US793121A - Safe or vault. - Google Patents

Description

W. BRINTON.

SAFE OR VAULT.

PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 No. 793,121. Patented June 2'7. 1905.

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VALTER BRINTON, OF I-HG-HRRTDG-E, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO TAYLOR IRON AND STEEL COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF N E\V JERSEY.

SAFE OR VAULT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,121, dated June 27, 1905,

application filed June 17, 1904. Serial No. 212,92

[1) II'h/HII/ Y'i 'I/ (fill/067'? projects beyond a relatively flatsurfacelocated 5 Be itknown that [,W'ALTun BRINTON, acitiat the outer terminus of the jamb-surface,

Zen of the United States, residing in Highwhich is substantiallyflush with a similar or bridge, in the county of Hunter-don and State matchingsurfacecontiguoustheretolocated on of New Jersey, have invented certain new and the door, so that such surfaces are protected by useful improvements in Safes or Vaults, of the projecting portion of the front'from sledg- 55 which the following is a specification. ing or analogous operations with-a view of This invention relates to safes or vaults, opening the joint around the door. In the more particularly to that class thereof known present improvement also the door is shown asburglar-proof safesand vaults, theobject provided with inserts which may be located of the invention being to provide an improved therein in a similar manner to that shown and 60 burglar-proof structure with its door-joint described in the said application that is to protected in a somewhat similar manner to say, substantially flush with the outer surface that shown and described in my contemporaneof such door, Figs. 4:, 5or they may project ously-pending application, Serial No. 194,655, beyond the outer-surface thereof, as illustrated liled February 23, 190%, now Patent No. in Figs. 2 and 5 'TTLTOJE, dated October 4, 1904, and which in those safes or vaults which do not have fully discloses the advantages of areinforcing the joint around the door provided with a or protecting means such as that about to be grinding ---that is, a ground-surface and pro described and to which reference is made, so tected in the manner shown and described that a more complete statement than that herein these improved inserts, however, could 7 herein set forth is not deemed necessary. all be used either in the door or body, or in In thedrawings accompanying and-forming both, as shown in Fig. 5, but not With the part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side same advantage and security as when located 5 partly vertical sectional view of thisimproved in a bead or projecting portion of the body safe or vault body. Fig. 2 is a vertical secfront, so that their bottoms or inner faces are 75 tional view of the door. Fig. 3 is a view simisubstantially in line with the ground-surfaces lar to Fig. l, but with the door seated in its of the door and body. jamb. Fig. & is also a vertical sectional view The safe or vault body preferablycomprises 3 of a somewhat different form of door from an integral body 2, formed, when a superior that shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and Fig. 5 is a structureisdesired,ofumnachineable metal---- 8o sectional view of a portion of a door similar such, for instance, as manganese steel which to that shown in Fig. 4: and a body constructed when heat-treated has superior resisting qualditferently from the 'body shown in Fig. 3. ities, provided with a circular doorway 3, the

Similar characters of reference designate front a of which body projects beyond an ancorresponding parts throughout the several nular surface 5, located at and around the 5 ligures. outer terminus of the jamb-surface 6. This in the improvement shown and described annular surface may in practice, if preferred, in my said application hereinbefore referred be square or Lsulstantially square with the 4 to the safe or vaultbodyonly is provided with amb-surface. The body is also preferably reinforcingor protecting inserts, such inserts provided with an interiorly-located circular 9 being shown preferably flush with the outer flange 7, preferably of considerable depth, surface of the body. In the present improveprolonging the jamb-surfacc and forming bement these inserts in the body project beyond tween it and the walls of the body a recess or the outer surface of such body and are located space whereby substantial uniformity of the not in the bead formed around the doorway, material around the jamb may be preserved but in the front of the body proper, which, during the casting of the body and also durhowever, in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 3 ing the heat treatment thereof if the body is andwhich isthcdesirableand practicable form subjected to this step, and which llange is shown connected to the wall of the body by a series of ribs or braces 8, preferably integral with the flange and body-wall. The door 9, shown as a circular integral structure preferably formed of the same material of which the body is made, preferably comprises a body 10 and an inwardly-extending flange 11. The door is provided contiguous to its joint-surface at the outer terminus thereof with an annular surface 12, which is flush or substantially flush with the annular surface of the body. This annular surface 12 may in practice, if preferred, be square or substantially square with the joint-surface of the door. Such meeting or matching surfacesthat is, surfaces which when properly ground result in a flush or substantially flush metal-to-metal tight jointform grinding-surfaces, so that when the door is firmly seated in its jamb and the two surfaces 5 and 12 ground to be flush, or substantially so, with each other there is no space at or around the joint for the insertion of a wedge or explosive fluid to assist inv the forcing out of the door.

The door in the present instance is shown as a rotary door, although the present features could be used in connection with a door secured to its seat by bolts, if desired, and for that purpose suitable lugs or locking-surfaces 13 are provided, which are more fully described in my said application hereinbefore referred to.

In the form of door shown in Figs. 2 and 3 it will be observed that the front of the door 9 projects beyond the annular ground surface 12, thus to a certain extent protecting it. The front of the safe or vault body is reinforced by a series of members 14, interlocked with such front during the casting of the body, they being shown as wedge-shaped, whereby they dovetail into corresponding pockets or recesses in the body front, and so held against displacement. These members are formed of a metal composition different from that of which the bodyisformed-such,forinstance,as chrome or analogous hard steelbeing located 1n position to receive the blows of a sledge or other tool, so as to'resist such blows and prevent peening of the metal of the body adjat to the joint. In the present construction of safe these hard-metal inserts are located at intervals around the doorway and in the preferred form of safe with their inner surfaces 15 substantially in line with the annular relativelyflatground-surface 5, located at the outer terminus of the jamb, so that even should one or more of the inserts be forced out of their pockets the inner wall 16 of such pockets or recesses would not be below orbeyond the join tsurface. It is partly for this reason that the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 3 is an advantage over that shown in Fig. 5. These inserts in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 3 project beyond the surface of the body and preferably have their edgescurved or rounded. By

with, as in Figs. Land 5, or projecting beyond,

as in Figs. 2 and 3, the amount of projection being determined according to circumstances. Theinsertsin thedoor may alternate, if desired, with the inserts in the body. IVhen the inserts are flush with the door or body, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, they may be inserted so as to project slightly and then ground to conform to the surface of the part in which they are located.

By providing two sets of inserts, one located in the door and one in the body adjacent to such door, and both of which project beyond the door and body, the use of a sledge or analogous tool on the material of the body and door is intercepted. Such a structure, with its series of bristling projections around the door-joint, thus has what might properly be considered a porcupine formation, materially reinforcing the safe or vault. It, moreover, assists in the production of a better casting, since the inserts act as chills, as pointed out in my said application hereinbefore referred to. These protecting or reinforcing inserts could be located along joints other than that shown, if desired, should the vault body or door he made of several members instead of as an integral structure, as shown herein.

One of the features which I consider a very valuable one is the formation of such body so that within the forward outer boundary of the front there is located an annular relatively flat surface 5, forming the outer terminus of the jamb-surface and matching and flush or substantially flush with a similar contiguous surface 12 formed on the door. In the said application hereinbefore referred to and in the contemporaneously-pending application filed by myself and \Valter Gaston September 30, 1903, Serial No. 175,161, this feature was provided; but the forwardly-projecting portion at the base of which this annular surface was located was in the nature of a bead. In the presentimprovcment, however, it will be seen that a distinct bead, separate and independent of the front, is done away with, notwithstanding which, however, the front of the safe, or a part thereof, still projects beyond the joint around the door, and this without the forma tion of a V-shaped space or recess, as has heretofore been the case whenever the front of the safe and the door projected beyond the jamb, so that the use of a wedge is not in any way assisted. In other words, the door and body matching surfaces 5 and 12 abruptly terminate the joint-surface at the door, sharply diverging away therefrom at each side thereof, while the body front, or a part thereof, projects beyond such matching surfaces, and thus protects the same and materially interferes with the use of a sledge or analogous tool. forming what may be termed a depressed joint, since it is within the outer surface of the front portion of the safe-body adjacent to the door.

In the present structure the wall 20, which merges into the flat surface and into the outer forward surface 21, is curved, and this wall is preferably of an ogee or substantially ogee formation.

Suitable means may be used when thedoor is a rotary door for locking the safe against rotation after it is seated in its jamb; but as this does not constitute a part of my present invention further reference thereto is deemed unnecessary.

llaving thus described my invention, 1 claim 1. A safe or vault body having at the outer terminus of its jamb-surface and contiguous to and around the same a relativelvflat surface beyond which the front of such body projects.

2. A safe or vault body having at the outer terminus of its jamb-surface and contiguous to and around the same a relatively flat surface beyond which the front of such body projects, the wall merging into such surface and the forward surface of the projecting front having an ogee or substantially ogee formation.

3. A safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal having a circular doorway and provided at the outer terminus of its jambsurface and contiguous and around the same with an annular surface located at an angle to the jamb, beyond which the front of the body projects.

4. A safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal having a circular doorway and provided at the outer terminus of its jambsurface and contiguous and around the same with an annular ground surface square or substantially square with such jamb-surface and beyond which the frontof the body projects.

A safe or vault body having at the outer terminus of its jamb-surface and contiguous to and around the same a relatively flat surface beyond which the front of such body projects, and a door h'tting into said jamb and having its front surface contiguous to such flat surface flush or substantially flush therewith.

(3. A safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal having a circular doorway and provided at the outer terminus of its jambsurface and contiguous and around the same with an annular ground surface located at an angle to the jamb and beyond which the front of the body projects, and acircular door also formed of umnachineable metal litting into said jamb and having contiguous to its edge a similar annular surface flush or substantially flush therewith.

7. A safe or vault door having at the outer terminus ofits joint-surfaceaml contiguous to and around the same a relatively flat surface beyond which the'front of such door projects.

8. A circular safe or vault door formed of unmachineable metal having at the outer terminus of its joint-surface and contiguous to and around the same an annular surface located at an angle to the door edge and beyond which the front of such door projects.

9. A circular safe or vault door formed of unmachineablc metal having at the outer terminus of its joint-surface and contiguous to and around the same an annular ground surface square or substantially square with such joint-surface and beyond which the front of such door projects.

10. A safe or vault body having a circular doorway, and a circular door litting therein, said door having contiguous to its joint'sur face at and around the outer terminus thereof a relatively flat annular surface and said body having its front projecting beyond such flat annular surface.

11. A safe or vault structure comprising a body having a circular doorway and a door titting therein, said structure having around and contiguous to the doonjoint at the outer terminus thcreof a relatively flat annular surface beyond which the front of the body projects.

12. An integral safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal having a circular doorway, and an integral circular door likewise formed of unmachineable metal fitting said doorway, said body having at and around the outer terminus of its jamb-surface an annular ground surface located at an angle to the jamb and beyond which a front portion of such body materially projects.

13. A safe or vault structure comprising a body and a circular door, said body having its wall adjacent to the door projecting beyond the outer terminus of the joint-surface, and said structure having an annular surface abruptly terminating the joint-surface of the door and located within the outer terminus of such projecting wall.

14. A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral circular door each formed of umnachineable metal, the front wall of said body projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said body and door having a pair of annular matching surfaces located within the forward boundary of such front wall, and abruptly terminating the joint-surface at the door.

A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral circular-door each formed of unmachineablemetal, the front wall ofsaid body projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said body and door having a IIO pair of annular matching surfaces located within the forward boundary of such front wall, and abruptly terminating the joint-surface at the door, such surfaces being located substantially parallel to the plane of the door.

16. A safe or vault comprising a body and a circular door, said body having its wall adjacent to the door projecting beyond the jointsurface of the door, and said door or body having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminating the joint-surface at the front of the safe or vault and within the outer terminus of such projecting wall.

17. A safe or vault body having means located in and formed separate from the front thereof adjacent to the door-joint, and projecting forwardly of the surface of such body for reinforcing the same. i

18. An integral safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal and having a circular doorway, and reinforcing means located in the front thereof around the door-joint and formed of a composition of metal different from the metal of which such bodyis formed and projecting forwardly of the surface of such body to intercept a sledge or analogous tool,-thereby to prevent the peening of the metal adjacent to such joint.

19. A safe or vault body having a series of inserts located at intervals in the front there of adjacent to and around the door'joint and projecting forwardly of the surface of such body.

20. A safe or vault body having located side by side in the front thereof around the doorjoint, a series of wedge-shaped inserts projecting forwardly of the surface of the body.

21. A safe or vault door having reinforcing means located in and formed separate from the front thereof and adjacent to its edge and projecting forwardly of such door.

22. A safe or vault door having a series of reinforcing devices located at intervals in the front thereof adjacent to its edge.

23. A safe or vault door having a series of projecting reinforcing devices located in the door adjacent to its edge.

2a. A circular safe or vault door having a circular series of wedge-shaped inserts located in the front of such door around and adjacent to its edge.

25. A safe or vault door having a series of reinforcing hard metal inserts interlocked with the metal of such door at the front thereof.

26. An integral safe or vault door formed of unmachineable metal having located therein at the front thereof reinforcing means formed of a composition of metal different from the metal composition of which the door is formed.

27. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, each having located in the front thereof around and adjacent to the joint reinforcing means of a composition of metal different from that of which such body and door are formed.

28. A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral door, each having located in the front thereof around and adjacent to the door-joint, reinforcing means formed of a composition of metal different from that of which such body and door are formed, and projecting respectively beyond the surfaces of the body and door.

29. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, each having located in the front thereof around and adjacent to the door-joint, reinforcing means comprising a series of wedgeshaped inserts located side by side and projecting beyond the surfaces of the door and body respectively.

30. A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral circular door, each formed of unmachineable metal and having interlocked in the front thereof entirely around and adjacent to the door-joint a series of protecting-inserts located at intervals.

31. A safe or vault door having chrome or analogous hard-steel reinforcing means located therein.

32. A heat-treated manganese-steel safe or vault door having chrome or analogous hardsteel inserts located therein.

33. An unmachineable cast-steel safe or vault door having chrome or analogous hardsteel inserts located therein during the casting thereof.

34. An unmachineable cast-steel safe or vault door having chrome or analogous hardsteel inserts located therein and projecting forwardly of the surface thereof.

35. A safe or vault body having chrome or analogous hard-steel reinforcing means located therein and projecting forwardly of the surface thereof.

36. An unmachineable-metal safe or vault body having chrome or analogous hard-steel inserts located therein at intervals around its jamb and projecting forwardly of the surface of such body.

37 A heat-treated manganese-steel safe or vault body having chrome or analogous hardsteel inserts located therein at intervals,around its jamb and projecting forwardly of the surface of such body. I

38. A safe or vault made up of a plurality of members with its joint protected by means located in one or both of such members and projecting forwardly thereof.

39. A safe or vault made up of several members with its joint protected by a plurality of interlocked inserts located in one or both of such members and formed of chrome or analogous hard steel projecting forwardly of the surface of the metal at such joint.

40. A safe or vault body having a portion of its front projecting beyond its door-joint, and protecting-inserts located at intervals in IIS nate the joint-surface at the door, sharply di verging away therefrom at each side thereof, while the body front, or a part thereof, projects beyond such matching surfaces, and thus protects the same and materially interferes with the use of a sledge or analogous tool, forming what may be termed a depressed joint, since it is within the outer surface of the front portion of the safe-body adjacent to the door.

In the present structure the wall 20, which merges into the flat surface 5 and into the outer forward surface 21, is curved, and this wall is preferably of an ogee or substantially ogee formation.

Suit-able means may be used when thedoor is a rotary door for locking the safe against rotation after it is seated in its jamb; but as this does not constitute a part of my present invention further reference thereto is deemed ui'inecessary.

llaving thus described my invention, 1 claim* 1. A safe or vault body having at the outer terminus of its 'jainb-surface and contiguous to and around the same a relatively flat surface beyond which the front of such body projects.

A safe or vault body having at the outer terminus of its jamb surface and contiguous to and around the same a relatively flat surface beyond which the front of such body projects, the wall merging into such surface and the forward surface of the projecting front having an ogee or substantially ogcc formation.

3. A safe or vault body formed of unmachincable metal having a circular doorway and provided at the outer terminus of its jambsurface and contiguous and around the same with an annular surface located at an angle to the jam b, beyond which the front of the body projects.

4:. A safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal having a circular doorway and provided at the outer terminus of its jambsurface and contiguous and around the same with an annularground surface square or substantially square with such jamb-surface and beyond which the frontof the body projects.

A safe or vault body having at the outer terminus of its jamb-surface and contiguous to and around the same a relatively flat surface beyond which the front of such body projects, and a door litting into said jamb and having its front surface contiguous to such flat surface flush or substantially flush therewith.

(i. safe or vault body formed of unmachinoable metal having a circular doorway and .provided at the outer terminus of its jambsurface and contiguous and around the same with an annular ground surface located at an angle to the jamb and beyond which the front of the body projects, and a circular door also formed of umnachineable metal litting into said jamb and having contiguous to its edge a similar annular surface flush or substantially flush therewith.

T. A safe or vault door having at the outer terminus of its joint-surface and contiguous to and around the same a relatively flat surface beyond which the front of such door projects.

8. A circular safe or vault door formed of unmachincable metal having at the outer terminus of its joint-surface and contiguous to and around the same an annular surface located at an angle to the door edge and beyond which the front of such door projects.

9. A circular safe or vault door formed of nnmachineable metal having at the outer terminus of its joint-surface and contiguous to and around the same an annular ground surface square or substantially square with such joint-surface and beyond which the front of such door projects.

10. A safe or vault body having a circular doorway, and a circular door litting therein, said door having contiguous to its joint-surface at and around the outer terminus thereof a relatively flat annular surface and said body having its front projecting beyond such flat annular surface.

11. A safe or vault structure comprising a body having a circular doorway and a door litting therein, said structurehavingaround and contiguous to the door-joint at the outer terminus thereof a relatively flat annular surface beyond which the front of the body projects.

12. An integral safe or vault body formed of umnachineable metal having a circular doorway, and an integral circular door liliewise formed of ul'mlachineable metal litting said doorway, said body having at and around the outer terminus of its jamb-surface an aunular ground surface located at an angle to the jainb and beyond which a front portion of such body materially projects.

13. A safe or vault structure comprising a body and a circular door, said body having its wall adjacent to the door projecting beyond the outer terminus of the joint-surface, and said structure having an annular surface abruptly terminating the joint-surface of the door and located within the outer terminus of such projecting wall.

14. A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral circular door each formed of unmachineable metal, the front wall of said body projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said body and door having a pair of annular matching surfaces located within the forward boundary of such front wall, and abruptly terminating the joint-surface at the door.

15. A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral circular door each formed of unmachineable metal, the front wall of said body projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said body and door having a IIO pair of annular matching surfaces located within the forward boundary of such front wall, and abruptly terminating the joint-surface at the door, such surfaces being located substantially parallel to the plane of the door.

16. A safe or vault comprising a body and a circular door, said body having its wall adjacent to the door projecting beyond the jointsurface of the door, and said door or body having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminating the joint-surface at the front of the safe or vault and within the outer terminus of such projecting wall.

17. A safe or vault body having means located in and formed separate from the front thereof adjacent to the door-joint, and projecting forwardly of the surface of such body for reinforcing the same.

18. An integral safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal and having a circular doorway, and reinforcing means located in the front thereof around the door-joint and formed of a composition of metal different from the metal of which such body is formed and projecting forwardly of the surface of such body to intercept a sledge or analogous tool, thereby to prevent the peening of the metal adjacent to such joint.

19. A safe or vault body having a series of inserts located at intervals 'in the front thereof adjacent to and around the door-joint and projecting forwardly of the surface of such body.

20. A safe or vault body having located side by side in the front thereof around the doorjoint, a series of wedge-shaped inserts projecting forwardly of the surface of the body.

21. A safe or vault door having reinforcing means located in and formed separate from the front thereof and adjacent to its edge and projecting forwardly of such door.

22. A safe or vault door having a series of reinforcing devices located at intervals in the front thereof adjacent to its edge.

23. A safe or vault door having a series of projecting reinforcing devices located in the door adjacent to its edge.

24. A circular safe or vault door having a circular series of wedge-shaped inserts located in the front of such door around and adjacent to its edge.

25. A safe or vault door having a series of reinforcing hard-metal inserts interlocked with the metal of such door at the front thereof.

26. An integral safe or vault door formed of unmachineable metal having located therein at the front thereof reinforcing means formed of a composition of metal different from the metal composition of which the door is formed.

27. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, each having located in the front thereof around and adjacent to the joint reinforcing means of a composition of metal different from that of which such body and door are formed.

28. A safe or vault-comprising an integral body and an integral door, each having located in the front thereof around and adjacent to the door-joint, reinforcing means formed of a composition of metal different from that of which such body and door are formed, and projecting respectively beyond the surfaces of the body and door.

29. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, each having located in the front thereof around and adjacent to the door-joint, reinforcing means comprising a series of wedgeshaped inserts located side by side and projecting beyond the surfaces of the door and body respectively.

30. A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral circular door, each formed of unmachineable metal and having interlocked in the front thereof entirely around and adjacent to the door-joint a series of protecting-inserts located at intervals.

31. A safe or vault door having chrome or analogous hard steel reinforcing means located therein.

32. A heat-treated manganese-steel safe or vault door having chrome or analogoushardsteel inserts located therein.

33. An unmachineable cast-steel safe or vault door having chrome or analogous hardsteel inserts located therein during the casting thereof.

34:. An unmachineable cast-steel safe or vault door having chrome or analogous hardsteel inserts located therein and projecting forwardly of the surface thereof.

35. A safe or vault body having chrome or analogous hard-steel reinforcing means located therein and projecting forwardly of the surface thereof.

36. An unmachineable-metal safe or vault body having chrome or analogous hard-steel inserts located therein at intervals around its jamb and projecting forwardly of the surface of such body.

37 A heat-treated manganese-steel safe or vault body having chrome or analogoushardsteel inserts located therein at intervals,around its jamb and projecting forwardly of the surface of such body.

38. A safe or vault made up of a plurality of members with its joint protected by means located in one or both of such members and projecting forwardly thereof.

39. A safe or vault made up of several members with its joint protected bya plurality of interlocked inserts located in one or both of such members and formed of chrome or analogous hard steel projecting forwardly of the surface of the metal at such joint.

&0. A safe or vault body having a portion of its front projecting beyond its door-joint, and protecting-inserts located at intervals in IIO such projecting portion and projecting bebeyond the jointsurface of the door, and said yond the same.

it. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the outer contiguous surfaces of the body and door being substantially flush with each other, said body having a projecting portion extending beyond such meeting surfaces, and protecting means located therein and projecting beyond the same and formed of a metal composition different from the metal composition of which the body is formed.

A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the outer contiguous surfaces of the body and door being substantially flush with each other, said body having a projecting portion extending beyond such meeting surfaces, and protecting means located therein and in the door and projecting beyond the same and formed of a metal compositicm different from the metal composition of which the body and door are formed.

3. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the outer contiguous surfaces of the body and door being substantially flush with each other, said body having a projecting por tion extending beyondsuch meeting surfaces, and protecting means located therein and formed of a metal composition ditlerentfrom the metal composition of which the body is formed, and projecting beyond the projecting portion of such body, the innersurface ofsuch projecting means being in substantial alinement with the meeting surfaces of said door and body.

H. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the front wall of such body projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said door and body having a pair of annular m atching surfaces abruptly terminating the jointsurface at the door, and also having protecting means located therein.

A5. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the front Wall of such body projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said door and body having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminating the jointsurface at the door, and also having protecting means located therein, comprising hardmetal inserts located around and adjacent to the door-joint.

4:6. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the front wall of such body nojecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said door and body having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminating the jointsurface at the door, and also having protecting means located therein, comprising hardmetal inserts located around and adjacent to the door-joint, and projecting beyond the surface of the body and door respectively.

47. A safe or vault cmnprising a body and a door, the front wall of such body projecting door and body having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminating the jointsurface at the door, said body having protecting means located therein and projecting forwardly of such body.

418. A safe or vault con'lprising a body and a door, the front wall of such body projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said door and body having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminating the jointsurface at the door, said body having protecting means located therein comprising hardmetal inserts interlocked therein and project ing forwardly of such body.

etf). A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the front wall of such body projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said door and body having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminating the jointsurface at the door, said door having protecting means located therein.

50. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the front wall of such body projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said door and body having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminating the jointsurface at the door, said door having protecting means located therein, comprising hardmetal inserts interlocked therein.

51. A safe or vaultcomprising a body and a door, the front wall of such body projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said door and body having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminating the jointsurface at the door, said door having protecting means located therein, comprising hardmetal inserts interlocked therein, and projecting forwardly thereof.

52. A safe or vault body and a door, such body having its front projecting beyond the outer terminus of its jamb-surface with its base terminating in an annular surface at the outer terminus of and at an angle to such jamb-surface and located to be substantially flush with the contiguous outer surface of the door when the door is closed.

53. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door having at the outer terminus of the doorjoint an annular flat surface located within a projecting front portion of the door and body.

5%. A safe or vault comprising an unmachineable metal body and an integral unmachineable metal door having at the outer terminus of the .loorjoint a pair of substantially flush matching annular surfaces located within a projecting front portion of the door and body.

\VALTER. BRINTON.

\Vi tnesses:

Jaoon S'rnunnn, A. F. Mona-n.

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