Patent ID: 6883440

Claim:
A safe comprising: an enclosure including a frame having a top, bottom, front, and back; said front of said frame having an opening therein; said frame including: a hinge side wall having a length; and a latch side wall opposing said hinge side wall and having a length; and a door movable between closed and open positions including: an outer face; and an inner face; said inner face in the closed door position for covering said opening of said front of said frame; a hinge within said enclosure hingedly connecting said door to said hinge side wall for opening and closing said door; a latch for holding said door in the closed position including: finger means including: catch means; said finger means connected to said inner face of said door and projecting rearward such that said catch means is disposed within said enclosure along substantially the length of said latch side wall with said door in the closed position; a latch plate including: engaging means; said latch plate mounted to said frame within said enclosure adjacent substantially the length of said latch side wall; said latch plate movable between a latching position wherein said engaging means engages said catch means of said finger means along substantially the length of said latch side wall with said door in the closed position such that said door cannot open and an unlatching position wherein said engaging means does not engage said catch means; latch plate moving means connected to said latch plate for moving said latch plate between the latching position and the unlatching position; said moving means actuated from external said enclosure; and locking means including: a main bolt mounted to said frame within said enclosure; said main bolt movable between a locking position wherein said main bolt engages said latch plate in the latching position such that said latch plate cannot move to the unlatching position and an unlocking position wherein said main bolt does not prevent said latch plate from moving to the unlatching position; main bolt moving means for moving said main bolt between the locking position and the unlocking position with said latch plate remaining in the latching position; said main bolt moving means accessed from external said frame; and a first lock including: a bolt; and lock actuation means; said first lock mounted to said frame and actuated by said first lock actuation means from external said frame between a locking position wherein said first lock bolt engages said main bolt such that said main bolt cannot move from the locking position to an unlocked position wherein said first lock bolt does not prevent said main bolt from moving to the unlocked position.