Support arm assembly for a safe lid

A top-opening fire-resistant safe with support arm assembly, comprising:

• a base part having internal and external shells that form a mold, the mold is filled with insulating material, and the interior shell having a top opening for accessing its interior;
• a lid part hinged along one edge of said base, said lid being disposed so as to be swung open and closed over said opening by its hinged connection to said base, the lid part having internal and external shells that form a mold, the mold is filled with insulating material;
• a bracket having an upward facing side and a side face, the upward facing side having an opening defined therein, and the side face being fixedly coupled with the internal shell of one of said parts, said opening having a width;
• and
• a linear support arm, said linear support arm being adapted for placement through said opening transverse to the upward facing side of the bracket such that it can slide in said opening, said linear support arm also having an upper end and a lower end, one of the ends of said linear support arm being adapted for pivotal connection to the part opposite to the one that is coupled with the bracket, and the other end of said linear support arm having a bent section with a width and an abrupt catch proximate said bent section, wherein said catch is adapted to interlock with the opening to hold the safe's lid part open, and wherein the width of said bent section is greater than the width of said opening to prevent said linear support arm from being withdrawn from said opening.

A method for connecting a support arm assembly to a fire-resistant safe having a lid part and a base part, wherein the base and lid parts include internal and external shells that form a mold, wherein the mold is filled with insulating material, said method comprising:

• providing a bracket having an upward facing side and a side face, the upward facing side having an opening defined therein, and the side face being fixedly coupled with the internal shell of one of said parts, said opening having a width;
• providing a linear support arm, said linear support arm being adapted for placement through said opening transverse to the upward facing side of the bracket such that it can slide in said opening, said linear support arm also having an upper end and a lower end, one of the ends of said linear support arm being adapted for pivotal connection to the part opposite to the one that is coupled with the bracket, and the other end of said support arm having a bent section with a width and an abrupt catch proximate said bent section, wherein said catch is adapted to interlock with the opening to hold the safe's lid part open;
• sliding the bent section through the opening;
• and
• affixing the side portion of the bracket to one of said parts and the upper end of the support arm to opposite part, wherein the width of the bent section is greater than the width of the opening to prevent the linear support arm from being withdrawn from the opening.