Support arm assembly for a safe lid

A top-opening safe with support arm assembly, comprising:

• a base with a top opening for accessing its interior;
• a lid hinged along one edge to said base, said lid being disposed so as to be swung open and closed over said opening by its hinged connection to said base;
• a bracket connected to said base, which bracket has an upward facing side with an opening therethrough;
• and
• a linear support arm, said linear support arm being adapted for placement through said opening transverse to the upward facing side of the bracket such that it can slide in said opening, said linear support arm also having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end of said linear support arm being adapted for pivotal connection to a safe lid, and the lower end or said linear support arm having a bent section that prevents the linear support arm from being withdrawn from the opening and an abrupt catch proximate said bent section, which catch is adapted to interlock with the opening to hold the safe's lid open.

A method for connecting a support arm assembly to a safe, comprising:

• providing a bracket for connection to a safe's base, which bracket has an upward facing side with an opening therethrough;
• providing a linear support arm, said linear support arm being adapted for placement through said opening transverse to the upward facing side of the bracket such that it can slide in said opening, said linear support arm also having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end of said linear support arm being adapted for pivotal connection to a safe lid, and the lower end or said linear support arm having a bent section that prevents the linear support arm from being withdrawn from the opening and an abrupt catch proximate said bent section, which catch is adapted to interlock with the opening to hold the safe's lid open;
• sliding the bent section through the opening;
• and
• affixing the bracket to the safe's base and the upper end to the safe's lid.