Improvements in Locking Apparatus for Safes, Strong Rooms, and other purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 30th June, 1898-Accepted, 30th July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Locking Apparatus for Safes, Strong Rooms,
and other purposes.
I, JONAS SOLOMON, of 24, Whitechapel, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Safe Factor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;
This invention has for its object a locking apparatus for safes, strong
rooms, and other purposes.
My invention consists essentially in forming the ends of the locking bolts with
dovetail projections, and in providing the said bolts with a movement which shall
throw the dovetailed ends of the bolts into engagement with the openings or sockets
in the wall of the safe or other structure, and with a second movement which shall
move the bolts in a vertical direction to engage the dovetail ends thereof with
vertical dovetails in the sockets, thus rendering it impossible for a person to force
the locking bolt back out of engagement with the socket, so long as the dovetail
ends engage in the dovetails in the sockets.
To go more into detail I provide my safe door with one, two, or more locking
bolts, and the safe with a corresponding number of sockets or openings into which
the ends of the bolts are capable of being shot. The ends of the bolt that engage
in the sockets are dovetailed, and the sockets are made in length about twice
the depth of the bolts, a part of each socket being provided with a vertical dove-
tail groove and the rest without. The bolts are also provided with a combined
horizontal and vertical movement, that is to say their first action is to throw them
in a horizontal direction so that they are made to engage in the sockets, and
then they are thrown vertically so that their dovetails engage in the dovetails in
the sockets. By this means the locking bolts are locked in the sockets.
It is obvious that bolts may be provided on each side of the door so as to engage
the sockets in both walls of the safe or other structure, also it must be understood
that I do not restrict myself to dovetails as any other suitable form of groove
which will secure a like result, may be employed. Any suitable apparatus may
be employed whereby the owner of the safe can operate the locking bolts to
throw them or to withdraw them, and any suitable lock may be employed for
locking these bolts when shot and unlocking the same to unlock the safe."
Dated this 16th day of March 1898
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Locking Apparatus for Safes, Strong Rooms,
and other purposes.
I, JONAS SOLOMON, of 24, Whitechapel, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
afe Factor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
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page_text: the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement;
This invention has for its object a locking apparatus for safes, strong
rooms, and other purposes.
My invention consists essentially in forming the ends of the locking bolts with
dovetail projections, and in providing the said bolts with a movement which shall
throw the dovetailed ends of the bolts into engagement with openings or sockets
in the wall of the safe or other structure, and with a second movement which shall
move the bolts in a vertical direction to engage the dovetail ends thereof with
vertical dovetails in the sockets, thus rendering it impossible for a person to force
the locking bolt back out of engagement with the socket, so long as the dovetail
ends engage in the dovetails in the sockets.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings which show my invention applied to a
sate.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention applied thereto.
Figure 2 elevation of the safe door inside.
Figure 3 the application of my invention to a safe with locking bolts on each
side of the door.
Referring first to Figures 1 and 2, I provide my safe with one, two or more
locking bolts, A, and the safe with a corresponding number of sockets or open-
ings Cinto which the ends of the bolts are capable of being shot. The ends of
the bolts A that engage in the sockets C are dovetailed at B, and the sockets are
made in length about twice the depth of the bolts A, a part of each socket being
provided with a vertical dovetail groove D and the rest without. The bolts are
also provided with a combined longitudinal and lateral movement, that is to
say their first action is to throw them in a horizontal direction, so that they are
made to engage in the sockets, they are thrown vertically so that their dovetails
engage in the dovetails in the sockets. By this means the locking bolts are
locked in the sockets. It is obvious that the bolts may be provided on each side
of the door as shown in Figure 3 so as to engage sockets in the walls of the safe
or other structure, all round.
Any suitable locking apparatus may be employed whereby the owner of the
safe can operate the locking bolts to throw them or to withdraw them. The
drawings illustrate examples. In Figures 1 and 2 the arrangement consists in
mounting the bolts A on the bolt plate a, which is provided with slots E sliding
on the stationary pins F which constitute abutments. C is a crank turned by a
handle on the outside of the door, and H a connecting rod coupling this crank
with the bolt plate a. If now the crank be turned in the direction of the arrow
in Figure 2, the bolts A will be shot longitudinally into their sockets, and then
by a movement at right angles slid laterally so that the dovetails on the bolts will
lock in the dovetails in the sockets, this movement being effected by the slots E
and stationary pins F, acting as guides for the bolt plate, and the latter acting
also as stationary abutments which prevent the bolts being shot back until slid
laterally into the plane of their longitudinal throw. This prevents any prising
back of the bolts by burglars.
In Figure 3 there are locking bolts shown at each side of the safe door. The
reference letters in this figure and in the preceding ones refer to like parts, A
being the locking bolts with dovetailed ends B, C sockets with dovetail por-
tions D, G the crank which in this case is provided with four arms, and H con-
necting rods coupled to the bolt plates a of the bolts A. E are the slots in the
plates a and F the stationary pins or abutments. There are also secondary slots E¹
in the stationary plate a¹ and pins F1 projecting from the bolts A, the secondary
slots and pins in conjunction with the others acting as guides for the bolts to
insure their proper working, and as abutments to prevent them being shot back
until slid laterally into the plane of their longitudinal throw. It will thus be

page_text: seen that if the handle be turned in the direction of the arrow, so as to operate the
crank G, the bolts will be shot longitudinally until the slots and pins assume the
position as shown in Figure 3. By a further turn of the handle the direction of
movement of the bolts is changed by the vertical arms of the slots, thus causing
the bolt ends to lock in the sockets. As regards the bolts of the top and bottom
sides of the safe door these are provided with shoulders I abutting against the
guides J, so that as the crank G is turned and the connecting rods H shoot the
bolts, these shoulders will impinge against the guides J, the latter stopping any
further vertical movement of the bolts, and compelling them to slide horizontally
into the dovetails. L are abutments on the crank plate which when the bolts
are slid laterally, abut against the bolt plates a, and prevent the latter being shot
back until slid laterally into the plane of their longitudinal throw.
In thus describing my invention it is obvious that I do not restrict myself to
the apparatus described for shooting the bolts nor do I restrict myself to dovetails
as any other suitable form of groove which will insure a like result may be
employed, or the dovetails may be dispensed with and abutments relied upon
exclusively for preventing the bolts being shot back until slid laterally into the plane
of their longitudinal throw. Furthermore any suitable lock may be employed
for locking the bolts when shot and unlocking the same to unlock the safe.
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:-
1. The improvement in locking apparatus for safes, strong rooms and other
purposes, which consists in providing the locking bolts that are protruded beyond
or retracted within the case or box by the action of a handle or key with a rectan-
gular movement or throw; whereby in the action of locking, the bolts are shot
longitudinally into their sockets or staples and then by a movement at right
angles slid laterally one way or the other in contact with abutments, the con-
verse action taking place in the unlocking substantially as and for the purpose
described.
2. In locking apparatus for safes, strong rooms or other purposes in which the
locking bolts have a lateral as well as a longitudinal movement or throw, forming
the ends of the locking bolts with dovetail or equivalent projections, and the
sockets or staples which are long enough to admit of such lateral movement, with
dovetails or equivalent grooves for a part of their length, whereby the bolts in the
action of locking will be shot longitudinally into the sockets, and then by a move-
ment at right angles, slid laterally into the dovetailed or equivalent grooves, lock-
ing them together substantially as described.
3. In a locking apparatus for safes, strong rooms and other purposes, the
devices for operating the locking bolts so that they shall have a lateral as well as a
longitudinal movement or throw substantially as set forth.
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