Abstract: A housing for encasing an object includes a top member and a bottom member configured to be removably coupled to the top member. The top member includes a first clasping mechanism. The bottom member includes a second clasping mechanism. The first clasping mechanism and the second clasping mechanism are entirely internal to the housing. One of the perimeter portion of the top member and the perimeter portion of the bottom member includes an interior bounding member and an exterior bounding member defining a channel therebetween. The housing includes a compressible gasket seated in the channel and configured to seal between the top member and the bottom member when the bottom member is removably coupled to the top member.

Abstract: A method of producing a secure chest adapted to hold cash dispensable from an automated banking machine, includes producing a wall panel. The wall panel includes a first wall liner that has a first planar portion and at least one first border wall that extends transverse to the first planar portion. The first planar portion and the at least one first border wall bound a pocket. With the first wall liner positioned in a first orientation, the method includes filling the pocket with flowable cement. Subsequent to filling the pocket with the cement, the method includes attaching the first wall liner and a second wall liner in fixed relation. Thereafter the wall panel is stored in the first orientation in which the cement at least partially hardens. Thereafter the wall panel is assembled in joined relation with at least one other wall panel to form the chest.

Abstract: A safe for storing ammunition or other heat-sensitive explosive materials. The safe includes a plurality of walls, a door attached to one of the plurality of walls, an interior space defined by the plurality of walls and the door, an opening extending through one of the plurality of walls or the door, a pane coupled over the opening, and a cover coupled to the one of the plurality of walls or the door adjacent the pane. The pane automatically exposes the opening when the interior space reaches a predetermined temperature, which is lower than the temperature at which ammunition or other heat-sensitive explosive material detonates. Accordingly, the safe provides for pressure release before the ammunition or other heat-sensitive explosive material detonates.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a blast resistant door assembly having a front surface exposed to potential explosive attack, the door assembly comprising a stack of alternating front and rear elongated flat plates, the front plates offset to the front of the panel relative to the rear plates such that only a portion of the front and rear plates overlap. A series of tension rods extends through stacked assembly, and compresses the assembly together. The door assembly may be used alone or in combination with another blast resistant panel of a different construction.

Abstract: A fire resistant and water resistant enclosure for an operable computer digital data storage device is provided. The enclosure has walls made of gypsum or concrete and, in one embodiment, has two small ventilation openings which remain open during normal operation of the digital data storage device and during the presence of fire. This embodiment has no moving parts. In the presence of fire, air and superheated steam from inside the enclosure expand and flow outwardly through the ventilation passageways. As those gases flow outwardly, they simultaneously block or prevent the transfer of heat from the exterior fire inwardly through those passageways. A water resistant pouch or coating surrounding the storage device prevents damage from flood, water, steam generated by the insulation or smoke from passing through said passageways and damaging the storage device.

Abstract: At a fire protection gate with an encompassing structure and bilateral steel plate shells, between which a fire protection inset is provided, consisting of at least an insulating element in the form of a plate of mineral fibers, soluble in a physical milieu and reinforced with a binding agent, the composition of the mineral fibers of said insulating element features an alkali/earth alkali-mass relation of <1 and the fiber structure of said insulating element is determined by an average geometrical fiber diameter of ?4 ?m, a gross density in the range of 60 to 130 kg/m3 and a portion of the binding agent, relative to the fiber mass, in the range of 1 to 3 weight %.

Abstract: At a fire protection gate with an encompassing structure and bilateral steel plate shells, between which a fire protection inset is provided, consisting of at least an insulating element in the form of a plate of mineral fibers, soluble in a physical milieu and reinforced with a binding agent, the composition of the mineral fibers of said insulating element features an alkali/earth alkali-mass relation of <1 and the fiber structure of said insulating element is determined by an average geometrical fiber diameter of ?4 ?m, a gross density in the range of 60 to 130 kg/m3 and a portion of the binding agent, relative to the fiber mass, in the range of 1 to 3 weight %.

Abstract: Penetration resistant door panel comprises a plurality of spars having a series of holes therethrough and sandwiched between an outer skin and a rear skin. Preferably there are two series of holes in each spar that are staggered with respect to each other. The holes permit outer edges of the spars to be ablated by an explosion blast while dissipating energy to preserve the integrity of rear regions of the spars.

Abstract: A drop and slide escutcheon system where the escutcheon has rims with locking members that fit into locking grooves formed in the funnels on the safe body. The escutcheon is offset by a slight amount, allowing the locking members to slide down into openings that provide access to the locking grooves in the funnel as the escutcheon is inserted into position. The escutcheon is then moved laterally, sliding the locking members into the locking grooves provided.

Abstract: A pickup drop off lock box for medical samples is equipped with a failsafe lock which will not permit the key to be removed without the lid properly positioned to permit latching. Adequate thermal insulation is provided to allow samples to be stored at temperatures of 5° F. for 16 hours. In addition, an inner liner of styrene insulation is removable/replaceable in the event it becomes worn, soiled or damaged. The failsafe lock has potential applicability in other environments.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inexpensive money safe which is safe against fire and the like and which can easily be utilized when necessary. A basement (10) for accommodating a movable money safe (1) is accommodated in the basement (10), and upper surface of the movable money safe (1) is covered with a fireproof lid (15) which is the same color as that of the floor (12), and if the movable money safe (1) is driven into the room interior (11) for utilizing the movable cylinder unit (20) which is operated with water pressure of running water to drive the movable money safe (1) into the room interior (11).

Abstract: An insulated steel shell safe has a lip extending inward around an inner periphery of a door opening; and a molded resin liner, inserted into the steel shell through the door opening, is connected to the lip to form an interior of the safe. The liner has a face flange seated against the front face of the lip and outwardly extending ribs engaging a rear face of the lip. This supports the liner within the shell by engagement of the face flange and the ribs with the lip while insulation material is poured through a back wall of the shell into the space between the shell and the liner.

Abstract: A box for containing valuables and particularly paper valuables and such which are susceptible to heat damage. It is made in the shape of a food item and kept in the refrigerator. The sidewalls, as well as optionally the bottom or top of the box, are preferably insulated with heat sink material with the preferred embodiment incorporating a water jacket filled with standing water to absorb heat and buy time in a fire as it vaporizes.

Abstract: A fire-resistant safe is made with internal and external shells that are filled with insulation material. Hollow reinforcements interconnecting the two shells are formed as cone-shaped recesses in the internal shell having truncated bottom portions attached to the external shell. The insulation is made of a water-bearing material and the recesses are made of a resin material that melts at a temperature in excess of the boiling point of water. Funnels are formed in the external shell for adding the insulation material in a liquid state. An escutcheon for covering the funnels is anchored to the insulation material by stakes that are embedded in the insulation material before the material hardens into place.

Abstract: A fire-resistant safe has a main body and a closure, both of which are formed from integral resin shells filled with insulation materials. When exposed to fire, a portion of the resin material burns away leaving gaps between the insulation materials of the main body and closure. However, formation of convection air currents in vertical sections of the gaps is resisted by reducing spacings between insulation materials of the main body and closure. The amount of heat energy carried by the convection air currents is similarly reduced, thereby avoiding significant concentrations of heat that can promote burning through the gaps.

Abstract: A bullet and blast resistance door leaf is comprised of inner and outer sheets connected by a profile section forming an end face of said leaf. The profile section includes an outer step and an inner step, the outer step extending laterally outwardly beyond the inner step. Outer and inner plates are connected to the outer and inner steps respectively, dividing the interior of the leaf into inner, outer and central chambers. A lock mechanism is mounted in the central chamber and projects through the profile, the lock mechanism being shielded by the outer plate. The inner and outer chambers may include insulation, and the outer chamber may include a sensor for activating an alarm.

Abstract: A fire-resistant container for magnetic media is constructed by mounting a base of thermal insulation material within a casing having an open face and by positioning on the base and securing to the base a body of thermal insulation material so as to define with the base a cavity which is open towards the open face of the casing. An inner container is positioned within the cavity so as to have an opening towards the open face of the casing and has an inner wall defining a storage cavity and an outer wall which defines a chamber filled with heat absorbing material between the inner and outer walls. A storage drawer is inserted into the storage cavity and has attached thereto a container located on that side of the drawer adjacent to the opening, the container being filled with a heat absorbing material. A layer of thermal insulation material is positioned on that side of the container remote from the drawer and a facing is located on that side of the layer of insulation material remote from the container.

Abstract: Transaction processing enclosures for containment of electronic data processing equipment, banking apparatus and the like incorporating a housing comprising a composite laminate composed of reflective, refractory and structural elements to provide an enclosure of unique structural integrity, and protection to the environment within and outside said enclosure against adverse factors such as impact and fire, and insulation against wide variations in temperature exterior to said enclosure while sustaining a stable environment within said enclosure.

Abstract: A panel, which may form a wall or a door (12) of a fire resistant cabinet (10), consists of an outer casing (16, 26) and an inner panel (14, 24) spaced apart by zig-zag shaped bridging members (20, 22, 28). The inner panel is double-walled and contains a material which undergoes a phase change at a temperature below that at which the contents of the cabinet might suffer damage. The space between the outer casing and the inner panel contains a number of metal foils (32, 34) parallel to the outer casing which acts as radiant heat shields. The bridging members may be of ceramic material of low thermal conductivity, and may be slotted to increase their resistance to heat flow.

Abstract: A fire-resistant enclosure comprises a casing, a hollow internal compartment defined by said casing, a door opening defined in said casing and providing access to the internal compartment and a door fitted into and closing said opening. Both the door and at least that part of the casing defining the door opening are constructed primarily from rigid fire-resistant intumescent material comprising a resin incorporating a blowing agent such that when subjected to heat the material of the door and the material of the casing at the door opening swell towards each other and provide a heat and water resistant seal between said door and said door opening.

Abstract: A vapor-sealed insulation system 10 for a fire resistant safe with a steel outer body 11 and door cover 12 uses several resin molds 15-17 that receive and hold the safe's insulation material and are shaped to fit within door 12 and body 11 for lining the safe's interior. The molds 15-17 not only preform the insulation but seal in its moisture. When the insulation molds are installed in the safe, their inner walls form interior safe surfaces.

Abstract: A fire resistive cabinet for storing easily damageable electronic data storage materials such as floppy discs to protect them against the deleterious effects of high temperature and high humidity. The cabinet includes an outer housing of fire resistive construction and an insulated inner container. A combined infrared barrier and vapor barrier is formed as a bag which contains the inner insulated container. An endothermic phase transformation material is carried in the double walls of a moisture proof bag and fits inside the polyurethane foam insulation of the inner container. An insulated removable cover closes an opening into the inner insulated container. The width and height of the container are identical so that the container can be inverted to provide either a right hand or a left hand swing for the insulated door of the fire resistive cabinet.

Abstract: A heat storage composition for use as a medium to protect objects such as floppy disks from damage by heat is formed of a major portion by weight of the septahydrate of sodium carbonate and a lesser proportion by weight of the monohydrate of sodium carbonate, with the compositions being substantially free of cementitious materials and thixotropic agents.

Abstract: The body of a cabinet for storing temperature-sensitive articles such as magnetic discs and tapes is built by a process which involves the successive steps of (i) fabricating an internal skin; (ii) attaching so-called "phase-change" material to the skin; (iii) applying insulative polyurethane foam in-situ to the structure of step (ii); (iv) casting concrete or the like water-bearing material around the structure of step (iii); and (v) completing the outer finishing skin. Thus the conventional "double-box" structure is avoided. The door for the cabinet can be built by a similar sequence in which "phase-change" material, insulative form and water-bearing layers are applied successively to a pan forming the internal face of the door.

Abstract: A safe having an outer shell mainly of plastic material, an inner liner of metal, and a filling of heat-resistive material between the shell and the liner. The safe body has a separate cover or door across the top of the body, and when the door is removed, it allows unhampered access to the complete area of the liner, which constitutes the storage space for the articles to be protected. Both in the safe body and the separate door, the filling material is put in while in a flowable condition, and filling is stopped when the space is not quite full. The panel members which are then put in place to close the filling openings have projections which make contact with the filling material to give stability and firmness to the panel members even though large areas of the panel members may not be in contact with the filling material. A simple latch and key mechanism is also disclosed.

Abstract: A safe has a self-sealing jamb where the door confronts and fits together with the box. This is done by forming the confronting surfaces in the jamb region of a resin material and making the jamb region non-linear in cross section and long enough in cross section so that after an outer portion of the resin material is burned off in a fire, a charred residue and a plasticized portion of the resin material remain in the jamb region to seal the door to the box around the jamb region for substantially preventing heat conduction or passage of hot gasses through the jamb region to the interior of the box. The safe can also be formed in a resin mold for the box and the door with the mold remaining in place when the safe is used. The mold is preferably filled with a non-flammable, thermal insulating material having a substantial volume of chemically bonded water and made thick enough to maintain the interior of the box below 180.degree. C for one hour in an ambient atmosphere of about 927.degree. C.