Combination switch and sliding bolt lock wall safe imitating a circuit breaker panel
OwnerDaniel L. Younginventor
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Abstract
A combination faux switch and sliding bolt lock includes one or more imitation switches mounted on a cover to an enclosure, the cover and switches resembling a circuit breaker panel, each switch lock having a toggle arm including a back portion disposed in the enclosure behind the cover, manipulation of the toggle arm moving the back portion between first and second positions, the back portion slidably attached to a bolt one end of which is received in an aperture in the side walls of the enclosure locking the cover to the enclosure. One embodiment of the invention includes a plurality of combination faux switches and sliding bolts such that a locking combination may consist of any combination of the switches appearing to be in “off” or “on” positions.
Claims12
A combination faux switch and sliding bolt lock wall safe comprising:
- an enclosure having opposing side walls and a front cover, each of the side walls having a plurality of bolt-receiving apertures, the front cover having front and rear faces,
- a plurality of switch locks each having a toggle arm pivotally attached to the front cover, the toggle arm having a front portion projecting from the front face of the front cover and a back portion disposed in the enclosure behind the front cover, the toggle arm moveable between first and second positions by manipulating said front portion, the front portion resembling a circuit breaker in a circuit breaker panel, and
- a plurality of bolts each having two opposite ends, the plurality of bolts disposed in the enclosure behind the front cover, each of the plurality of bolts slidably attached to the rear face of the cover and engaged with the back portion of one of the toggle arms, movement of said toggle arm between the first and second positions causing the bolt to slide between locked and unlocked positions,
- wherein when one of the plurality of bolts is in said locked position one of the ends of said bolt is received in one of the plurality of apertures in one of the side walls of the enclosure, thereby preventing the front cover from being separated from said side wall in a direction perpendicular to said one of said plurality of bolts.
A combination faux switch and sliding bolt lock wall safe comprising:
- an enclosure having opposing side walls and a front cover, each of the side wads having a plurality of bolt-receiving apertures, the front cover having front and rear faces,
- a plurality of faux electrical switches each having a toggle arm pivotally attached to the front cover, the toggle arm having a front portion projecting from the front face of the front cover and a back portion disposed in the enclosure behind the front cover, the toggle arm moveable between first and second positions by manipulating said front portion, and
- a plurality of bolts each having two opposite ends, the plurality of bolts disposed in the enclosure behind the front cover, each of the plurality of bolts slidably attached to the rear face of the front cover and engaged with the back portion of one of the toggle arms, movement of said toggle arm between the first and second positions causing said engaged bolt to slide between locked and unlocked positions,
- wherein when each of the plurality of bolts is in said locked position one of the ends of one or more of the plurality of bolts is received in one of the plurality of apertures in each of the side walls of the enclosure, thereby preventing the front cover from being separated from said side walls.
A combination faux switch and sliding bolt lock wall safe comprising:
- an enclosure having opposing side walls and a front cover, each of the side wads having a plurality of bolt-receiving apertures, the front cover resembling an electrical circuit panel and having front and rear faces,
- a plurality of faux electrical switches each having a toggle arm pivotally attached to the front cover, the toggle arm having a front portion projecting from the front face of the front cover and a back portion disposed in the enclosure behind the front cover, the back portion having a slot, the toggle arm moveable between first and second positions by manipulating said front portion, during movement of the toggle arm between first and second positions the back portion thereof traveling through an arc, and
- a plurality of bolts each having two opposite ends, the plurality of bolts disposed in the enclosure behind the front cover, each of the plurality of bolts slidably attached to the rear face of the cover and engaged with the back portion of one of the toggle arms, each of the plurality of bolts having a pin extending radially from the longitudinal axis thereof and said pin is captured in the slot of the back portion of one of the plurality of toggle arms, such that during movement of the back portion of the toggle arm through said arc between the first and second positions the pin travels longitudinally in the slot and motivates the bolt to move between said locking and unlocking positions,
- wherein when each of the plurality of bolts is in said locked position one of the ends of one or more of the plurality of bolts is received in one of the apertures in each of the side walls of the enclosure, thereby preventing the front cover from being separated from said side walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.