US1842531A - Tabernacle - Google Patents

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Jan. 26, 1932.

L J- MARIO-m TABERNACLE Filed NOV. 5, 19294 sheets-sheet 2 @y WMM@ Jan. 26, 19.352a J. J. MARIOTTI 1,842,531

TABERN'ACLE Filed Nov. e, .1929 4 sheets-sheet s Jan. 26, 1932.

J. J. MARloTT-l 1,842,531

TABERNACLE Filed Nov. 6, 1929` 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 hall n vention I have shown a vault having a pair Patented dan. 26, 1932 UNITED STATES JOSEPH J'. MARIOTTI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO DAPRATO STATUARY COM- PANY, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS TABERNACLE Application led November 6, 1929. Serial `No. 405,103.

My invention relates to safes or vaults and particularly to that type of safe or vault which may be used as a tabernacle.

Vaults of this type are usually comparatively small in size and placed in full public view and therei'ore must be strongly and heavily constructed without being cumbersome in order to prevent unwarranted entry thereinto yet they should also be readily acu cessible to entry by authorized persons.

It is the purpose of my invention to provide a. sate particularly suitable as a taber nacle which is strongly constructed, substantially burglar prooi and yet readily accessi- K; ble to authorized entry.

In accordance with my invention I provide a double walled vault with a door sliding between the walls and I further provide means for closing the space between the two .-l walls when the doors are open in order to eliminate the possibility of dropping arti cles between the two walls when removing them from the interior of the vault.

. In the illustrated embodiment of my inof doors which meet at the center and swing away from each other into the space between the two walls oix the vault leaving a clear and entirely tree opening into the vault. In this :swf embodiment I prefer to provide a connection between the doors which causes them to be moved together, that is, to make it necessary to move one door only, which will automatically open the other door.

:in A. more complete understanding of my invention will be had from the following description taken in connection with the drawings in which:

e 1 is a front elevation ot a vault or fi tabernacle constructed in accordance with my invention;

l? ig. 2 is a plan view with the top removed ilh'lstrating the door operating mechanism;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation with a portion of the outer wall removed to illustrate the door supporting structure Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on line 5-5 au oi Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is al horizontal oi' Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a vertical section on line 7-7 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail showing the manner of covering and concealing the joints in the walls, and

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 4.

In the illustrated embodiment of my invention I have shown a double walled vault which in eii'ect is one vault within another, the inner vault serving as the supporting medium for the outer shell and the doors.

The inner vault or safe chamber is constructedoi' a single sheet of metal 1 formed of sheet steel or some other suitable material and bent into a partial cylinder the vertical terminating ends of which are spaced to pro vide an opening or entry into the vault. For appearance and strength the chamber may be lined with a second sheet of metal 2 such as bronze, the ends of the two sheets being bound together by channel shaped strips 3. The upper edge of sheet 1 is secured by screws or by welding to a circular angle iron 4 to which is attached a top plate 6. The lower edge of sheet 1 is also securedto an angle ring 7 to which is attached a bottom plate 8 the vault chamber thus being defined by the wall 1, top 6 and bottom 8.

The top plate G and the bottom plate 8 carry spacers 9 which support the outer shell or casing. For this purpose an upper ring 11 and a lower ring 12 are secured to the spacers 9 by means of screws or the like. An angular rim 13 is secured to the upper ring 11 and a similar angular rim 14 is secured to lower ring 12. To these angle rings are bolted or otherwise attached the outer shell 16 composed of two sections of sheet steel or other metal joined at the rear abutting edges by a strip 17. The sections 16 comprising the outer shell are curved to form a substantially cylindrical body spaced from and concentric to the inner vault chamber and terminate at the front approximately adjacent the front ends oi1 the inner wall 1. The outer sections 16 may be faced with facing `sheets 18 of bronze or other decorative metal which add section on line 6-6 both to the appearance and strength of the tabernacle.

The front terminating edges of sheets 16 and 18 are linished olf by trimming strips 19 which define the opening into the vault. To the horizontal lower flange of the lower ring 14 there is secured a base 21 which serves to support the tabernacle. The lower edges of the walls 16 and 18 areconcealed and inished ofl3 by means of arcuate plates 22-the joints of which areconcealed by cover plates 23. The space between the finishing strips 19 and below the lower plate 8 is closed by' an arcuate plate 24 secured to the vertical flange of lower ring 14 being spaced therefrom by a spacing .plate 26. Y

The upper end" ofthe -outer's'hell vis closed by a dome-like structure secured to arcuate strips 27 :surrounding the upper edges of walls 16 and 18 and similar in size and shape to strips 22, the join'tsof strips27 being concealed by cover plates 28 in a manner similar to the base construction. The upper edges of strips 27 support a ring 39 which carries the dome-like top'coinposedof sections 41, 42l and a top cover plate 43. The upper margin Vof the opening between front strips j 19 is spanned by an 'arcuate frontv plate 44.

ln order to close'the opening through the two' shells l' provide a pair of swinging or sliding doors 46 and 47 secured to substantially triangular shaped door carriers, 48 and 49 respectively, curved to slide between the inner and outer shells.v Thecarriers 48 and 49 extend above and bellowthe ends 6 and 8 of the inner shell and are each rigidly securedl to and supported upon a pair of arms 51, 52, and 53, 54.' Aarms 51 and 53 are pivoted toa bearing post V56 projecting upwardly 'from andbefing rigidly secured to substantially the center of the upper end plate 6 of the vault chamber. Arms A52 and 54 are pi'votedV to a bearing post 57 .projecting downwardly from the center ofend plate 8'. The bearing post f is provided with ball races to provide substantially frictionless bearing surfaces.

The doors 46 and 47 are secured to the carriers 48 and 49 respectively with the rear ver- Y sition to extend across the entrance into theV vault as a threshold and completely close the space between tlieplate 24 and the front edge of the end plate-8 the inner edge of the plate 50 beingv of course curved to lit closely adjacent theperiphery ofplate 8 thus' providing u a threshold plate leading into thevault. Y

counter-clockwise direction, pin 59 willmove siteend-of lever-62 being pivoted' at 63 tothe topplate 6. The-arm'51"` is also provided with a projection 64 somewhat shorter than the projection 58 and extending beyond the fulcrum point 56. rlhe outer end of the projection64carriesfa pin=66`v`vhich engages one end of-alink-67 the other end of link 67 being-pivotally secured to lever V62intermediate pins 59 and pin 63.v `From the above it follows that if arm 53 is moved to. the-right or in-a in`acounter-clbckwise direction and? travel tothe end ofthe slotted end of link 62 thus rotating link 62in'a counter-clockwise directionabout its pivot'k 63. This movementV will carry link 67 in a downward or inward direc'- tion (see dotted lines Figl 2) thus rotating arm 5'1 in a clockwised'ire'ction about post 56. 'lt is kthus seen that if door 47 isinoved to an open position, doorv 46 will be automatically moved' to an open position. The same movements will take place if'ar'm 51 or door 46 is Vopened inf the first instance'. In closing the reversek moves take .placefA The open and closed positions being.A shown in' solid andgdotted' lines respectively in Figure 2. c

In lorderY that the doors may be securely locked in' closed "position the meeting edges thereof are provided with two angle strips 68 and`69 positionedto abut each other when the doors are in' closed position.V Strip 68 is provided with one or moreA perforations to receive a' locking bar 7l forming part of ar locking mechanism carried by strip 69. The locking mechanism comprises a vertical rod 72 to which the bar 71 is secured, the rod 72 being of sullicientl length to project upward- -ly as at 73`tlirough-` an aperture in the end Vthereby thus actuating rack bar 7`6and raisingor lowering rod472 and'bar 71.

In order to limit the movementof the doors a pair of stops 79 are securedv to the wall 1' which-1engagesV the rearslant'ingedges of the door carriers. y I

From. the above description it can `be seen" that there is provided a substantially burglar proof :vault L,comprising a vault chamber within an outer chamber having a pair off doors which are readily and easily operable :he doors being entirely concealed when the vault is open andthe entire mechanism thereu et being concealed both when the door is open and closed. The foregoing construction permits oil: a comparatively small vault or yet a strong safe which may be used as a tabernacle, lhe construction of the doors and the threshold plate provide a smooth a n d closed entrance into the vault thus eliminating the possibility oft' sharing articles as they are placed in or withdrawn from the tabernacle.

lt understood of course that many changes m y be made in the details of con struction hout departing from the spirit and scope oit the invention as defined in the claims appended hereto.

l claim:

l. at sate comprising a substantially cylindrical side wall, top and bottom end plates secured thereto, said side wall having an opening therein, a bearing post secured to each oi? the top and bottom end plates and a pair oit arms pivoted to each of said posts, a pair oi" arcuate door carriers each being se cured to one upper and one lower arm, a pair oi? arcuate doors secured to said carriers and arranged to project therefrom, said doors terminating at their lower ends above the bottom end plate and a plate extending beneath said door into close proximity to said bottom plate, said doors being arranged to swing` over said plate and in front oic said opening -V to close `the same.

i?. l sate comprising an inne' wall enclosing a vault chamber and an outer wall spaced therefrom and substantially surrounding said inner wall, said walls having aligned openings leading into said chamber, a pair oit door carriers, and a pair of doors secured to said door carriers and projecting l l' rally therefrom, said doors being movable te closed position in liront of said openings aud mounted Vtor sliding movement with said carriers into open position between said walls. il sate comprising a cylindrical wall and top and bottom walls, said walls enclosing a vault chamber, said cylindrical wall having an opening therethrough leading into said chamber, arcuate door carriers pivoted to the top and bottom walls and having portions thereot extending above and below the vault chamber and doors secured to said carriers and projecting laterally from said extended portmns oit said carriers, said doors being slidable with said carriers into closed posiwith the doors in iront of said opening into open position with the doors adjathc cylindrical side wall. l sate comprising an inner side wall, a plate and a bottom plate, said wall and being arranged to enclose a vault chamber, an outer wall spaced from and substautially surrounding said inner side wall,

said outer wall and side wall having aligned openings constituting an entry into said chamber, a sliding door pivotally mounted about a `pivot substantially removed from the door for sliding movements to a psition in front of said entry when in closed position and to a position between said walls when in open position, and means extending outwardly from said chamber at the entry thereinto substantially flush with the bottom plate thereof to :torni a threshold at said entry, said means extending beneath said door when in closed position.

.3. A safe comprisingl an inner side wall, a top plate and a bottom plate, said wall and plates being arranged to enclose a vault chamber, an outer wall spaced from and substantially surrounding said inner Wall, said side wall and outer wall having aligned openings constituting an entry into said chamber, a pair of arms pivoted to each of the top and bottom plates, door carriers connecting each of said top arms to one ot said bottom arms, a pair of doors secured to said door carriers, said doors being` slidable to closed position in trent ot s id entry and into open position bctwec said side walls, and means extending outwardly from said chamber at the entry thereinto substantially tlush with said bottom plate, said means extending beneath said doors w ien in closed position.

6. A salie colnprisin g a substantially cylindrical side wall, top and bottom end plates secured thereto, said walls and plates provid ing a vault chamber, said side wall having an opening 'therethrough leading into said chamber, a bearing post secured to each ot the top and bottom end plates without the cham ber, a pair or' arms pivoted to each of said posts, a pair ot arcuate door carriers extending above and below said top and bottom plates, each of said carriers being secured to one upper and one lower arm, a pair of arcuate doors secured to said carriers with the bottom edges ot said doors terminating substantially in the plane ot said bottom plate, said doors being adapted to slide in trent ot said opening to close the same in closed position and adjacent said side wall in open position.

7. A safe comprising` a substantially cylindrical side wall and top and bottom end plates secured thereto, said side wall and plates being arranged to enclos-e a vault chamber, an outer wall substantially surrounding said side wall and spaced therefrom, said side wall and said outer' wall having aligned openings leading` into said chamber, a bearing post secured to each of the top and bottom end plates, door carriers pivoted to said posts and a pair of arcuate doors secured to said door carriers and arranged to lie between said walls when in open position and to meet substantially at the center ot said opening when in closed position, and means connecting'said doors for automatic simultnneous operation, said means comprising 'a lever securedrto a xed pivot upon one. osaid end plates, said lever having a sliding connecion to one vof said door carriers and a link pivoted to the other of said door carriers Vand to said lever at a point intermediate'theends of the latter. Y

In Witness of the foregoing I ailix my signature.

JOSEPH J. MARIOTTI.

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