Biometric power actuated security drawer

Abstract

A security drawer for storing personal property.

Description

PRIORITY / CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the priority date of the provisional application entitled BIOMETRIC POWER ACTUATED SECURITY DRAWER filed on Sep. 28, 2008 with application Ser. No. 61 / 100,745, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Personal safes, vaults and pistol safes are currently and have been available in many shapes and sizes for hundreds of years and have typically included a hinged door for access in the case of a vault or safe and a lid in the case of a pistol safe or personal lock box as the general preferred embodiment. In citing state of the art products currently on the market which seek to achieve the same purpose such as the “BIOVAULT 2.0 Fingerprint Safe” which is essentially a lockbox / pistol safe with biometric access technology. When activated via touch pad that verifies the owners fingerprint, hinged double lid style doors pop open utilizing a spring mechanism thus allowin...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]Additionally, for transportation purposes the drawer can be entirely removed from the housing, advantageously with the aid of a quick-release fitting, and be optionally fitted with a cover for the open side of the drawer, so that its contents can be retained regardless of how the drawer is oriented once it is removed from the housing. In a further variation, a briefcase or security courier case or other portable receptacle could be adapted to accept and lock the drawer in the same way as the housing does, for added security and / or concealment during transportation.

Problems solved by technology

The disadvantage with this product and many like it is the difficulty of concealment of the box itself because of necessity of exposure for operation of the door or lid.

Specifically the lockbox and pistol safe products are typically surface mounted which leaves them in plain sight, and this tends to invite tampering and theft.

Additionally, there are products on the market that claim to be “drawer safes” but upon closer examination they are found to be a simple lid-style lock box that is then mounted into an existing cabinet drawer so that concealment is attainable, but the process of retrieving valuables or firearms is complicated by adding an additional step.

Additionally, the security factor of a drawer safe is compromised when the entire drawer can be quickly removed without tools from the cabinet in which it is housed.

In the case of a lock being placed on the drawer front to thwart theft or tampering, the quick accessibility factor is further complicated by yet one more additional step, especially in the case of home defense.

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