TH38835A - Fire and water resistant storage - Google Patents

Abstract

DC60 (07/10/41) Fireproof safes, drawers, and storage units with doors or lids as entrances to the protected chamber, featuring seals that provide water resistance in addition to the fire resistance of the container. The overlapping surfaces of the safe door and body, in a good design, the inside of the safe is a resin-filled wall containing fire-resistant insulation material surrounding the protected chamber. The seal is installed on the surface of one overlapping surface facing another parallel surface when the door is closed. Therefore, the seal is compressed between the two overlapping surfaces. The resin overlapping surfaces work together to protect the seal, thus providing water resistance along with fire resistance. Fireproof safes, drawers, and storage units with doors or lids as entrances to the protected chamber, featuring seals that provide water resistance in addition to the fire resistance of the container. The overlapping surfaces of the safe door and body, in a good design, the inside of the safe is a resin-filled wall and body. In a well-designed configuration, the inside of the safe would be a resin wall containing fire-resistant insulation material surrounding the chamber. The seal is installed on the surface of one overlapping section facing a parallel surface on another opaque section. When the door is closed, the seal is compressed between the two overlapping sections. The resin overlapping sections work together to protect the seal, thus providing both water resistance and fire resistance.

Claims (15)

1. Fire-resistant container consisting of: a. An overlapping area between the container door and the container body, containing a water-resistant seal compressed between the door and the container body when the door is open, and extending around the edges of the overlapping area to prevent water from entering the body between the door and the body when closed; b. A door with an overlapping wall made of resin containing fire-resistant material inside the door, and a wall of the overlapping area of the body made of resin containing fire-resistant material inside the body; c. A water-resistant seal installed on part of the overlapping wall to create a bond with another overlapping wall where the overlapping walls have parallel surfaces to the door when the door is closed; and d. A seal extending inward from the outer edges of the overlapping area. 2. The container specified in Claim 1, where the overlapping walls of the door and the overlapping walls of the body are fused together when the container is exposed to fire, and a seal exists on the inside of the area where the overlapping walls of the door and the overlapping walls of the body are fused together. 3. The containment area specified in Claim 1, where the cross-sectional boundary of the overlapping area is not a straight line between the seal and the outer perimeter. 4. The container specified in Claim 1 is such that the overlapping resin door wall and the overlapping resin body wall cannot conduct sufficient heat to destroy the seal when the container is exposed to fire, leaving only the affected portion of the door wall and body wall exposed to the seal. 5. The container specified in Claim 1, where the overlapping walls of the body shall be part of the resinous body section to form an inner wall. 6. The storage location specified in Claim 1, where the overlapping wall of the door shall be part of the inner door wall. 7. Fire-resistant container with a fire- and water-resistant door. The container consists of: a. An overlapping area where the door meets the body of the container, comprising overlapping resin door walls and overlapping resin body walls that face each other and are parallel to the door when closed, and are positioned inward from the outer edges of the overlapping area; b. A compressible water-resistant seal installed on one surface that adheres and compresses with the parallel surface on the other side when the door is open; and c. A elongated seal around the edges of the overlapping area. 8. The containment area specified in claim 7, where the overlapping wall of the door shall be part of the wall of the inner door containing the thermal insulation material inside the door. 9. The containment area specified in claim 7, where the overlapping walls of the fuselage shall be part of the inner fuselage wall containing thermal insulation material between the inner and outer fuselage walls. 10. The container specified in Claim 7, where the overlapping walls of the door and the overlapping walls of the body will fuse together in the area extending from the seal when the container is exposed to fire. 11. The container specified in Claim 7, where the door's overlapping wall is made of resin and the door's overlapping wall is also made of resin, will not conduct sufficient heat, and thus the body's overlapping wall and the door's overlapping wall will melt together in the fire before sufficient heat is generated to destroy the seal. 12. Fire and water resistant enclosure, which consists of: a. A water-resistant seal between the overlapping resin door walls and the overlapping resin body walls facing each other in the overlapping area with a right-angle, non-linear cross-section; b. An insulating material between the door walls and the body walls in the space throughout the overlapping area to enclose the fire-resistant insulating material inside the body when the enclosure door is closed; c. A compressed seal between the facing and parallel surfaces of the door overlapping seal and the body wall overlapping seal when the door is closed; and d. An inward-mounted seal around the outer perimeter of the overlapping area. 13. The storage area specified in Claim 12, where the fire-affected portion fuses together at the overlapping wall of the door. 14. The containment area specified in Claim 12, where the overlapping walls of the door and the overlapping walls of the body, will not generate sufficient heat to destroy the fire seal before the overlapping walls of the door and the overlapping walls of the body fuse together. 15. The storage place specified in claim 12, where the adjoining surfaces correspond to the gate's boundaries when the gate is closed. (Clause 15, page 4, figure 3)