Patent ID: 8555793

Claim:
A safe comprising: a safe body; a safe door for entry into the safe body; a moveable latch system effective for latching and unlatching the safe door to the safe body; a safe lock attached to the safe door, wherein the safe lock has an extendable and retractable lock bolt for locking and unlocking, respectively, the safe door, wherein the safe lock has a lock aperture for receiving a key cylinder, or a dialer, or electrical connections or other locking and unlocking mechanisms through the lock aperture, and wherein the safe lock is spaced away from the safe door and wherein the lock aperture is directly inward of the safe door; a lock bolt recess for receiving the lock bolt when extended; an active hardplate located in, and free to move in, a restricted space located between the safe door and the safe lock effective for preventing a drill attack through the safe door into the safe lock without first drilling into the active hardplate and causing the active hardplate to be moved in the restrictive space and wherein the active hardplate is directly between the safe door and the safe lock; and independent lockout means effective for independently preventing the unlatching of the safe door upon movement of the active hardplate within the restrictive space.