Safe locking mechanisms and related apparatus
AssigneeRhino Metals, Inc.
InventorsDonald K. Suggs, Paul R. Walters, Jr.
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Abstract
Safes and related locking assemblies, mechanisms, and enclosures. In some embodiments, the locking mechanism may comprise one or more fixed locking members, such as studs, mounted on or otherwise coupled to the body of the safe or other enclosure, such as a box, building, vehicle, trailer or the like. In some embodiments, the locking members may be mounted to the door/lid frame of the enclosure. Additional moveable locking members may be positioned on and/or moveably coupled with the safe door, which may allow the moveable locking members to engage the fixed locking members on the door frame to lock the door/lid in place.
Claims24
A safe, comprising:
- a body;
- a door coupled with the body;
- at least one protruding locking member fixedly coupled with and protruding from a portion of the body positioned internally of an outer frame of the body;
- at least one actuation member moveably coupled with the door, wherein the at least one actuation member comprises a slot, wherein the at least one actuation member is configured to, upon actuation with the door in a closed configuration, selectively engage the at least one protruding locking member, and lock the door in the closed configuration;
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- a recessed frame inset, at least in part, from an outer frame of the body to receive the door therein in the closed configuration, wherein the at least one protruding locking member is fixedly coupled with the recessed frame.
A lockable structure, comprising:
- a body;
- a door coupled with the body and configured to enclose the body when the door is in a closed position, wherein the door comprises an outer periphery defined in between upper and lower portions of the door and opposing sides of the door;
- at least one locking member coupled with the body;
- an actuation member moveably coupled with the door;
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- at least one engagement member coupled with the actuation member, wherein, upon actuation of the actuation member with the door in the closed position, the at least one engagement member is configured to selectively engage the at least one locking member to prevent the door from being opened, wherein the at least one engagement member is configured to move between a first position and a second position during a locking actuation, wherein the second position is closer to the outer periphery of the door than the first position, and wherein at least a portion of the at least one engagement member that engages the at least one locking member is configured to avoid extending beyond a perimeter of the door.
A locking mechanism, comprising:
- a door;
- an actuator accessible from an outer surface of the door;
- an actuation member coupled with the door and configured to translate towards a perimeter of the door in response to actuation of the actuator;
- a protruding locking member fixedly mounted to a structure adjacent to the door;
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- an engagement member coupled with the actuation member, wherein the engagement member comprises an open-ended slot, wherein the engagement member is configured to selectively engage the protruding locking member upon actuation of the actuator with the door in a closed position to lock the door in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.