US2576232A - Safe construction - Google Patents

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Nov. 27, 1951 R. w. LEDBETTER SAFE CONSTRUCTION Filed May 14, 1948 INVENTOR. 11W I.- 2 cl]: a l er Construction.

Patented Nov. 27 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAFE CONSTRUCTION Ralph W. Ledbetter, Anniston, Ala. Application May 14, 1948, Serial No. 27,135 1 Claim. (01. 109-24) a This invention relates-to-safes in which valuables can be kept for storage and safely against theft, and fire, the same being a division of my co-pending application Serial Number 675,620, filed June 10, 1946, now abandoned, for Safe The principal object of the'invention is to provide a safe capable of being inexpensively manufactured and intended primarily for home or personal use, wherein, due to its weight and capa- ,Another object of the invention is to provide a safe whichfcan be readily molded into general form through the utilization of a metal jar, bottle or other liner, which in ultimate use will serve as the inner wall for the safe.

A further object of the invention is to provide a safe construction of substantially heavy weight, which can be either embedded in a wall or positioned adjacent some readily immovable structure and to which the same is attached in a secure manner.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a method whereby concrete safes can be constructed by utilizing a jar, bottle or other receptacle as the core in molding the general construction and wherein the jar, bottle or receptacle will define the valuables receiving chamber of the safe in the ultimate use of the structure.

These and various other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the safe;

Figure 2 is across section taken substantially on line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detailed sectional view taken substantially on line 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detailed sectional view showing the manner in which one end of the securing chain is anchored.

Referring to the drawing, numeral 5 denotes a jar or bottle or in fact any other suitable receptacle which can be of metal, crockery or glass, and this receptacle is first positioned in a mold, suitably elevated from the bottom thereof, and around this receptacle is arranged individual or a continuous reinforcing rod 6, extending across the bottom, around the side and to the neck I of the receptacle.

A suitable form is used and imposed against the neck I of the receptacle, when pouring the concrete, so as to afford an outwardly flaring port 2 8, through which'access maybe had to the neck I of the receptacle 5.

When the concrete has been poured, allowed to set and removed from the mold (not shown), a

block 9 of concrete serves as an encasing body for the receptacle 5, this affording considerable weight, to make it impracticable to be carried, in-

sofar as weight is concerned.

Should the block 9 be broken, it would still be difficult to gain access to the receptacle 5, due to the presence of the reinforcing end protecting rod orrodsG;

A closure block ID of concrete, reinforced by rods II at its innermost side portion is adapted to fit into, the flaring port 8'.

It is preferable that the front side of.the block 9 be provided with a facing frame i2, inwardly of which plates l3 are disposed forming a metallic surfacing for the walls of the port 8. Pins or bolts I4 are disposed through openings in the plates I3 and into the concrete block 9 where anchoring elements l5 are provided, it being obvious that the frame 12 with its plate portions I 3 are placed in position with the anchoring bolts l4 and members I5, before the concrete is poured.

Like bolts l6 and anchoring elements I! are provided for a front metallic plate 18, disposed against the front side of the closure block l0.

Suitably anchored in the block 9 or secured to the metallic frame I2 is a hasp [9 through which the shackle of a padlock 20 is disposable, this padlock having a chain 2| disposed therefrom and connected to an I-bolt or the like 22, embedded as at 23 in the concrete block 9.

Obviously, this chain 2| may be disposed around a water or drain pipe or some other permanent structure to preclude the possibility of the safe being removed by an unauthorized person.

The front plate l8 carries a laterally projecting tongue 24 having a slot therein for receiving the hasp l9, outside of which, the padlock 20 is disposed in its connection with the hasp, thus allowing for the use of the padlock in not only maintaining the closure block l0 in place, but also embracing a water pipe, drain pipe or some other permanent structure to prevent easy transportation of the safe from its predetermined site.

At the opposite end of the closure block ID from the padlock, are hinges 25 which have anchoring means 26 embedded in the block 9.

,I'he ends of the block 9 may be molded to form hand receiving recesses 21, whereby the safe can be manually lifted.

"and closely overlying the =walls'of 'said opening,

ing the chamber, leaving a substantially rough interior. Further, by leaving the receptacle 5 within the concrete block, the operation of l-constructing the safe is considerably simplified with incidental mitigation of expense.

If desired, air spaces may heprovidedrinthe wall of the safe and the closure 28 "for'the neck of the bottle may be such as to make tlre:ch'amber substantially waterrand vaporproof. lDue-to =thetconcrete external construction of the safe, the safe is substantially fireproof .and its weight :makes it impracticable .-for the. structure to bereasily -moved .bytan unauthorized per- .son fromronepoint to another. 7

(If desired, openings can :be :left in the bottom of thelsafe for'receiving .castersor rollers inorder that the same can be transportedrby safermovers rormother authorized persons. 1

whilelthe foregoing description sets forth the lfromrthe spirit and-scope of the invention-as claimed hereinafter.

v .lHaving-describedthe.invention whatis claimed A safe comprising a receptacle having a reduced neck, said neck defining an entrance to said receptacle, a block of protective material surrounding the receptacle and having an entrance opening in the forward wall encompassing said neck and into which the neck protrudes for a relatively short distance, said opening having flat inwardly converging walls, a cover plate for said forward wall, surface plates extending inwardly' from "the inner cage-s of said a cover plate a closure for said opening, said closure having W -an inner face for snug disposition against the .-free :end of the neck when the closure is in closed'position and having side 'faces for like said closure, said last-mentioned surface plate being in close registry with the inner edges of the cover plate twhen the-nclosure .is:inclosedgposiition.

.RALBH LEDBETTER;

REFERENCES CITED The following references are ofrecordlinzthe -file of this patent:

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13351183 Comstock Jan. "21, .1873 11132307 Thompson Oct. 13,1914 1,435199 Blair Nov. 14,1922 1,500,977 Witty July f8, 1924 1919,64? wBelknap a. Julyi'25, 1933

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