# US 10,119,322 B2 · Electronic safes and hinge mechanisms for electronic safe > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,119,322 B2 - Document ID: US10119322B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/142,548 - Filed: 2016-04-29 - Published: 2017-03-02 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-08-27 - Assignees: Ellenby Technologies, Inc. - Applicants: Ellenby Technologies, Inc. - Inventors: Thomas Carullo; Aaron H. Dobbins - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119322B2 ## CPC - E05G 1/026: Closures (protective doors, windows, or like closures against air raid or other war-like action E06B5/10; shutters, movable grilles, other safety closures E06B9/02) - E05D 3/04: engaging three or more parts, e.g. sleeves, movable relatively to one another for connecting two or more wings to another member - E05D 7/14: Hinges for safes - G07D 11/10: Mechanical details - E05D 2003/025: {having three knuckles} - E05Y 2600/452: in or on the floor or wall - E05Y 2600/51: Screwing or bolting - E05Y 2600/54: Welding - E05Y 2900/21: for safety cabinets - E05G: SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS ({devices to prevent theft of bags, trunks or baskets A45C13/18;} alarm arrangements per se G08B) - E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00) - G07D: HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF ## Abstract An electronic safe and hinge combination is addressed in which hinges are integrally formed from a door plate and safe wall plate, such as a safe side wall. No exterior welds are employed so that a strong and aesthetically pleasing fascia results. Additionally, a hinge and removable hinge pin arrangement is provided which allows the safe body to be constructed separately from the doors and mated together during final assembly, as well as, facilitating repair of a damaged door and retrofitting one door for another for an in the field upgrade. An electronic drop safe is described employing two or more doors and mounted to a safe having a sidewall with an integrally formed hinge. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A safe comprising: at least one door having an integrally formed first set of knuckles; and a side wall having an integrally formed second set of knuckles mating with said integrally formed first set of knuckles of the at least one door; a hinge pin; a hole in a base of the safe aligned with the hinge pin; and a mechanism blocking access to a bottom end of the hinge pin when secured in a first position and providing access to the bottom end of the hinge pin when released and moved to a second position, wherein no exterior welds are made to reinforce either the first set of knuckles or the second set of knuckles and the hinge pin is removable through the hole when the blocking mechanism is released and moved to a second position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The safe of claim 1, further comprising: a top piece which upon installation secures the hinge pin from top access. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The safe of claim 2, wherein the safe is an electronic safe employing a bill validator and stacker, and the at least one door further comprises a first bill validator access door and a second stacker access door. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The safe of claim 1, wherein the safe is an electronic safe employing a bill validator and stacker, and said at least one door comprises a first bill validator access door and a second bill stacker access door. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The safe of claim 1 further comprising a series of internal welds to strengthen the first set of knuckles by securing them to an inner surface of the at least one door. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The safe of claim 1 further comprising a series of internal welds to strengthen the second set of knuckles. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The safe of claim 1 wherein the mechanism blocking access is a slideable plate secured interiorly of the safe in a location accessible through the at least one door. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The safe of claim 7 wherein the slideable plate is secured by a mounting stud fastened to an interior floor of the safe. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The safe of claim 7 wherein the slideable plate has a slot. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The safe of claim 1 wherein the hinge pin has a tapped hole for receiving a removal mechanism which mates with the tapped hole to facilitate removal of the hinge pin.