US1469810A - Safe - Google Patents

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Oct. 9 1923.l

A. W. REILING SAFE Filed Aug. 20

' To all r/w'z'om it may' 00710677?,

PainimiA loses, 1923.

-msfwfm-ING, DF y Slatel of Vfln'clianar have inventedvv new` anl use-fnl lmprovmentsln Sa-fe'sfo'f which the following is '21,;speeiieafuion.'l

The `invention Treliatesf-to Safes and rpa'fi'i` The Object of fthe invention -iS-iofjfviae gi-a'isafefgor "a 'system of fsafes' with Ineens by Vwhich inioxeyor other. valuablejart'iele's `manyV l sfe for felosngthefeceptacle and e time lock onthesafe setincton by ftheoperation of the'reeptaele Closureifmeans Aforf-securing thel'eloseclvcondition of'thefreceptacle n vthe :accompanying :drawings I2 ghafvev illustrated 1 an :embodiment of uthe invention Constructed in accdrlfmeeijwith Pbhenven- Y equipped ivth'the invention.; A

' bolts ikmayxbe-"movedffto funlockgh `bottom of hef-CaSe" A l allagptecl :lo f l and arm QGabLits'or will abut the enilfof l tumbler 22,4 is roekedltoelefate Yts arm-125,

a Pn27on said fam-V engagesmhe .heck

Shaped 'arm 28 of 4fafpawl), pivotally :mounted me@ lby .which-fehetumb1er iS-isuplpopeee l 75 `lnjelev-ated position, and during'fsuehposl tion. f :the tumblepftle bolts*v ljmay be,

Fig. 2; At v theSame.Itime. the pin-esgafks the' latch '8:1 and releaesy the bar 2 and ft-h f per end of then link is pivotally connected to one end of a latch 42, the opposite end'of the Alatch being adapted to bear on the sur- Vface of a cylindricalshell 43 and to engage in an opening or recess 44 therein'for loc-king the shell in open position. The ends of the shelliare closed and carry suitable Vbearings by which the shell is revolubly supported on a shaft 45 fixed at its opposite ends to theV v 47 isformed in 'theY cylinder ,corresponding in size-'to the top of" the( receptacle and which, when the latch 42'loclrs thecylinder,

v will register with the top' ofthe l-rece'ptacleL An opening 48 'isfornied in the top of the caseV and over the receptacle to afford'access tov or', visibility of the contents ofthe receptacle. f' j Y 'v sil-A spring opposed vlatch 49 isplivotally mountedadjacent the 'opposite end Yof the Vcylinder and is 'adapted to Vengage in an opening or rec-ess V50 thereinf when the cylinder is rotatedby weight 5l attached at a I A .suitable point to' .thecylinden VThe latch 49 i tirely cover the open top vof the receptacleV rides onthe surface of the cylinder and the opening 50 is so located that the cylinder upon the Vrelease of the 'latch 42 will have rotated `suiiiciently to cause4 its shell to en?` before the latch 49 is thrown in by .its spring as shownin Fig. 4.- Y Ah'andle v52 is attached to the cylinderlforjconvenience. in restoring the cylinder to the open positionupon the 'releaseby hand of the latch-49. Vlt will be" noted-that both the latches 42* and 49 are entirely within the case, hence access there- Y to is cut off` so long as the door is closed.

The operation is readily understood. lt

is. intended 4thatV normally the doorshall be closed, the clock mechanism set foroperthe tumbler 422 held up by the pawl 29 and thecylinder-in the open position. In this condition of the safe the locking bolts mayI be thrown at will'and thedoor opened and closed to gai-n access to the drawers 11. The user,fas for example a bank teller, will place such amount of money in the receptacle as he may choose and payoutjof it `and deposit in ,it4 money received. Hemay keep his surplus cash in the drawers. YIn an einen 'gency, as in the case of a hold up, all that he has todo fis to depress the foot pedal. The upward movement of thellink 40 releases the'latch 42, the cylinder instantly swings overv 'the receptaclefand Vlocked by the latch 49, and the arm 39 Vlifts the tripping bar 34 which in-turn'V releases the latch 31 from the tumbler actuating bar and also releases Athehookpawl 29 from the tumbler 22." which tumbler instantlyV Vdrops down and prevents all movementn of the.Y

arm 26 and of thebolts untilthe selected period of time for which the clock mechanism has been set has expired and theftime bar 2l has been moved by the dials to again elevate the stop. Upon releasing the pedal the link drops downand the latch 42 contacts with they cylinder; KLalso the tripping bar drops Vdown and the latch 81 and the Ypawl 29 are free'to perform their respective functions.

When thetumbler hasy again engaged.on'theV Y pawl 29 the locking bolts on the door may be thrown to open the door. thefdoor' theV time-lock mechanism is again reset andthe latch 49 is released vand the After opening kcylinder rotated in' properv direction until latch 42' again'flocks it in theY open position.

The clock mechanism'could be set to open, say, 1n one hour. The safe/'and its contents including the contents of the receptacle are l therefore' securely lockedv up yfor an hour and access tothe safe can not be'had during essary isto suitablyY mount ak rod 52L (Fig.

5) and connect the link V40 of each safe tol it,L each safe alsofhavmg a foot pedal 4l connected to the rod. `By depressing any one kof' the pedals the rod'is elevated to yelevate all the linksandclose the receptacles andflo'ck Vall the safes simultaneously. The

rod could be extended to an adjoining room' where a pedal 53 would operate and aocomplish Y the same i results.

L What I'claimis f1. A. case having an openingV in one ofits K walls,l aV receptacle accessible through the Vopening, lmovable means withingthe case to close theopening, means to control the closing movement of the movable means havingan operating connection eXteriorly of the case, av

The operation ofthe" door. on they case, locking bolts on the door, means to lock the bolts against movement, f

means normally supportingthe latter means I in inactive position, a time lock mechanism, means *toV lock the said Vmechanism against operation and means adapted to beo'peratively connected. `to' the Vsaid controlling` means when the Vdoor is closed, to *simul-V taneously release thev time lock.mechanismV and the'. engagementv of theV vbolt Vlocking means on yits supportwhereupon the bolt locking means moves into `locking position land .the clock mechanism. at the 'expiration ingmoveinentof themovable meansha-ving 1.30'

A door, a tumbler to lock the bolts againstV case, a door on the case, locking bolts onthe Withdrawal, means normally supporting the tumbler in inactive position, a time-lock mechanism for moving thetumbler into engagement with its support, means to lock the'V time-lock mechanism against operation, and

means adapted to connectr..to the said con-V trolling means when the door is closed to release the clock mechanism and the-tiunbler Jfrom its support simultaneously whereupon the tumbler moves into operating position to Vlock the' door bolts and the clock mechanism L operates for a selected period of timeto rek Y mally accesible'thro'ugh'anopeningin a Wall of the case', means to control the said opening p store the tumbleron its support. if

3. A case having an openingin one'ofi-ts tvalls, a door opening and adoor therefor,

a receptaclev fixed Within the Ycase and accesV sible through the opening, a revoluble cylinder enclosing the receptaclerand adapted to automatically close thel said'o-pening and Y having an opening therein normally register- A ing with the 'opening inthe case', a latch to lock the cylinder invitsrsaid normal position, a link pivoted to the latch for releasing -the latch and extending through a Wall of the case, means outside the case having con- A p the said bolts andfi'or unlocking the same ati predetermined time," said releasing -meansl f I' having an. operatinggconnection,when thek 7 nection with a link for reciprocating it and means to lock the cylinder after it has closed the opening in the case.

4. A case,a door for the case, locking bolts on the door, a tumbleradapted to lock the bolts against movement, a'inember normally supporting the Vtumbler in inactive position,;

a time-lock mechanism, a .reciprocable mem-V ber adapted to be driven by the clock mechanism for moving thetumbler from its locking position to its inactive position, means, to lock the reciprocable memberA againstV movement, a tripping .member adapted to engage: and release the tumbler'andthe latter locking means simultaneously to causefthef tumblertomove into its locking position.

45, thefinfluenceofthe-clockmechanismto .re-

store the vtumbler to its inactii fe-position'vai-vV ter the expiration ofta selected periodgo time, av reciprocable',v member in thecase" and'to cause the reciprocable memberV under adapted torbe engaged by the tripping member VWhenthe door is closed and means outsidethesafe'having'connection with the reciprocable member'inthe case'for operat# ing it.

5,4 In a safe, the combination Vvvitha case,

a ,receptacle fixed Within' the case and nor-'-v orxcutting "oflga'ccess tov the receptacle', ay

door on the case', locking bolts on the door adapted to engageV the case when the door isd" closed, meansto lock the bolts against'move 1 ment When' in `engagement.vvith thefc`ase,'.-av 'p time-lock mechanism on the door adapted to door; is closed', with;V the said"jcontrollinggn` means, and means outside the casefhavingl a fifi connection vviththe controlling means for` operatimg the same tof-cut `oiffaccess tothe Y.

receptacle and simultaneously "operate the said releasing means.

, In Witness whereofI'haveherelinto 'snb- ,iQ I so i scribed my name this 185' day oAugust, 1921.

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