Wall safe simulating an air vent

A wall safe for storing and hiding valuables within the wall of a building, comprising:

• a unitary receptacle for containing said valuables including
• a substantially rectangular parallelepiped body defined by a front wall, two side walls, a rear wall and a bottom wall, and
• a pair of outwardly projecting flanges, each flange extending from a juncture of said front wall with a respective side wall, each flange having an end section substantially parallel with said front wall;
• a metal front panel simulating a conventional air vent fastened to each end section of each of said flanges, said metal front panel being fastened by a pair of screw fastening means;
• and,
• adhesive attachment means including a plurality of mating halves of adhesive strips of synthetic material of the type that adheres when pressed together with a corresponding mating strip, said mating halves of adhesive strips being permanently affixed to said end sections of said flanges and corresponding mating strips permanently affixed to said wall adjacent the periphery of said opening, wherein when said unitary receptacle is emplaced within said opening the mating halves of adhesive strips on said unitary receptacle engage the corresponding adhesive strips on the wall and provide the appearance of a conventional air vent, said unitary receptacle and metal front panel being removable from said wall by detaching said adhesive strips and thereby allowing the removal or addition of valuables.

An apparatus for storing and hiding valuables within the wall of a building, comprising:

• a removable assembly, including
• a unitary receptacle for containing said valuables, said receptacle having at least a major portion thereof being adapted to fit within an opening formed in said wall, said unitary receptacle including a substantially rectangular parallelepiped body defined by a front wall, two side walls, a rear wall, a bottom wall, and a top wall, said top wall being hingedly attached to said parallelepiped body, said parallelepiped body being formed of injection molded polypropylene, and
• a metal front panel simulating a conventional air vent being securely attached to a front end of said unitary receptacle said panel being larger than said opening, said front wall being substantially parallel to and located adjacent an inner surface of said front panel;
• and
• adhesive attachment means being adapted to directly attach said removable assembly to a section of said wall adjacent the periphery of said opening when said major portion of said unitary receptacle is emplaced within said opening and thereby providing the appearance of a conventional air vent, said adhesive attachment means further being adapted to allow manual detachment of said removable assembly from said wall for the removal or addition of valuables.

An apparatus for storing and hiding valuables within the wall of a building, comprising:

• a removable assembly including
• a unitary receptacle for containing said valuables, said receptacle including a substantially rectangular parallelepiped body defined by a front wall, two side walls, a rear wall and a bottom wall, and
• a metal front panel simulating a conventional air vent being securely attached to front end of said unitary receptacle, said panel being larger than said opening, said front wall being substantially parallel to said front panel;
• and
• adhesive attachment means including at least one pair of mating halves of adhesive strips of synthetic material of the type that adheres when pressed together with a corresponding mating strip, said mating half of adhesive strip being permanently affixed to said unitary receptacle and a corresponding mating strip permanently affixed to said wall adjacent the periphery of said opening, wherein when said unitary receptacle is emplaced within said opening, the mating half of adhesive strip on the unitary receptacle engages the corresponding adhesive strip on the wall, thereby providing the appearance of a conventional air vent, said unitary receptacle and metal front panel being removable from said wall by detaching said adhesive strip and thereby allowing the removal or addition of valuables.