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US 12,680,329 B2Granted
Security vault
OwnerBrian K. Gatesinventor
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Abstract
A security vault has a housing, a door assembly, and an exterior vent cover. The housing has a plurality of walls, a plurality of corners interconnecting the plurality of walls, and a roof connected to the plurality of walls and the plurality of corners. Each of the corners has a vent opening. The door assembly is secured to at least one of the plurality of walls to permit ingress to and egress from the shelter cavity of the housing. The exterior vent cover is formed by a corner shaped member detachably secured to the walls so as to be interchangeable with a different vent cover. The exterior vent cover conforms to the contour of the corner and cooperates with the vent opening to allow for ventilation to the shelter cavity.
Claims16
A security vault, comprising:
- a housing defining a shelter cavity, the housing having a plurality of walls, a plurality of corners interconnecting the plurality of walls, and a roof connected to the plurality of walls and the plurality of corners, each of the plurality of corners has at least one vent opening formed therethrough;
- a door assembly secured to at least one of the plurality of walls to permit ingress to and egress from the shelter cavity of the housing;
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- an exterior vent cover formed by a corner shaped member detachably secured to the walls so as to be interchangeable with a different vent cover, the exterior vent cover substantially conforming to a contour of the corner with at least a portion of the exterior vent cover cooperating with at least one of the walls to form a side opening in fluid communication with the vent opening to allow for ventilation to the shelter cavity,
- wherein the door assembly comprises:
- a door frame connected to one of the walls;
- a door hingedly connected to the door frame to permit opening of the door into the shelter cavity, the door having an exterior side, an interior side, at least one door passage extending through the door from the exterior side to the interior side, and at least one slot extending through the door from the exterior side to the interior side adjacent the door passage;
- at least one latch positioned on an interior side of the door adjacent to the at least one door passage to enable the latch to be reached from the exterior side of the door through the door passage;
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- a cover plate covering the door passage and removably secured to the door with a plurality of fasteners, the cover plate having an interior side with a pair of support members and a tab extending therefrom, the support members extending through the door passage and engaging the interior side of the door, the tab extending through the slot, the fasteners positioned for removal from the exterior side of the door.
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A security vault, comprising:
- a housing defining a shelter cavity, the housing having a plurality of walls, a plurality of corners interconnecting the plurality of walls, and a roof connected to the plurality of walls and the plurality of corners, each of the plurality of corners has at least one vent opening formed therethrough;
- a door assembly secured to at least one of the plurality of walls to permit ingress to and egress from the shelter cavity of the housing;
- and
- an exterior vent cover formed by a corner shaped member detachably secured to the walls so as to be interchangeable with a different vent cover, the exterior vent cover substantially conforming to a contour of the corner and having at least one opening aligned with the vent openings, the at least one opening covered with a perforated member in fluid communication with the vent opening to allow for ventilation to the shelter cavity,
- wherein the door assembly comprises:
- a door frame connected to one of the walls;
- a door hingedly connected to the door frame to permit opening of the door into the shelter cavity, the door having an exterior side, an interior side, at least one door passage extending through the door from the exterior side to the interior side, and at least one slot extending through the door from the exterior side to the interior side adjacent the door passage;
- at least one latch positioned on an interior side of the door adjacent to the at least one door passage to enable the latch to be reached from the exterior side of the door through the door passage;
- and
- a cover plate covering the door passage and removably secured to the door with a plurality of fasteners, the cover plate having an interior side with a pair of support members and a tab extending therefrom, the support members extending through the door passage and engaging the interior side of the door, the tab extending through the slot, the fasteners positioned for removal from the exterior side of the door.
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A security vault, comprising:
- a housing defining a shelter cavity, the housing having a plurality of walls, a plurality of corners interconnecting the plurality of walls, and a roof connected to the plurality of walls and the plurality of corners;
- a door assembly secured in at least one of the plurality of walls to permit ingress to and egress from the shelter cavity of the housing, the door assembly comprising:
- a door frame connected to one of the walls;
- a door hingedly connected to the door frame to permit opening of the door into the shelter cavity, the door having an exterior side, an interior side, at least one door passage extending through the door from the exterior side to the interior side, and at least one slot extending through the door from the exterior side to the interior side adjacent the door passage;
- at least one latch positioned on an interior side of the door adjacent to the at least one door passage to enable the latch to be reached from the exterior side of the door through the door passage;
- and
- a cover plate covering the door passage and removably secured to the door with a plurality of fasteners, the cover plate having an interior side with a pair of support members and a tab extending therefrom, the support members extending through the door passage and engaging the interior side of the door, the tab extending through the slot, the fasteners positioned for removal from the exterior side of the door.
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