US1838581A - Safe structure - Google Patents

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Dec. 29, 1931. c. F.' sloBERG SAFE STRUCTURE .Filed sept. s, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet ATTORNEYS.

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Dec. 29, 1931. c. F. sloBERG SAFE STRUCTURE Filed sept. 8. 1927 Patented Dec. y29,v 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE CHARLES F. SIOBERG, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR IIIO YORK SAFE AND LOCK I C0., F YORK, PENNSYLVANIA,\A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE SAFE STRUCTURE Application led September 8, 1927. Serial No. 218,139.

factured at a low cost and can be quickly and easily installed.

A more specific object of the invention is the production of a device of the type described,fwhich when installed will operate smoothlyg-nd'efficiently to receive 'such deposits and to deliver the same toa vault or the like' for'safekeeping, and which also provides a maximumv factor of safety against demolition or unauthorized opening thereof and theft of valuables. v l l Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.

This invention accordingly comprisesgthe features of construction, combinations of ele ments, and varrangement of parts, which will be exemplifiedin the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nat-ure and objects of the invention,reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of one exemplification of the device;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof in'closed or depositing position;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof in extended or receiving position;

Figs. L1, 5 and 6 are detail views showing certain portions of the device partly in section and partly in elevation; and

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing 50 a different form of construction.

In the ex'emplification shown in the drawings, there is provided a tubular member 10 which is adapted to be built into a wall and preferably carries suitable extensions such as 11 and 12 by means of which it is secured in the wall against withdrawal. The member 10 may be made of any suitable material such as semi-steel or bronze and preferably carries a face plate 13 of bronze or other suitable noncorrosive metal which is to be positioned substantially fiush with the wall. At its lower side and intermediate the ends thereof the member 10 is provided with an opening 14 which registers withthenopening offa chute 15 leading inside of the building, as, for example, to a vault. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the extension 12 may be in the form of a flange and may be used to aid in securing .the chute 15 in position with respect to the member 10. t l

Situated within the tubular member l() and adapted'to slide longitudinally therein is yan intermediate sleeve 16 which is provided at its inner end with a Hange 17 which cooperates with an abutment 18 formed on the inside of the tubular member 10, to limit the outward movement of the member 16.

Within the intermediate sleeve 16 is `a plunger member 19 which is movable longitudinally with respect to both the members 16 and 10. To facilitate ease of longitudinal movement and to prevent relative rotation of the members, the plunger member 19 is provided with roller bearing pins 21 which slide in slots 20 in the member 16. For the same reasons, the intermediate sleeve. 16 is likewise provided with roller bearing pins 22 which cooperate with slots 23 on the inside face .of the tubular member 10.

The plunger member 19 is provided with top and bottom openings 24 and 25 and with front and rear transverse walls 26 and 27 which, in the preferred form are inclined as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and which, together with said openings, form a receiving com Cil opening 30 1n its lower wall which, asA is shown in Fig. 2, registers with the opening in the plunger member 19 and with the opening 14 of the chute 15 when the device is in closed or telescoped position. The plunger member 19 is also provided with one or more pins 47 shown positioned slightly off center' "of the member 19, which engage with the front edge of the opening of the intermediate sleeve 16 when the telescoping members are extended, to limit the outward movement of the member 19 with respect to the sleeve 16.

ln a form of device shown in Fig. 7, the receiving compartment 28 is shown vertically disposed and is formed by the transverse walls 26 and 27 of the member 19. In this ii ure also the intermediate sleeve 16, instead o having an opening in the bottom wall thereof, is cut of or foreshortened at its inner end so that the deposit is forced over the bottom edge thereof at the inner end into the chute 15, and such foreshortening is to be understood in this sense as an opening. Here, similarly to the other embodiment, the

25 extensive movement of the plunger member 19 is limited with respect to the intermediatesleeve by one or more pins 47. As shown also in this figure, the intermediate sleeve 16 is not entirely cut away on the upper side at its outer end, but a band 16 is left which gives strength to the structure.

On its outer end, the plunger member 19 l is provided with a face plate 31, preferably y of the same material as the member 13, which in the closed position fits snugly into a recess 32 in the flange 13 whereby insertion of jimmies or other burglars tools is effectively prevented. As a further precaution against burglary or other unauthorized opening of the device, the face 31 of the tubular member 19 is provided with a lock and depressed knob mechanism, as shown in detail in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. Y

This mechanism comprises a lock 33, preferably of the key-retaining cylinder-type, the pass keys for which are distributed to the depositors of the bank whose business is such that they may have need for making deposits after the closing hours of the bank. When a key is inserted in the lock and turned, the lock-bolt 34 which is carried by the lock is Withdrawn from engagement with the inside end 35 of a plunger member 36 rigidly attached to the shaft 37, which is in turn secured to a knob 38. The knob 38 when in retracted position ts snugly into a recess 39 in the face plate 31 and when the bolt 34 is withdrawn, the knob 38 is forced outwardly by means of a spring 40 which as shown, is a coil spring surrounding the shaft 37 and acts against aportion of the face plate 31- and the knob 38. When such outward movement of the knob 38 occurs, a pin 41, which is mounted upon the plunger member 36, cooperates with a cam slot 42 in a master bolt carrier 43 slidably mounted on the face plate 31 to withdraw the master bolt 44 from engagement with the tubular member 10 and the flange of the face plate 13, thereby permitting the plunger member 19 and the intermediate sleeve 16 to be moved outwardly by pulling on the knob 38. After the deposit has been placed in the receptacle 28, the depositor simply pushes the telescoping me1nbers into closed position and continues to press upon the knob 38 until the master bolt 44 is returned to locking position and the lock bolt 34 snaps into the notch 35, at which time the key can be Withdrawn.

Although in the exemplification shown, the telescoping members are shown circular in cross section, nevertheless, if desired, it is obvious that such members may be of any other desired configuration without departing from the spirit of the invention. Also, although only two sliding tubular members have been shown, it will be understood that any desired number of members may be used. The preferred construction is, however, one in which two or more sliding tubular members are used, since this allows spacing the bottom openings longitudinally thereof so that the openings 14 and 30 are effectually closed when the members are in extended position as is shown in Fig. 3. Also Without departing from the spirit of the invention,

the rear end of the plunger member 19 may be, in the structure shown in Fig: 2, of the floating type,in which case it will be moved forwardly by the flange 45 of the intermediate sleeve 16 and will be pushed rearwardly insofar as is necessary, by the package which is deposited in the receiving compartment 28.

In order to facilitate ease of operation and to avoid the production of a vacuum in the rear end of the device, the wall 27 is preferably provided with a series of perforations 46.

Thus it will be apparent that by means of the present invention a device is provided, which as shown, may embrace a plurality of telescoping members, one of which is to be securely mounted substantially transversely of a wall such as the wall of a bank building and has an opening in the bottom wall thereof in registry with a chute leading to a vault or other depository in the bank, the other telescoping memberbr members being so designed and disposed as to be movable longitudinally to a limited extent with respect to the fixed member, whereby, when in extended position, an open compartment is presented to receive a deposit and when moved to the closed position, the deposit is carried inwardly and is dropped through an opening or openings in the bottom of the movable member or members which are then in registry with the opening of the fixed member, the

deposit then passing into the chute leading to 'the depository.

Since certain changes may be made in the above construction and different embodiments of the` invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accom.- panying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which as amatter of language might be said to fall there between.

Having described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. A device of the class described including, in combination, at least three telescoping members, one of which is adapted to be {iX- edly mounted substantially flush with a wall and transverse thereto and which has an opening in its bottom wall, the other telescoping members being limitedly movable with respect tothe fixed member to an extended position to presentan open compartment outside of the wall for receiving a deposit and having openings inthe bottom thereof which, when the members are telescoped, 'register with the receiving compartment and the opening in the fixed member whereby the deposit may drop from the compartment into a chute.

2. A device of the class describedincluding, in combination, at least three telescoping members, one of which is adapted to be fix# edly mounted substantially flush with a wall and transverse, thereto and which has an opening in its bottom wall, the other telescoping members being limitedly movable with respect to the fixed member to an extended position to present an open compartment outside of the wall for receiving a deposit and having openings in the bottom thereof which, when the members are telescoped, register with the receiving compartment and the opening in the fixed member whereby the deposit may drop 'from the compartment into a chute, the openings in the bot-tom walls of the movable telescopic members being so positioned longitudinally thereof that each of the bottom openings is substantially closed oi'l'l by a wall when the members are in extended position.

3. A device of the class described including, in combination, a plurality of telescoping members, one of which is adapted to be lixedly mounted substantially flush with a wall and transverse thereto and which has an opening in its bottom wall, the other telescoping members being limitedly movable with respect to the fixed member to an extended position to present an open compartslots which prevent relative rotation of the telescoping members.

4. A device of the character described, including a plurality of longitudinal telescoping members one of which is adapted to be fixedly mounted substantially flush with a wall and transverse thereto, said members providing an article-receiving compartment and formed with openings non-aligned when said members are relatively extended, the lower portions of the front and rear Walls of said compartment being farther to the rear than the upper portions, said openings being disposed'to be aligned for the passage of an article from said compartment when said members are relatively retracted, and means associated with one of said members and co- *operating with the second of the same normally to prevent a relative extension of such members. l

5. A device of the character described, including a plurality of telescopically-disposed members providing an article-receiving compartment, one of said members being formed with an opening for the reception of an article, a pull element associated with one of said members and movable relatively -thereto to extend the members with respect to each other, and a lock mechanism connectedr with said 'pull element to bethrown into inoperative position by the movement thereof, and such lock mechanism being carried by one of said members and cooperating with the other to prevent, when in operative position, a relative extension Aof such` members.

6. A device of the character described, in-

cluding in combination a plurality of telescopically-disposed members providing an foo article-receiving compartment, one of said members being formed with an opening for receiving an article and having a face plate at its outer end, a lock and a spring-pressed handle carried by said face plate, said handle being normally held in retracted position by the lock, and to be released when the lock is actuated.

7. A device of the character described, including a plurality of telescopically-disposed members providing an article-receiving compartment, one of said members being formed with an opening for receiving an article and having a face plate at its outer end, a master bolt slidably carried by the plate and normally retaining the telescoping members in telescoped position, a lon tudinally movable handle carried by t e the plate, a spring tending to project the handle outwardly from the plate, a lock normally retaining said handle adjacent to the plate, and means connected with the handle whereby when it Ais released from the lock it retracts said master bolt, whereby the telescoping members can be extended.

8. A device of the class described including, in combination, a plurality of telescoping members, one of which is adapted to be Iixedly mounted substantially flush with a wall and transverse thereto and which has an opening in its bottom wall, the other telescoping members being limitedly movable with respect to the fixed member to an extended position to present an open compartment outside of the Wall for receiving a deposit and having openings in the bottom thereof which, when the members are telescoped, register with the receiving compartmentand the opening in the 'xed member whereby the deposit may drop from the compartment into a chute, one of said movable telescoping members -having a face plate adapted to fit snugly against the face of the fixed member an substantially flush with the wall when in telescoped position, a lock and a spring-pressed handle carried by Asaid face plate, said handle being normally held in retracted position by the lock, and to bc released when the lock is actuated.

9. A device of the, class described, including a .plurality of telescoping members adapted to receive a package and deposit the -same into a chute, in combination, a late carried by one of said telescoping mem ers, a master bolt slidably carried by the plate and normally retaining the telescoping members in telescoped position, a longitudinally movable handle carried by the plate, a spring tending to project the handle outwardly from the plate, a lock normally retaining said handle adjacent to the plate, and means connected with the handle whereby when it is released from the lock it retracts said master bolt, whereby the. telescoping members can be extended.

10. A device of the class described, including a plurality of telescoping members adapted to receive a packa e'anddeposit the same into a chute, in comb1nation,`a plate carried 'by one of-said telescoping members, a master bolt slidably carried by the plate and normally retaining the telescoping members in l telescoped-position, a longitudinally movable handle carried bythe plate, a plunger member carried by the handle, a spring tending to project the handle outwardly from the plate, a lock normally retaining said handle adjacent to the plate, a cam connection between Y lunger member and the master bolt whic operates to retract the master bolt when handle whereby when it is released from the lock it retracts said master bolt, whereby the telescoping members can be extended.

ll. A device of the class described, including a plurality of telescoping members adapted to receive a package and deposit the same into a chute, in combination, a plate carried by one of said telescoping members, a master bolt slidably carried by the plate and normally retaining the telescoping members in telescoped position, a longitudinally movable handle carried by the plate, a plunger member carried by the handle, a spring tending to project the handle outwardly from the plate, a lock normally retaining said handle adjacent to the plate, a cam connection between the plunger member and the master bolt which operates to retract the master bolt when the handle is projected outwardly by the spring and which operates to project the master bolt when the handle is pushed inwardly.

l2. A device of the character described, comprising a housing member formed with a bottom opening, an interior member providing a compartment having a bottom opening normally registering with the opening in said housing member and being extensible to a position where said extensions are out of registry, said extensible member having an opening for the deposit of articles in said compartment when in an extended position and having a face plate, a lock carried by said Vplatemember and operable from the front thereof for locking they same against extension, and a spring-pressed khandle carried by said face plate, said handle normally being held in retracted position by said lock.

, 13. A device of the character described including a plurality of longitudinally telescopic members providing an article-receiving compartment, one of said members being formed with an opening for receiving an article and having aface plate at its outer end, a recess on the surface of said face plate, a lock and a spring-pressed handle carried by said face plate in said recess and normally held in retracted position by said lock, the surface of said handle occupying that portion of the surface of said plate cut away to form said recess and being coplanar with the rsurface of said plate.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

CHARLES F. SIOBERG.

the handle is projected outwardly by the spring whereby the telescoping member can be extended, and means connected ywith the

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