Door locking mechanism for safes

A door locking mechanism for securing a safe having an opening for receiving a door and a lip disposed about the opening, the mechanism comprising:

• a door, having a perimeter with a top side, bottom side and lateral sides, a center section disposed roughly equidistant from each side, and a frame extending adjacent the perimeter and defining an enclosure;
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• a locking mechanism comprising:
• a plurality of locking bolts slidably connected to the door and selectively engageable behind the lip of the enclosure so as to selectively prevent opening of the door, at least one locking bolt being disposable behind the lip along at least the top side and each lateral side;
• adjustable actuation means in communication with the locking bolts for selectively moving the locking bolts, the actuation means comprising a horizontal actuation means for moving a plurality of locking bolts horizontally and at least one generally vertical extending actuation means for moving at least one bolt vertically and a plurality of elongate locking bars being attached to the plurality of locking bolts moved horizontally by the horizontal actuation means and having adjustable fastening means for connecting the horizontal actuation means to the locking bars so as to enable horizontal, vertical and angular adjustments in orientation between the locking bolts and the horizontal actuation means;
• a single rotatable actuator plate connected to the actuation means and disposed adjacent a center section of the door, such that rotation of the rotatable actuator plate causes the actuation means to move, thereby moving the locking bolts.

A door locking mechanism for safes having a door with a perimeter and a frame disposed on an interior of the door adjacent the perimeter, and a locking member attached to the door, moveable between locked and unlocked positions, the locking mechanism comprising:

• a rotatable actuator plate disposable adjacent a locking member such that movement of the locking member between locked and unlock positions selectively prevents and permits rotation of the actuator plate;
• a plurality of actuation means connected in rotatable attachment to the rotatable actuator plate, at least one of the actuation means extending generally horizontally from the actuator plate and at least one extending generally vertically from the actuator plate, and such that rotation of the actuator plate causes horizontal movement of the horizontally extending actuation means and generally vertical movement of the generally vertically extending actuation means;
• at least one locking bar and an adjustable attachment means for attaching the locking bar to the at least one horizontal actuation means so as to enable adjustment of horizontal and vertical orientations of the locking bar relative to the horizontal actuation means, the locking bar having a plurality of locking bolts disposed thereon so as to be extendable through the frame of a door such that movement of the horizontal actuation means causes simultaneous movement of the locking bolts in a similar direction;
• wherein the rotatable actuator plate is disposed so as to simultaneously actuate each of the actuation means from a location adjacent the locking member;
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• wherein the adjustable attachment means further comprises means for angularly adjusting the orientation of the at least one locking bar relative to the horizontal actuation means.

A door locking mechanism for safes having a door with a perimeter and a frame disposed on an interior of the door adjacent the perimeter, and a locking member attached to the door, moveable between locked and unlocked positions, the locking mechanism comprising:

• a rotatable actuator means;
• a plurality of actuation means attached to the rotatable actuator means, at least one of the actuation means extending generally horizontally from the actuator means such that rotation of the actuator means causes horizontal movement of the horizontally extending actuation means;
• at least one locking bar;
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• an adjustable attachment means for attaching the locking bar to the at least one horizontal actuation means so as to enable adjustment of horizontal, vertical and angular orientations of the locking bar relative to the horizontal actuation means, the locking bar having a plurality of locking bolts disposed thereon so as to be extendable through the frame of a door such that movement of the horizontal actuation means causes simultaneous movement of the locking bolts in a similar direction.

A door locking mechanism for safes having a door with a perimeter and a frame disposed on an interior of the door adjacent the perimeter, and a locking member attached to the door, moveable between locked and unlocked positions, the locking mechanism comprising:

• a rotatable actuator means;
• a plurality of actuation means attached to the rotatable actuator means, at least one of the actuation means extending generally horizontally from the actuator means such that rotation of the actuator means causes horizontal movement of the horizontally extending actuation means;
• at least one locking bar;
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• an adjustable attachment means for attaching the locking bar to the at least one horizontal actuation means so as to enable adjustment of horizontal and vertical orientations of the locking bar relative to the horizontal actuation means, the adjustable attachment means comprising at least one vertically disposed channel for connecting the locking bar to the horizontal actuation means to facilitate vertical adjustment of the locking bar.