DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is the purpose of the present invention to provide a security storage system, and safe storage boxes for use in the system, which will be safer and which can be effectively and economically used in locations where space requirements are a critical factor.
The security storage system basically comprises a storage chest having an exterior locked door and a compartmented frame stored in the chest.
Each compartment can carry a storage box and means are provided for locking each box in its compartment.
The frame is movable out of the chest to provide access to the compartments.
Such systems are known as shown in U.
S.
Pat.
2,775,947, issued Jan.
1, 1957, A.
R.
Mosler.
The system shown in this patent, however, has certain disadvantages compared to the present system.
The mounting of the compartmented frames is quite complicated and thus relatively expensive.
In addition, the mounting system does not lend itself to using space in the chest efficiently.
More importantly, a master lock provides access to all the compartments in a frame.
This reduces the security provided when the system is rented to customers.
It is, therefore, the purpose of the present invention to provide a security storage system of the type using a storage chest, with a plurality of safe storage boxes carried in a compartmented frame, and which frame can be moved into and out of the storage chest, which system avoids or minimizes the disadvantages of known systems.
In the system of the present invention, the frame is arranged and mounted within the chest in a manner to maximize the use of the space within the chest.
In addition, means are provided for locking the safe storage boxes in the frame in a simple but secure manner.
The invention, in one embodiment, is directed toward a safe storage system which has a safe storage chest, a closure on the storage chest, providing access to the interior of the chest and means for locking the closure.
The system also has a frame providing elongated compartments.
Means are provided for slidably mounting the frame in the chest for movement out of, or into, the chest in a substantially straight line
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