Abstract: A door locking mechanism is disclosed including a door locking member in communication with a lock-actuated bolt which selectively allows rotation of a rotatable actuator plate member. The rotating actuator plate member is attached to a rotatable handle and to a plurality of actuator bars which move locking bolts so as to selectively prevent opening of the door. The rotatable actuator plate member enables all of the actuators to be moved from a single location so that a plurality of cams, etc., are not needed to move locking bolts positioned about the perimeter of the door between open and locking positions. In an additional aspect of the invention, horizontally extending actuator bars are adjustably attached to elongate locking bars having a plurality of locking bolts attached thereto, so as to enable assembly of the locking structures of the door locking mechanism without assembly, and to enable interchangeability of parts.

Abstract: A cash pocket for an automatic teller machine (ATM) comprises a housing having a rear wall with a slot for receiving banknotes from the dispensing mechanism of the ATM into the housing, and a base upon which the dispensed banknotes come to lie upon being dispensed into the housing. The housing also has a front panel having an opening for the withdrawal of notes by a user of the ATM, the opening having a door which pivots about an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the slot from a first position in which the front opening is closed to a second position in which the front opening is open for the withdrawal of dispensed banknotes. The door includes a pair of flanges which block access to the slot from the front opening when the door is open or partially open.

Abstract: A security system for a metal cabinet door comprises a latch adapted to be locked by a lock operating the latching members of the door. These comprise upper and lower strip members each having a plurality of hooks each of which, when the door is closed and latched, is engaged in an opening formed in a locking profiled member attached to the cabinet and at least one rotating sector whose rotation axis is perpendicular to the plane of the door. When the door is closed and latched the sector(s) enter an opening in a longitudinal member attached to the cabinet on the same side as the hinge(s). The sector is operated in the unlatching direction by the latch through a cable and in the latching direction by a return spring.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tamper proof lockable firearm case having an internal chamber sized and configured to store a firearm. The case has a door which may be opened responsive to unlocking a computer controlled lock. The lock actuator consists of depressions in the case corresponding to fingers of the user's hand, with each depression having an actuator button. Depressing a sequence of buttons including simultaneous and sequential depressions in a pre-programmed sequence results in unlocking of the case and opening of the door to allow access to the firearm. A key lock is also provided in the event of battery failure.

Abstract: The safe is an upwardly opening box-like structure. A door panel has at least one door closure cushioning and delaying apparatus connected to the door panel and to the structure. A locking shelf has at least one slotted port. A locking initiation member has a lower section adjacent a drill resistent reinforcement place. The locking initiation member has a locking tongue that slidingly and releasingly locks into a locking tongue recess in the bolt plate. Locking tabs on the bolt plate extend through the slotted ports and under the lentil support shelf when the bolt plate is rotated to a locked position. At least one position retaining pin in the bolt plate aligns the locking tabs in the slotted ports and to limit lateral and longitudinal movement of the bolt plate. The control handle has a reduced diameter section that breaks when a preselected amount of torque is applied to the shaft.

Abstract: A relatively lightweight safe is provided in two embodiments with both embodiments being structured using nearly identical principles. The first embodiment is trapezoidal in shape to take advantage of the trapezoidal shaped space behind the hinged, bench-style seats of pickup trucks. The second embodiment is generally rectangular in shape and is adapted to be hidden underneath a removable dining bench-style seat or a bed of a recreational vehicle. The box-like housings of both embodiments are manufactured of a 12 gauge thick steel sheet metal. Around the hinged access door of each embodiment is a framework of steel tubing serving to provide a reinforced location to mount the door hinge and to provide reinforcement around the locked door. Each door and hinge is slightly recessed below the front surface of the steel tubing. Both embodiments use a combination lock mounted on the door for locking a door mounted lock handle assembly stationary.

Abstract: A safe of the present invention is easily locked or unlocked by the rotational force of a drive motor in accordance with a signal input from the outside of the safe. A locking mechanism is provided within the door. A lock bar is provided with a lock bolt on one end thereof which protrudes from the door and effects locking engagement between the door and the safe body. At ordinary time, the lock bolt is urged to the locking engagement. The drive motor is controlled by a control circuit which receives a safe open/close command signal from the outside. A driving means is revolved by the drive motor and when it engages a drive arm provided on the lock bar, the driving means moves the lock bar against the urging force, thereby releasing the locking engagement of the lock bar.

Abstract: A sealing device for sealing an opening in a shelter (1) against heat action. The walls (9) or ceiling of the shelter comprise several mechanically self-supporting, good thermally insulating layers. The device includes at least one element closing or sealing the opening and a support structure for supporting the element. A locking system and an operating device operating the locking system operate on the element. The element, as seen from the interior of the shelter can be pivoted to the outside and its construction corresponds to that of the wall. The element is held on support arms by the support structure which, from a load standpoint, is independent of the walls in the shelter interior. The locking system is located on the inside of the sealing element and the operating device is accessible both from the inside and from the outside.

Abstract: An improved safe is provided which offers the security of currently known more complex safes at substantially less cost. The safe preferably includes a cabinet having apertured door frame structure, with a door having inner, outer and sidewalls. Locking apparatus located within the door includes a series of selectively operable toggle mechanisms, each having a pair of pivotal links coupled to a locking bolt. The locking bolts are designed to extend through the aligned frame and door apertures to lock the door. The frame structure is formed of interconnected, seamless webs integral with the cabinet walls and presenting a recess to receive the door lip. Additional security is achieved by reinforcing the door lip with flange structure forming a part of the marginal door frame and by attaching the handle to the actuator for the toggle mechanisms so that excess force renders the handle inoperative.

Abstract: A security cabinet of metal construction having first and second series of locking members inside of and adjacent respective opposite side edges of the cabinet door. An electrically operable latching device maintains the cabinet door in a locked closed position. For unlocking the door, an electronic control device is provided including a disguised control panel mounted on the outer face of the door and being electrically connected to the latching device. The disguised control panel has a visually hidden array of switches thereon arranged so that a predetermined preselected sequence of actuation of the switches effects actuation of the latching device for movement thereof from a latched position to an unlatched position for permitting retraction of locking members by manual movement of the handle on the door to thereby permit the door to the cabinet to be opened.

Abstract: A lockable enclosure is disclosed which may be installed at locations accessible to customers for vending merchandise, dispensing money or receiving deposits, and where a potential attacker would have only a limited period of time to break into the enclosure before the police or security personnel would be able to arrive and intervene against the attacker. The latches and latch bolts of the enclosure have apertures or projections which interlock with mating projections or apertures upon deformation of the sheet metal door or the sheet metal walls of the enclosure when an attacker deforms the enclosure sufficiently to cause damage to the lock or latches. Such interlocking prevents retraction of the latches or latch bolts holding the door closed even if the lock mechanism is completely destroyed or removed by force.

Abstract: A locking mechanism selectively engages and isolates an external handle of a vault door from both a bolt and a pair of locks which control the condition of the door. The mechanism includes a slide vertically movable between first and second positions in response to the conditions of the locks. The slide incorporates a pin at its lower end. The handle is mounted on a shaft that extends through the door and terminates on the interior side in a hub. A housing mounted for rotation on the interior side of the door incorporates an inverter "T-shaped" guide slot which accepts the pin. When the pin is in the vertical leg of the "T-shaped" slot, rotation of the housing is inhibited. A probe is mounted for movement on the housing and is biased toward the hub. The probe is attached to a yoke which engages the pin such that when the pin is in the first position the probe is retracted from the hub.

Abstract: The internal space of a safe is subdivided into two compartments lying side by side by a vertical partition provided with a reinforced vertical upright. A reinforced closure door comprises two leaves adapted to be closed in succession, each having its own locking mechanism with bolts adapted to engage in said upright in their thrown position. The bolts of the two mechanisms are made functionally interdependent by means of pivotal latch members borne by the partition which lock in the thrown position the bolts of the second-to-close door leaf in response to the throwing of the bolts of the first-to-close door leaf.

Abstract: The electronically controlled locking apparatus is used with a door such as a safe door, and enables the door to be released by either a mechanical combination lock or an electrical lock control circuit. The control circuit generates an output signal when a correct access code is entered by a user for causing a control linkage to release the door. Alternatively, the mechanical lock can also cause the control linkage to release the door by authorized personnel, in the event of either a control circuit malfunction, or the authorized user being unable to recall the access code. The circuit includes both a non-volatile and a volatile memory means for storing the access code, and a display device for providing a visual indication of the correct code within the protected area, so that the door can be unlocked with the mechanical lock, and then the access code for the electrical lock circuit can be viewed at the protected side of the door.

Abstract: The safe has a five-sided box wtih a door mounted thereon to swing between opened and closed positions. A latch locks the door when in a closed position. An electronic locking arrangement responds to a digital access code for operating the latch in a rapid manner. A combination dial controlled mechanical lock is also employed for entering a combination code into the mechanical lock for operating the latch independently of the electronic latching arrangement. The five-sided box is made from pieces of sheet metal, one of which is folded along two spaced parallel lines to form three sides, to provide the box with few seams. Special hinges are provided inside the box for mounting the door swingably. The hinges are concealed and inaccessible when the door is closed, and can enable the door to be unhinged quickly by authorized persons to replace the safe door for repair or maintenance purposes.

Abstract: A manually actuable lock is disposed on the inside of an outside door leading to a vestibule. The lock, when manually actuated from inside the vestibule only, throws a dead bolt for a pre-determined period of time so as to secure the user in the vestibule from parties outside the vestibule. During the predetermined period, the user then gains access to the building through a key actuated lock on the inner door of the vestibule. A piston and cylinder retarding element provides for the timed retraction of the dead bolt.

Abstract: A safety box assembly comprising a safety container of the portable and carrying type, and a mounting base intended to be fastened on a supporting surface such as the floor or the wall of a room. The assembly further comprises a locking arrangement whereby the container may be released from its mounting base to be carried about, the base remaining on the supporting wall. This assembly is conceived so that only by unlocking the locking arrangement can the safety container be opened and removed from its mounting base. The assembly is also conceived so that unless the safety container is unlocked and removed from the mounting base, it is not possible to unfasten the mounting base from its supporting surface and therefore to carry the whole assembly from its selected location.

Abstract: A safety box assembly made up of a container having an access opening, a door hinged to the container for closing the access opening and a mounting base having a bottom wall secured to a supporting surface by means of screws or the like. The container is removably secured over the mounting base in such a manner that the fastening screws are covered by the container so as to become inaccessable. To secure the container on the base, there is provided a first bracket at the lower end of the door, this bracket having a locking wall extending toward the base inside the enclosure when the door is closed. A second bracket is provided on the mounting base and projects upwardly from the base bottom wall, further including a front wall that closes off a lower part of the opening and is disposed in space relationship with the door locking wall.

Abstract: A mounting and operating assembly for a movable closure or door of a transaction security booth or enclosure or the like having an upright cylindrical configuration, including an angle-iron shaped cross-section mounting ring having an inwardly projecting horizontal flange to be secured to the top portion of the enclosure by circumferentially spaced fastening bolts, a double I-beam shaped track secured to the ring by bolts through the flange having a pair of cable idler wheels on each, a T-shaped carrier at plural locations above the closure secured to the latter and having pairs of roller wheels riding on the bottom flange of the track, a drive motor and worm gear box supported on the ring having a horizontal axis wheel driving a cable system trained about a pair of horizontal axis idler wheels and about the cable idler wheels defining the cable path and secured to at least one of the carriers to open and close the closure.

Abstract: The safe door comprises a circular body with a recess formed in one face defining a cylindrical wall. This wall has radial bores passing therethrough for guiding locking bolts received in the bores between extended locked positions and retracted open positions. A cam plate is positioned in the recess and includes peripheral cam slots coupled to the inner ends of the bolts. The arrangement is such that rotation of the cam plate between first and second positions will retract and extend the bolts simultaneously. Features of the invention include providing a central opening in the cam plate with notches so that the same can be driven between its first and second rotated positions by a cam plate driver centrally located which driver in turn supports the combination lock components.

Abstract: A lockbox is disclosed, as for use in hotel closets, which includes an above-floor container fixed to define a space with a rectangular opening for closure by a locking cover. The cover incorporates a peripheral double ridge defining a peripheral channel to receive the upper edges of the container. Pairs of latching cam members are pivotally affixed at central, diametrically opposed locations in the cover, for actuation by a centrally located lock movement for engagement and disengagement with slots in the container. The movement is accomplished through a symmetrical linkage mechanism which simultaneously actuates each of the individual cam members and which incorporates a pair of parallel arms extending between pairs of the cam members and a pair of linking arms extending from the parallel arms to the lock movement. The pivotal support shafts for the cam members also serve as spacer mounts to support an internal cover for the locking mechanism.

Abstract: A safe with a safe door and a recessed dial which is constructed to actuate the safe lock and to release the blocking of the bolt system. The recessed dial can be pulled forward from the safe door in its axial direction. A bolt actuated by the dial is provided for blocking or releasing the forward movement in such a way, that the dial can be pulled forward only when the lock is in open position and the dial can simultaneously actuate the bolt system. The dial is held axially captive in the safe door, and a stop is provided for limiting the pull-forward movement. An axially displaceable clutch is installed on the shaft of the dial and has two telescoped pipe sections of polygon cross-section. One section of the clutch has on its outer periphery a curved track which serves for force-linked support of the bolt system in all positions. The bolt for blocking or releasing the pull-out movement of the dial is in the form of a bolt plate located at the lock and is rigidly connected to the lock bolt.