Patent ID: 8020416

Claim:
A safe for a motor vehicle which is mountable in at least two positions on the motor vehicle, comprising: a receptacle having a horizontal center plane, a top panel, a perimetric wall, and a bottom panel; a drawer disposed to occupy the receptacle and to move reversibly between a protected location within the receptacle and an exposed position wherein contents of the drawer are exposed to access from outside the safe, wherein the drawer comprises: a floor and a perimetric wall projecting generally perpendicularly from the floor to define a drawer storage space, a horizontal center plane which is generally aligned with the horizontal center plane of the receptacle; a guide disposed to guide the drawer to move between the concealed location and the exposed position, wherein the guide is generally centered on the respective center planes of the drawer and of the receptacle, wherein the guide is configured to allow the drawer to be movably coupled with the housing in a first orientation wherein the floor of the drawer is relatively close to the bottom panel of the receptacle, and wherein the guide is also configured to allow the drawer to be movably coupled with the housing in a second orientation opposite the first orientation wherein the floor of the drawer is relatively further from the bottom panel of the receptacle; and a closure which is located on one side of the receptacle and which is disposed to surround the drawer and to close the receptacle when the drawer is within the receptacle, wherein the closure comprises a handle exposed to the exterior of the safe; a lock disposed to selectively lock and unlock the closure; and a mounting for mounting the receptacle to the motor vehicle.