Abstract: Method and device for permanently locking a movable member in a framework, such as locking a door of a safe in case of an attack, in which an explosive member sensitive to an outer action is detonated and deforms the movable member such as a door of the safe to create an artifical bolt extending outside of the movable member and penetrating in the framework, e.g. of the safe. The movable member is thus automatically locked when the artificial bolt is created under the effect of the explosion. Alternatively, the explosive member may be provided in the framework itself, in which case the framework is deformed due to the effect of the explosion, creating an artificial bolt which extends into the movable member itself, e.g. the door of a safe.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lock with a double locking mechanism comprising a first locking mechanism having tumblers movable by a first key to authorize the operation, by means of a second key, of a second locking mechanism comprising a bolt associated with a releasable fingered bolt-retaining member through the medium of a link bar pivotally mounted on the releasable member and pivotally connected by one of its ends to the bolt, whereas the other end of the bar is adapted to co-operate with a retractable stop controlled from a distance.

Abstract: In the event of an alarm being raised (e.g. by a sensor 34) by an attempt at breaking into a protected space (36) such as a safe or a strong room, a rapidly hardening foam is suddenly projected around or into the space to be protected. The expanding foam can also be used to drive additional door-barring means into position. The foam may be made by mixing two components that react together. The components can then be stored in tanks (23, 24), where they occupy little volume until the alarm is raised. The components are mixed in a mixing head (27) and projected into the space through a nozzle (28).