Security enclosures
AssigneeChubb & Son's Lock and Safe Company Limited
InventorJeffrey O. Fisher
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Abstract
The door of a security enclosure has boltwork and a primary lock for locking the boltwork in its thrown condition. A drill-resistant disc is rotatably mounted between the lock and the exterior of the door, and the restraining wire of a relocker passes over the circumference of the disc. If a drilling attack is made on the lock the disc will be encountered and will be rotated by the drill tip to frustrate penetration of the disc by the drill. Furthermore, if the drill is aimed at the circumferential portion of the disc which guides the relocker wire any success in penetrating the disc will sever or dislodge the wire to allow the relocker to move under the action of a spring into a position in which it provides an additional locking action in the boltwork.
Claims2
A security enclosure having a door provided with a locking mechanism comprising:
- boltwork for securing the door closed when said boltwork is thrown;
- a primary lock for selectively locking the boltwork in its thrown condition;
- a drill-resistant member rotatably mounted in a position between the primary lock and the exterior of the door;
- a secondary locking member capable of locking the boltwork in its thrown condition and being biased towards a locking position;
- and a flexible tension member following a path controlled by said drill-resistant member and arranged normally to maintain the secondary locking member away from its locking position against such bias, or to withdraw the secondary locking member from its locking position against such bias when the primary lock is released, whereby relieving the tension in the flexible tension member permits the secondary locking member to move into, or remain in, its locking position under such bias.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.