Improvements in Safes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Safes.
I, HARRY RICHARD ANTCLIFF, of the Vulcan Safe Works, Water Street,
(ity of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Safe Maker, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the improvements hereinafter described in safes and
has for its object to provide a means whereby the body of safes may be made
solid at each corner, that is to say teach seam or joint of each plate constituting
the safe is closed by welding. In carrying my invention into effect I provide
two steel or wrought iron plates intended to form the sides and back of the safe.
I operate on the edges of each side of the plate by suitable tools or by a machine,
by which the edges are bent forming on the outside the rounded corner intended
for the outside of the safe; the inside of the said edge I taper forming with the
flat portion a V shaped projecting edge. I likewise operate on the two sides,
the inner edge I taper into the form of a V so.as to fit the Vof the back edge
plate. The front edge of the said plate I operate on similar to the edges of the
back plate. I provide (two wedge guards or T strips, the outer edges I likewise
taper to fit the V portion of the edge. When the sides and back are in
position, with the V shaped edges engaging with each other, I weld them
together either by ordinary welding or by gas or electric welding. A safe thus
formed will practically be of one piece having solid corners. By my invention
I am enabled to dispense with the ordinary method of rivetting and to produce
a safe that will not collapse when falling in case of fire, and which will resist all
burglarious efforts.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.
I, HARRY RICHARD ANTCLIFF, of the Vulcan Safe Works, Water Street,
Birmingham, County of Warwick, Safe Maker, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement: ―
This invention relates to the improvements hereinafter described in safes and
has for its object to provide a means whereby the body of safes may be made
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page_text: solid at each corner that is to say each seam or joint of each plate constituting
the safe is closed by welding. In carrying my invention into effect I provide
two steel or wrought iron plates intended to form the sides and back of the safe.
I operate on the edges of each side of the plate by suitable tools or machine by
which the edges are bent forming on the outside the rounded corner intended
for the outside of the safe the inside of the edge I taper forming with the flat
portion a V shaped projecting edge. I likewise operate on the two sides the inner
edge I taper into the form of a V so as to fit the V of the back edge plate. The
front edge of the said plate I operate on similar to the edges of the back plate.
I provide two wedge guards or T strips the outer edge I likewise taper V to fit
the portion of the edge. When the sides and back are in position with
the V shaped edges engaging with each other I weld them together either by
ordinary, gas, or electric welding. A safe thus formed will practically be of one
piece having solid corners. By my invention I am enabled to dispense with the
ordinary method of rivetting and to produce a safe that will not collapse when
falling in case of fire and which will resist all burglarious efforts. In order that
my invention may be more clearly understood I will describe it by reference to the
accompanying drawings the same letters of reference indicating similar parts.
Fig. 1 is a cross section of a safe made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2
is a vertical section through the the front of the same safe. A represents the back
of the safe provided with the taper ends B, B. D, D are the sides made with
the ends C, C, of one length of iron or steel bent as shown in Fig. 2 the ends
are joined together at E the said plate being provided along one edge with the
taper and the other edge with the taper end G which forms the front of the
safe. The ends of the back B, B, are welded to the ends F of the sides D and
ends C. The wedge guards or T strips H, H, are provided with taper ends I, I,
which are welded to the taper ends G, G, thus completing the walls or body of the
safe. It is apparent that a safe thus constructed being in one piece will greatly
minimize the danger of collapsing when falling in case of fire.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
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1. The improvements in the construction of safes whereby the edges or ends
are made taper and welded together so as to form one piece substantially as
described and illustrated.
2. The improvements in the construction of safes consisting of the taper edges
or ends of the sides and back and the wedge guard or T strip welded together
substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 15th day of February 1898.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.