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US 4,425,853 AGranted
Cash safe
OwnerJon D. C. McGregor, Deanna E. Richardsinventors
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A cash safe having a receptacle to hold cash inserted through a slot, an opening for removal of cash from the receptacle, a closure positionable to cover the opening, a locking device for locking the closure in position, and a clockwork timer operable on actuation of the locking device to prevent the locking device from being deactuated for a time period. The cash safe in one embodiment is arranged for actuation of the locking device by turning a knob which also winds up the clockwork timer. A key lock is operable to latch the timer so that operation of the timer to begin the time period is inhibited until release of the key lock. In another embodiment a key lock actuates the locking device and at the same time winds up the timer which inhibits timing by the timer of the time period until the key lock is moved to a condition for opening the safe. Provision is also made for actuation of a marker device to mark the contents of the safe when the safe is removed from a surface on which it rests.
A cash safe comprising a hollow safe body having an opening for removal of the contents from the safe, a closure positionable on said receptacle to close said opening, locking means mounted on said closure and actuatable to lock said closure over said opening and deactuatable to unlock said closure, timing means operable in response to actuation of said locking means to preclude deactuation for a time period after said actuation, said locking means comprising a locking member cooperatively connected to said timing means to be rotatable at a predetermined rate by said timing means to move the locking member from an actuated rotational locking position assumed pursuant to said actuation, to a deactuated rotational unlocking position, abutment means on said safe body, said locking member co-operating with said abutment means when at a rotational position other than said deactuated position to lock said closure, and, when at said deactuated position, to unlock said closure, said timing means comprising a clock timer having an actuating member and actuated by rotation of said actuating member in a predetermined direction to a predetermined extent, and subsequently operating to rotate said actuating member in the direction opposite to said predetermined direction at said predetermined rate whereby said time period is dependent upon said predetermined extent to which said actuating member is rotated, and means selectively operable to, in one position, interrupt operation of said timing means and in another position to release said interruption of operation and restore the timing means to operation.
A cash safe having an anti-burglar marker device comprising a hollow safe having a base, means to secure said safe by the base to a rigid member, a receptacle within said safe containing dye material, said receptacle being operable to release said dye material upon predetermined compression of said receptacle, and means to compress said receptacle comprising a first part disposed on one side of said receptacle, an opening through said base, said first part having a portion extending through said opening, means to secure said extending portion to said rigid member so that said first part is fixed in position with respect to said rigid member, and a second part positioned on the side of said receptacle substantially opposite to said first part and movable with respect to said first part in a direction substantially toward said receptacle upon displacement of said safe in a direction away from said rigid member, so that said relative movement between said first and second parts compresses said receptacle beyond said predetermined compression to cause said receptacle to release said dye material to mark the contents of the safe.
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