US1235808A - Safe-door. - Google Patents

Description

P. x; JOHNSON & F. 1. SUPER.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16. 1912.

Patented Aug. .7, 1917.

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PIERCE X. JOHNSON AND FRANK J. SUPER, 0]? PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNORS TO JOHNSON-BRADFORD SAFE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF OREGON.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au *7, 1917.

Application filed November 16, 1912. Serial No. 731,801.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PIERCE X. J OHNSON and F RANK J. SUPER, citizens of the United States, residing in the city of Portland, county of Multnomah, and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safe-Doors, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

Our invention relates to safe doors, and more particularly to an improved construction and arrangement of doors for safes and vaults, with operating mechanism therefor, whereby we secure astronger door with a more nearly perfect opening, closing and locking operation.

Among the salient objects of this invention are,

To provide in a safe or vault door a construction whereby a plurality of door sec tions can be made of the hardest of manganese steel, with a new and practical means for securing said door sections together, and for mounting thereupon and securing thereto the locking bolts and the boltmanipulating and bolt-locking mechanisms; to provide in combination with a safe or vault door, a supporting hinge or yoke therefor with improved connections thereto, whereby to make it possible for a very thick door to be moved in a straight line out of and into the door opening before being swung upon its supporting hinge or yoke. Other objects and features of improvement will be apparent from the description of one embodiment of the invention hereinafter contained, taken with the accompanying sheets of drawings forming a part hereof, and'in which, 1

Figure 1 shows a face or front elevation of a safe embodying our invention;

Fig. 2 shows a fragmentary side elevation thereof, with parts broken away and a part shown in section, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a plan view with part in section, taken on line 44 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, taken on line 55 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an inside or back view, in eleva tion, of a door embodying our invention,

with the upper halves of the two innermost door sections cut away;

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view, partly in elevation, through a safe door embodying our invention, as if taken on line 77 of Fig. 6, with parts broken away to reduce the figure;

Fig. 8 is a taken on line 88 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is a detail, showing one method of slpacing the safe body sections to receive the c oor;

Fig. 10 is an inside or back view of the outermost section of a door embodying our invention;

Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 1111 of Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view through the middle of a door, similar to the middle portion of Fig. 7;

Fig. 13 is an inner face view taken on the joint line 1313 of Fig. 12;

Fig. 14: is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view through the upper portion %f a7door, similar to the upper portion of Fig. 15 is an end view of parts shown in Fig. 1 1;

Fig. 16 is a sectional view taken on line 1616 of Fig. 14:;

Fig. 17 is a sectional view taken on line 17-17 of Fig. 14:.

As hereinbefore stated, an object of this invention is to make a heavy safe-door, in sections, of the hardest of manganese steel, with the sections so secured together that they can be readily assembled and taken apart, when necessary, and the whole so hingedly supported to the safe or vault body that it can be readily and correctly opened and closed at will. The door is particularly adapted for the burglar proof safe shown and described in United States Letters Patent to P. X. Johnson No. 1,026,207, of May 14, 1912, in which the body of the safe is made of a plurality of perforated body sections mounted one within the other at a space apart, in the manner indicated in part in Fig. 7.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, we will first describe our improved hinge support fragmentary sectional view,

for a door of the character referred to. In the drawings A designates the safe body into which the door B fits. The door A is supported upon a yoke member G of the usual form, but which is attached to the door by means of a double hinge, above and below, as at C and C connected together by a connecting portion C formed as a part thereof, as shown in Fig. 2, said double hinge comprising two short arm like por tions hingedly attached at their outer ends to the yoke C, as at 0*, and hingedly connected to the door at their inner ends, as at C. We believe we are the first to hinge a heavy safe door upon a double hinge in such manner that it is possible for the door to be moved out of the safe body in a straight line as the yoke moves upon its hinge connection to the safe body.

The door is moved inwardly and outwardly by the usual mechanism, comprising a hand wheel 1, which operates a shaft 2, provided at its opposite ends with disks 3, provided with the crank pins 45, which engage in the usual socket pieces 67. In order to prevent any lateral movement of the door upon its hinge support when open, we have provided the crank pin 5 with a nut 8 and a spacing nut 9, whereby it is moved in the socket 10 in the block or piece 7 but is not movable longitudinally of its length, thereby preventing any lateral or side movement of the door in either direction upon its double hinge support when open. l/Vhen the bolt manipulating lever 11 is moved to the left, as indicated in dotted lines, to withdraw the bolts of the door in a manner hereinafter again referred to, the hand wheel 1 is revolved and operates through the shaft 2, the disks 3 and the crank pins 4 and 5 to move the door directly outwardly sufficiently far to permit of a free and easy movement of the door upon its hinge or yoke without in any way interfering with the sides of the door opening, and because of the double hinge joint, with the short supporting arms C and G a very thick door can be moved in a straight line outwardly sufficiently far to clear the door opening when swung, instead of commencing a swinging movement about the yoke axis as soon as the door is started'out of its closed position.

' The double hinge is secured to the door B, which, it is understood, is made of the hardest of manganese steel, by means of pairs of inturned lugs, as 1212, formed or cast upon the door face at the time it is made. Between these lugs 1212 is secured a filling piece or plug of softer steel, as l313, to which it is possible to attach the inner ends of the double hinges. The side pieces 6 and 7 which receive the disk crank pins 4 and 5', are secured to the Sides. of the safe body in the same manner, as are also the supporting blocks or pieces in which the shaft 2 is mounted.

Referring now to Figs. 6 to 16, we will next describe the construction of the door, which is here shown to be composed of three parts or body sections, B B and B Said door sections are provided, respectiyely, upon their inner sides, formed as an integral part thereof, with what we will call bolt-receiving frame portions B*, B and B Said door section'B is also provided upon its inner face with sets of inturned lug members, as B Fig. 8, formed thereupon for a purpose hereinafter more particularly referred to. The outermost door section B is provided with two U-shaped pocket lugs B formed. integrally therewith for a purpose hereinafter mentioned. A carrying plate B of softer material than the manganese steel of which the door section is made, is mounted upon the inner side of said door section for the purpose of supporting the boltand lock manipulating mechanism. This carrying plate 13* is supported on the outer door section by means of holding pieces B of which there are four, set edgewise and secured to the door by means of bolts B having heads which fit between the inturned lug members B as clearly indicated in Figs. 8, 10 and 11. Said carrying plate B is supported to the inner edges of said holding members 13 by means of bolts B Locking bolts, designated D, of which there are three at each side and two at each end of the outermost door section B are slidably mounted through the integral frame member 13*, and also through the holding pieces 13 as indicated. These bolts are operated by means of movably mounted bolt-operating members D and D there being two of each, and all four of which are operatively connected by means of arm portions at their inner ends to a disk-like member E, mounted upon a shaft or bolt F, and by means of which disk-like member E said bolt operating members D and D and said bolts D, are simultaneously drawn inwardly or moved outwardly out of and into locking. positions. It will be noted that the bolt-operating members D are cut out in their middles so as to slidably fit around the U-shaped lug members B formed upon the inside of the door section B Apair of supporting or connecting bolts, as GGr, provided with heads G G 'which fit into the U-shaped pocket lugs B serve no U-shaped pocket lugs 13, as has section B and has no inturned lugs B". A carrying or supporting plate of softer material, designated B is mounted upon the inside of said door section B and is provided with suitable openings therethrough to receive the connecting bolts G-G, and with a central opening therethrough so as to fit around the middle thicker portion of the door section, as shown, Figs. 7 and 12. This supporting or carrying plate B is secured to the door section B by means of the supporting and connecting bolts Gr-G in the following manner. Referring to Fig. 14:, a nut 13, made in halves and exteriorly threaded, is placed upon the bolt G next to the enlarged portion G thereof, and an in teriorly threaded nut B is secured thereupon and against said supporting plate B, as shown, forcing the same against the door section B", which is engaged at its outer side by the enlarged portion G of said supporting bolt Gr. Both bolts G-G are eX- tended through and secured to the inner door section B in the same manner. Bolt G, from the enlarged portion G is adapted to pass through the openings in the door section B and in the supporting plate B until its enlarged portion G engages the outer side of said door section B The twopart nut B is then placed around said bolt G and the nut B is screwed thereupon in the manner indicated, Figs. 7 and 1 1.

Locking bolts H, of which there are three at each side of door section B and two at each end thereof, the same as in case of door section B, are moved in the same manner, as by means of bolt operating plates H connected to and operated by a disk-like member H similar to the disk-like member E. Said disklike member H is mounted upon a bolt or shaft H which carries at its outer end a disk H positioned adjacent the disklike operating element E and with which it is connected by means of a crank pin H shown in dotted lines and in section, Figs. 12 and 6. This crank pin H between the disk member E and the disk H constitutes the only connection between the bolt or shaft F and the bolt or shaft H and by it the revolving of the disk E operates to revolve disk Hi the shaft H and the disklike member H connected to the operating plates H which move the bolts H simultaneously.

Door section B is similar to section B but is provided with three lock bolts at each of its sides and none at its ends. A carrying or supporting plate B of softer material is secured thereto in the same manner as carrying plate 13 is secured to door section B that is, by means of two-part nuts 13, and a holding nut 13, Fig. 14. The locking bolts, designated as I, are moved in the same manner as are the other locking bolts and simultaneously therewith, by means of bolt operating plates I I connected to and operated by means of a disk like member 1 mounted upon a bolt or shaft It Mounted upon the end of said shaft or bolt I is a disk like member I which faces and rests in register with the disk-like member H and with which it is connected by means of a crank pin I", shown in dotted lines in Fig. 12 and in section, Fig. 13.

Referring to Figs. 7 and 6, an operating bolt 14:, upon the outer end of which the operating lever 11 (Fig. 1) is mounted, and upon the inner end of which an operating arm 15 (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6) is mounted to turn therewith, and having a slot and pin connection with the bolt operating plate D whereby the movement of said operating lever 11, turns said shaft 14, and rocks said arm 15 in opposite directions, thereby moving the plate D which is con nected to and turns disk-like member E, through which all of the bolt operating plates D and D are turned, and the bolts D are moved inwardly and outwardly at will. The operation of the disk-like member E, through the crank pin connection at 'H (Figs. 6, 7 and 12), operates disk H,

shaft H to which it is keyed, as at H, and disk H through which the lock bolts H, of door section B are moved inwardly and outwardly. The movement or operation of disk like member H through crank pin connection I, operates disk I and shaft 1*, to which it is keyed, as at P, and disk 1 by means of which the lock bolts I of the innermost door section B are moved inwardly and outwardly, simultaneously with the other door bolts.

Door sections B B and B as hereinbefore stated, are made of manganese steel and in order to provide suitable bearing openings therethrough for the bolt operating shafts F, H and I the inner door sections B and B through which the operating or supporting bolts or shafts H and I must pass, are cored in their formation with suitable filling cores, as 16, of softer steel which can be bored for the reception of the bolts H and I The yoke O and its supporting hinge is secured to the door edge of the safe body by means of inturned lugs, as 1717, with a softer filling piece or core 18, as herein described with reference to the inturned lugs 12-12.

Attention is also called to the fact that the inwardly projecting frame portions, formed on the door sections, B, B and B and through which the locking bolts D, H and I, project, are cored with softer material cores which can be bored out smoothly to receive the locking bolts. This is indi- 'cated by the double dotted lines in Figs. 6 and 7 and Will be readily understood.

We are aware that modifications can be made in the drawings illustrating our improvements Without departing from the spirit of the invention, and We do not, therefore limit the invention to the described illustrations, except as We may be limited by the hereto appended claims.

We claim:

1. A safe door comprising a plurality of door sections of hard metal secured together fiatwise at a space apart, supporting or carrying plates of softer material secured to the inner sides of said door sections, bolt and locking mechanisms supported upon said plates and means for operating the same, substantially as described.

2. In a safe door, a plurality of door sections,- lug elements formed upon said door sections connecting bolts for securing said sections together, locking bolts and bolt manipulating mechanism supported upon said door sections by means of said lug elements;

I 3; In a safe door, a plurality of door sections, said door sections being formed with supporting lug elements for said bolts.

4:. In a safe door, a plurality of door sections With integrally formed frame portions With bolt openings therethrough, supporting lugs formed integrally upon the inner face of one of said sections, bolt-manipulating mechanism supported to said door section by means of said lugs, connecting bolts through some of said door sections and supported at their ends by said lug elements formed upon said door section.

Signed at Portland, Multnomah county, Oregon, this 8th day of November, 1912.

PIERCE X. JOHNSON. FRANK J. SUPER.

In presence of' JAMEs N. DAvIs, WALTER 0. SMITH.

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