Drop and slide escutcheon

In a fire-resistant safe having an inner shell and an outer shell, the shells each having walls encapsulating a space to be filled with insulation material, the improvement comprising:

• at least one funnel formed by a wall of the outer shell and defining an opening for filling the encapsulated space, the funnel comprising opposing side walls projecting outwardly from the outer shell, the side walls defining opposing outer surfaces, the surfaces each defining a locking groove extending parallel to the shell wall forming the funnel;
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• an escutcheon adapted for placement over and enclosing the one funnel, the escutcheon having opposing side walls each defining an inner surface and an outer rim, with the outer surfaces of the funnel side walls at least partially abutting the inner surfaces of the escutcheon when the escutcheon part is placed over the funnel, the inner surfaces of the escutcheon defining opposing rigid locking members positioned in the locking grooves when the escutcheon part is moved parallel to the shell wall to a locked position, the locking members and the locking grooves holding the rims of the escutcheon firmly against the shell wall and preventing axial movement of the escutcheon, wherein the rigid locking members cannot be removed from the linear locking grooves in which they are placed except by movement of the rigid locking members parallel to the shell wall, and wherein the improvement includes means for preventing the rigid locking members from moving parallel to the shell wall once the escutcheon part is in the locked position.

In a fire-resistant safe having an inner shell and an outer shell, the shells each having walls encapsulating a space to be filled with insulation material, the improvement comprising:

• a first funnel formed by a wall of the outer shell and defining an opening for filling the encapsulated space, the funnel comprising opposing side walls and at least one end wall all projecting outwardly from the one shell, the side walls defining opposing outer surfaces each defining a locking groove extending parallel to the shell wall forming the funnel;
• a second funnel formed by the same wall of the outer shell and defining an opening for the escape of gases from the encapsulated space as it is being filled with the insulation material, the second funnel comprising opposing side walls and at least one end wall all projecting outwardly from the one shell, the side walls defining opposing outer surfaces each defining a locking groove extending parallel to the shell wall;
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• an escutcheon adapted for placement over and enclosing both funnels, the escutcheon having opposing end walls and opposing side walls each defining an inner surface and an outer rim, with one end wall abutting the end wall of one funnel and the outer surface of the side walls of both funnels at least partially abutting the inner surfaces of the escutcheon when the escutcheon part is placed over the funnels, the inner surfaces of the escutcheon defining opposing rigid locking members positioned in the locking grooves when the escutcheon part is moved parallel to the shell wall to a locked position at which the other escutcheon end wall abuts the end wall of the other funnel, the locking members and the locking grooves holding the rims of the escutcheon firmly against the shell wall and preventing axial movement of the escutcheon, wherein the rigid locking members cannot be removed from the linear locking grooves in which they are placed except by movement of the rigid locking members parallel to the shell wall, and wherein the improvement includes means for preventing the rigid locking members from moving parallel to the shell wall once the escutcheon part is in the locked position.