacing the absorbed carbon dioxide and maintaining an oxygen level of about 18% or 19% in the enclosure. Release of oxygen is regulated by a valve device to maintain a variable--pressure (or oyxgen level)--of the atmosphere within the enclosure substantially constant or within predetermined limits. The pump is operated concurrently with release of the oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1980
    Assignee: Chubb & Son's Lock and Safe Company, Limited
    Inventor: Raymond L. Sands
  • Patent number: 4179723
    Abstract: A self-contained Kiosk Unit comprises a unique self-supporting metal frame having a plurality of walls extending upwardly and forming a housing which includes a computer unit mounted therein. The controls for the computer unit are mounted in a recessed portion of the frame on a control panel while the functional portion of the computer is located within the housing. The base of the recessed portion forms a counter below the controls and the upper portion of the recess is equipped with suitable lighting to illuminate the controls and any advertising which might be contained on the frame itself. The frame extends outwardly over a metal pedestal which is an integral part of the housing structure and the outwardly extending portion of the base includes a predetermined number of perforations which permit a flow of air through the unit and upwardly through an aperture in the roof having a fan positioned therein for cooling purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Inventor: Anthony Spencer