US363118A - William corey - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. W. GORRY.

SAFE, VAULT, 650.

Patented May 1'7, 188?.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

W. OOR RY.

SAFE, VAULT, &o.

No. 363,118 Patented May 17, 1887.

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\VILIiIAM COREY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO I-IALLS SAFE AND LOCK 00., OF SAME PLAGF.

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EEPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 363,118, dated May 17, 1887.

Application filed January 25, 1887. Serial No. 225,451. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: and B the door of the same hung on the hinges Be it known that I, XVILLIAM OORRY, of q, 1, and t of the kind above mentioned. Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State G represents a plate securely fastened to the of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful outside of the door, upon which is secured the Improvements in Safes, Vaults, &c., of which gearing that'operates a series of bolts, M and the following is a specification. R, and also the bearings for the inner ends of Myinvention relates to means for closing the said bolts. These bolts M are arranged in doors of safes, vaults, pneumatic cabinets, and pairs as shown, their outer ends being supthe like; and the invention consists in aseries ported in brackets a, in which they can slide o of bolts arranged to operate on inclines, with to and fro, and where they are provided with 6) gearing for operating the same, whereby the a feather, b, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5, to door can be forced to its seat, as hereinafter prevent them from turning. At their inner more fully set forth. portions these bolts are supported in brackets Figure 1 is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 a D, secured to the plate O, as shown in Figs. 1,

[ front and edge view of a portion detached; 2, 3, 4c, 6, and 7, their inner ends protruding Fig. 3, a transverse horizontal section on the through the brackets D, so as to enter asleeve, line m wof Fig. 1, showing the door closed; and F, which isjournaled at its ends in said brack- Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the door reets, as shown in section in Fig. 6. This sleeve leased and ready to be swung open. Figs. 5, F has a right-hand screwthread cut on its in- 20 6, 7, and 8 are views, partly in section, of certerior atone end, and a lefthand thread in tain details. like manner at its opposite end, the bolts M This invention is designed to be applied to and B. having corresponding screwthreads cut that class of safe and vault doors which are on their adjoining ends, so that by turning the arranged to move straight into and out of their sleeve F in one direction the bolts M and R 25 seat in the jalnbs of the safe or vault, and after will be simultaneously screwed into the sleeve, being thus moved out of their seat be turned thereby drawing the bolts toward each other on theirhinges, which are specially constructed endwise, and by turning the sleeve in the opto permit of suchmovements, and which being site direction the bolts will be simultaneously well understood need not be herein described, shoved apart or thrust outward enldwise.

30 the object of this invention being to provide For the purpose of giving motion to the means by which the door can be forced to its sleeve F it has a central hub or projection, G, seat with great power, so as to close it tight, as shown in Figs. 1,3, and 4, on the periphery it often being dilficult, especially after the of which is cut as'eries of teeth to form awormhinges have become worn by use, so as to perwheel which engages with a worm or screw 5 mit'the heavy doors of safes and vaults to sag shaft, I-I, located directly under it, as shown 8 5 a little, to force them fully to their seats when more clearly in Fig. 6, the inner end of which closed, without which the bolt-work will not is supportedin the plate 0, while its outer end readily enter its holesin the jainbs. There are is supported by a bracket or plate, E, secured also manufactured at the present day what are to the brackets D, as shown in Figs. 1, 8, and

0 known as pneumatic cabinets, which, like 4, the bracket E being shown detached in Fig. safes, are made of metal, and which require to 2, the end H of said worm H projecting out have their doors close air-tight, to enable pafrom or beyond the bracket E far enough to tients to be treated therein by various pneureceive a crank, m, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 matic methods or processes; and this invenand by dotted lines in Fig. 1, by which the 4 5 tion is designed for use in that connection also, worm can be turned when desired. The worm 5 the doors or jambs of these pneumatic cabinets H is provided at its inner end with a pinion being usuallyprovided witha rubber packing or spur wheel, I, as shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8, to more readily render their joints air-tight. and which, as shown in Fi 1, engages with Referring to the drawings, A. indicates the the first of a series of spur-wheels, J, mounted 50 front wall or face of a safe, vault, or cabinet; on studs K,sccured to plate 0, the last of the series of these wheels J engaging with the pinion I of a second worm, H, which operates another sleeve, F, located at the junction of the lower set of bolts, M and It, as shown in Fig. 1, the lower set of bolts, sleeve, wormwheel, and worm being a duplicate of those above. It will thus be seen that by turning the crank m motion will be transmitted from the worm H to both sleeves F and F simultaneously through the medium of the pinions I and I and the intermediate gear-wheels J, so that both sets of bolts will be simultaneously thrust outward or drawn inward, accord ing as the crank is turned in one or the other direction.

In order to crowd or force the door to its seat, the ends of the bolts M are bent so as to form an inclined portion, 0, as shown in Figs. 4 and 7, and which,as the bolts are forced out ward, enter correspondingly-inelined sockets or cavities in brackets P,secnrely fastened to the jamb or wall of the safe A on that side, these inclined ends 0 of the bolts M being preferably provided with anti-friction rollers O, as shown more clearly in Fig. 7, so set as to bear against the inclined inner faces of the sockets in the brackets I? to reduce the friction of the parts. On the opposite jamb or wall I secure brackets T, which have two projecting arms, y, in each of which is an inclined slot, 2, shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the outer end ofthe bolts B on that side of the door working between these slotted arms y, as shown in Fig. 1, and carryinga pin, 12, upon each end of which is aroller, a, as shown in Figs; 6 and 7 ,which pin and rollers work in the slotsz of the arms 1 of the brackets T, the inclination of the slots 2 being the same as that of the sockets in the brackets P at the opposite side.

It will readily be seen that when the doorB is swung on its hinges to the position shown in Fig. 4, parallel with the face of the safe or vault, then, by turning the crank so as to move the bolts outward, they will operate on the inclines at both sides simultaneously and uniformly, and thereby force the door into its seat, or to the position shown in Fig. 3, and so as to crowd it shut tight.

By reversing the motion of the crank, and thereby withdrawing the bolts, they will operate on the inclines in a reverse manner, and thereby force the door out of its seat to the position shown in Fig. 4, this being of special use in the case of the heavier doors of vaults and safes when the wear on the hinges permits the door to settle or sag so as to bear with considerable weight on the bottom or on the side.

It is obvious that, if desired, more than two pairs of bolts, M and B, maybe thus arranged on a door, it only being necessary to duplicate the. gearing and worms for operating the additional bolts. It is also obvious that where two or more pairs of bolts are used and connected by intermediate gear the crank may be applied to either of the worms, or to any of the intermediate wheels, and impart motion to all simultaneously.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In combination with asafe, vault, or similar boX or inclosure, a door, B, having applied thereto a series of bolts with inclines at their outer ends arranged to act in connection with corresponding inclines on the safe, vault, or box, substantially as shown and described, whereby said bolts can be made to force the door to its seat when closed and also force the door from its seat by reversing the movement of the bolts.

2. In combination with a pair of bolts ap plied to the door ofa safe, vault, or box, and provided with inclines at their ends arranged to operate in connection with corresponding inclines on the safe, vault, or box, substantially as described, the screw-sleeve F, provided at its opposite ends with screw-threads of opposite pitch arranged to engage with' corresponding threads on the bolts, and mechanism, substantially such as described, for rotating said sleeve, and thereby imparting an endwise movement to said bolts, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with the door ofa safe, vault, or similar receptacle, a pair of sliding bolts, R M, having their inner ends connected by a sleeve and having a right and left hand thread and a worm-wheel, G, and a screw or worm, H, engaging with the worm-wheel and adapted to receive a crank or lever for the purpose of imparting to said bolts the force necessary to crowd the door to or from its seat, as set forth.

4. The combination, with a safe or vault door, of two or more pairs of bolts, B M, each pair of bolts being connected at their inner ends by a sleeve, F, provided internally with a right and a left hand screw-thread and. ex-

ternally with a worm-wheel, G, a worm or screw, H, provided with a pinion, I, and a series of intermediate wheels, J, connecting the worms of the separate pairs of bolts, with means for imparting motion to the same, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In combination with the bolts ofa door, B, arranged to operate as described, the index or pointer i, pivoted to the door and connected at one end to one of the bolts, whereby its opposite end is caused by the movement of the bolt to indicate the distance the bolts have moved, substantially as shown and described.

W'ILLIAM OORRY.

Witnesses:

It. T. CULLnN, A. ACTON HALL.

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