US1799970A

US1799970A - Guard vault

Info

Publication number: US1799970A
Application number: US420854A
Authority: US
Inventors: Goess William
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1930-01-15
Filing date: 1930-01-15
Publication date: 1931-04-07
Anticipated expiration: 1948-04-07

Description

Patented Apr. 7, 1931 UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM GOESS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK GUARD vAULT Application led January 15, 1930. Serial No. 420,854.

, banks and counting houses so that the guard stationed therein may at all times .command a full view of the bank area and may at all times observe, in a concealed and protected position, all persons entering and leaving the bank so that in the event of a holdup the armed guard would remain eifective throughout the raid. K

Another object of the invention is to provide a guard vault composing two sections which are telescopically arranged so that one may slide into the other section so that the area may be increased or decreased to allow for more or less guards within the vault.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 i is a top plan of the guard vault showing the same partly extended.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevational view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the guard vault showing the telescoping sections in cooperating position.

Figure 11 is a cross sectional view through a portion of the guard vault showing the means for inter-locking the sections.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numerals and 11 indicate the side walls of f the telescoping vault section. This section is provided with a roof 12 and an end wall 21. The end wall has a door opening therein which is covered by and protected by a door 13 mounted on hinges 14 and provided with a handle and lock 15. A complemental vault section receives the first-named vault section and comprises a rectangular housing having

side Walls

16 and 17 and an end wall 18. These side walls and end wall have a roof 19 upon which a ventilator cone 20 is mounted over an orifice in the vault section. The first` named vault section is provided with a longitudinal opening 22 which aligns with the orifice beneath the ventilator cone so that ventilation may be had in the guard vault at all times. The side wall 16 of the larger vault section has a longitudinal rifle slot 23 therein. This rifle slot 23 co-operates and aligns with a rifle slot 24r formed in the wall 10 of the telescoping vault section. The opposing wall 17 of the largervault section and the co-operating Wall 11 of the telescoping vault section are similarly provided with riie slots, such as indicated by the

numerals

23 and 24. The door 13 is also equipped with a rifie slot 25 and the real wall18 may also be provided with a similar rifle slot. The larger vault section comprising the

walls

16, 18 and 17 is provided withl a Hoor 26 through which lag screws 22 pass and enter into the Hoor of the bank building or other structure.

The larger vault sections of the cooperating telescoping section are adapted to interlock so that a marauder may not have access into the chamber 28 thereof. This lock comprises a toothed rack bar 29 which is mounted upon the

walls

10 and 11 of the telescoping vault section, the teeth of this rack bar being engaged by a cam nose 30 arranged upon the end of a flexible iinger 31 which is deformed and secured to the

walls

17 and 16 of the larger vaultfsection. At the free end of the resilient finger a grip handle 32 is provided kfor manipulating the resilient finger when disengaging the cam nose 30 Jfrom the teeth 'of the rack bar.

The device illustrated in the drawing is adapted to provide an eective means of guarding against'marauders or other menacing persons who may entera bank or'counting house. The guard is stationed in the compartment 28 during the public banking hours and may command a birds-eye view of the entire floor of the structure. Should ma- "rauders Vbe encountered, the rifles or arms with which the guards are equipped are projected through the

rifle slots

23, 24, and 25 or through any of the remaining slots on the opposing Walls and can thereby cover the target no matter Where the unauthorized person may stand. Complete ventilation is had through the orifice under the ventilator cone 20.

To prevent the marauders from coming into Contact with the armed guards in the compartment 28 the sections which are telescopically formed to permit the increase of' oor space when additional guards are to he used, the walls of the telescoping sections of the guard vaults arel adapted to be interlocked. These locking units comprise fingers 31 on opposing Walls of the larger Vault sections, the Walls being indicated by the

niunerals

17 and 16. These resilient fingers have a cam nose 30 thereon Which engages the toothed rack bar 29. These resilient fingers are manipulated from within the guard Vault and may not be tampered with from Without.

It is to he noted that certain changes in form and construction may he made Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a guard vault a pair of telescopic sections, an entry door in one section, rifie slots in said sections and means for locking said sections against extension thereof.

2. In a guard vault a larger vault section comprising a pair of side Walls and an end Wall, a roof and a floor, a second section similarly formed, telescoping into the larger section, a door on said second vault section and means for locking said larger and smaller vault sections against eXension thereof.

3. In a guard vault a larger vault section comprising a pair of side Walls and an end Wall, a root and a floor, a second section similarly formed, telescoping into the larger section, a door on said second Vault section, cooperating rifle slots in the Walls of said larger and smaller vault sections, a rack bar on the wall of one vault section and means upon a (ro-operating Wall for engaging said rack har for locking said Vault sections against extension thereof.

e. In a guard vault a larger vault section comprisinf a pair of side Walls and an end wall, a roo-r' and a floor, a second section similarly formed, telescoping into the larger section, a door on said second vault section, cooperating rifle slots in the Walls of said larger and smaller Vault sections, a rack har on the wall of one vault section, a resilient finger aligned with said rack har mounted upon a co-operating Wall and means on said resilient finger engaging said rack har for locking said smaller section against extension of said smaller section out of said larger vault section.

5. In a guard vault a larger vault section comprising a pair of side walls and an end Wall, a roof and a floor, a second section similarly formed, telescoping into the larger section, a door on said second Vault section, co-operating rifle slots in the Walls of said larger and smaller vault sections, a rack bar on the Wall of one Vault section, a resilient linger aligned With said rack bar mounted upon a co-operating wall, a cam nose engaging said rack bar for locking said smaller section in position against extension thereof.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature.

IVILLIAM GUESS.