Patent ID: 6932396

Claim:
A support arm assembly for a fire-resistant safe, the fire-resistant safe having a lid part and a base part, wherein the base and lid parts include internal and external shells that form a mold, wherein the mold is filled with insulating material, and wherein said support arm assembly is connected between the lid part and the base part, said support arm assembly comprising: a bracket having an upward facing side and a side face, the upward facing side having an opening defined therein, and the side face being fixedly coupled with the internal shell of one of said parts, said opening having a width; and a linear support arm, said linear support arm being adapted for placement through said opening transverse to the upward facing side of the bracket such that it can slide in said opening, said linear support arm also having an upper end and a lower end, one of said ends of said linear support arm being adapted for pivotal connection to the part opposite to the one that is coupled with the bracket, and the other end of said linear support arm having a bent section with a width and an abrupt catch proximate said bent section, wherein said catch is adapted to interlock with the opening to hold the safe's lid part open, and wherein the width of said bent section is greater than the width of said opening to prevent said linear support arm from being withdrawn from said opening.