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US 5,769,006 AGranted
Safety box
AssigneeAlcadi
InventorDina Allaer
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Abstract
The invention relates to a safety box which includes a bottom plate provided with devices for attaching the bottom plate to a wall or a partition, and with a box shaped cover hingedly connected to this bottom plate. The construction of the safety box according to the invention prevents unauthorized access to the interior of the safety box.
Claims20
A safety box comprising:
- a substantially planar bottom plate having a plurality of side edges;
- a box-shaped cover connected to said bottom plate and movable between an open position and a closed position, said box-shaped cover including a top plate and a plurality of side walls extending from said top plate, one of said side walls including an inwardly turned lip directed toward one of said side edges of said bottom plate, said plurality of side walls forming an opening in said box-shaped cover which is approximately equal to dimensions of said bottom plate such that the bottom plate is adapted to pass closely through said opening and fit entirely within said box-shaped cover when in said closed position, a portion of each of said side walls projecting below said side edges of said bottom plate when in said closed position;
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- a hinge operatively connecting one of said side walls to said bottom plate, wherein one of said side walls includes a pair of spaced-apart openings therein.
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A safety box comprising:
- a substantially planar bottom plate having a plurality of side edges, said bottom plate including a plurality of raised portions for spacing said bottom plate away from a supporting structure when said bottom plate is attached to said supporting structure;
- a box-shaped cover connected to said bottom plate and movable between an open position and a closed position, said box-shaped cover including a top plate and a plurality of side walls extending from said top plate, said plurality of side walls forming an opening in said box-shaped cover which is approximately equal to dimensions of said bottom plate such that the bottom plate is adapted to pass closely through said opening and fit entirely within said box-shaped cover when in said closed position, a portion of each of said side walls projecting below said side edges of said bottom plate when in said closed position, one of said side walls including an inwardly turned lip directed toward one of said side edges of said bottom plate, said inwardly turned lip being spaced between said top plate and said bottom plate when in said closed portion, said one of said side walls including a pair of spaced-apart openings therein;
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- a hinge operatively connecting a second one of said side walls to said bottom plate.
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A safety box comprising:
- a substantially planar bottom plate having a front surface, a rear surface, and a plurality of side edges;
- a box-shaped cover connected to said bottom plate and swingably movable between an open position and a closed position, said box-shaped cover including a top plate and a plurality of side walls extending from said top plate, said plurality of side walls forming an opening in said box-shaped cover which is approximately equal to dimensions of said bottom plate such that the bottom plate is adapted to pass closely through said opening and fit within said box-shaped cover when in said closed position, a portion of each of said side walls projecting below said side edges of said bottom plate when in said closed position;
- a hinge operatively connecting one of said side walls to said front surface of said bottom plate;
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- a plurality of raised portions located on said rear surface of said bottom plate for spacing said bottom plate away from a supporting structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.