The present specification relates to a lamp safe system for storing personal items such as guns, jewelry, coins, birth certificates, or other personal items in a safe that looks and functions like a lamp.
Various types of devices for storing items safely are known in the art. Usually items such as guns, coins, jewelry, and other valuable personal items can be stored in a safe or a gun box. Typically, a safe is big and bulky that sits in a closet, out in the open that is visible for all to see, hidden in a wall or floor, or hidden in a bookshelf. In addition, a safe can be a small metal or wood container, which lies in the open for anyone who knows its location, which allows for the safe to be easily taken. Usually, a safe's only safety feature is a digital keypad or mechanical dial or keypad, and locking mechanism. Some safes can be bolted to the floor or a wall leaving huge holes in the floor or wall once the safe is removed. Other safes have biometric locks, while other have GPS, or some other type of locating device.
Current technologies include either small or large safes that sit in the open or are hidden that require extensive installation techniques to put into a user's home or place of business. Furthermore, thieves are looking for these types of safes and can easily break into the safes without the owner ever knowing that his/her safe is being stolen, broken into, or tampered with. There is a need for a safe that can be out in the open without anyone knowing that the safe is there, to allow a user to know when the safe is being tampered with, and allow a user to quickly access it in case of an emergency.
Aspects disclosed herein relates to a lamp safe system for storing items in a safe that can be hidden in a body and function like an item that it is hidden in such as a lamp. A lamp safe system can have a lamp body or lampshade that can surround an inner casing and outer casing. The lamp body or lampshade can be removably connected to the outer casing and can be interchangeable with other outer casings to suit a user's preference. An outer casing can have an inner surface and an outer surface where the outer casing's outer surface can have attachment slots, which an lamp body or lampshade can slid onto and lock into place. An outer casing can have a top and a bottom. An outer casing's bottom can have an opening for an attachment device to be removably attached to the outer casings bottom.
In embodiments a safe can have a door that can be connected to an inner casing. A safe door can have a plurality of locking bolts that can be activated or deactivated by electronics, biometrics, a mechanical operation, or a handle. In certain embodiments a plurality of locking bolts can be activated or deactivated by an electronic switch. A safe door can have a top and a bottom. A safe door top can have an electronic lock, biometric lock, or mechanical lock. In certain embodiments a safe door can have one or more lights removably attached to it. A safe door can have a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall which can extend outwards perpendicularly from the safe door bottom. A first wall, a second wall and a third wall can have a bottom wall extending horizontally connecting the first wall, second wall, and third wall. A first wall and third wall's outside surface can have one or more tracks removably attached to it. A first wall and third wall can have a spring or pneumatic gas spring removably attached to it that can raise and lower the safe door, locking bolts, first wall, second wall, third wall, and bottom wall out of the outer casing. A first wall, second wall, and third wall can a plurality of slots extending horizontally. A plurality of drawers can be slid into a plurality of slots and removably attached. A plurality of drawers can slid in and out with respect to either the first wall and third wall or the second wall and third wall. A plurality or drawers or more than one drawer can be removed from the inner casing to give more space within an inner casing's storage compartment.
An outer casing can have a top section with a female flange. A safe door can have a male flange that can match an outer casing's female flange forming a seal. An inner casing and outer casing can be removably connected to alignment tracks. An inner casing can slide independently of the outer casing on an alignment tracks, rail, or the like. Air springs can be removably connected to an inner casing and an outer casing. Air springs can push an inner casing out of an outer casing. An outer casing can have a battery attached to it, electrical components or an electrical system attached to its inner surface such as, for example, an accelerometer, global position system (“GPS”), microprocessor, transmitting device, microphone, biometrics reader, locking mechanism, Wi-Fi device, USB ports, wireless data exchange, iBeacon, or the like.
In embodiments an outer casing's outer surface can have a plurality of outer body attachment devices, which can removably connect a lamp body or lampshade. A lampshade or lamp body can be interchangeable with plurality of lampshades or lamp bodies. A lamp safe system can be powered by a battery or by alternating current power supply. A battery or an alternating current power supply can power its electrical components such as, for example, a lock, an accelerometer, microprocessor, transmitting device, microphone, biometrics reader, locking mechanism, Wi-Fi device, USB ports, GPS, wireless data exchange, iBeacon, or the like, which can make up an electrical system. If an alternating current power supply is disconnected a battery can power its electrical components.
Additional features and advantages of the present specification will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the following detailed description of the illustrative embodiment exemplifying the best mode of carrying out the invention as presently perceived.
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present specification will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings where:
The embodiments of the invention described herein are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to precise forms disclosed. Rather, the embodiments selected for description have been chosen to enable one skilled in the art to practice the invention.
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In embodiments an inner casing 106 can further comprise a safe door 110, a first wall 112, a second wall 114, a third wall 116, and a bottom wall 118. A safe door 106 can comprise of a top and a bottom. A locking system 120 can be removably attached to a safe door's 110 top. A locking system 120 can be electronic, biometric, dial, RF ID, voice or sound activated, wireless data exchange, or the like. In certain embodiments a lock 120 can be placed on a base 104, on an outer casing 108, on a lampshade 122, lamp body 302, or the like. A safe door 110 can have a male flange 122 that has a rim that can substantially surround or encompass the outer perimeter of a safe door 110. A safe door 110 can have a plurality of locking bolts 124. Locking bolts 124 can engage a female flange 127, which can keep an inner casing 106 from ejecting out of an outer casing 108. A plurality of locking bolts 124 can be steel, aluminum, high-temperature metal, or the like. A plurality of locking bolts can be round, square, rectangular, semi-circle, or the like. A safe door 110 can be aluminum, steel, ceramic, plastic, high temperature metal, or the like, and it can be insulated. A male flange 122 can be substantially circularly, square, rectangular, or the like in shape. A male flange 122 can be such as, for example, flat, curved, angled, or a combination of each, or the like. A male flange 122 can be such as, for example, lap-joint, slip-on flange, forged flange, bored flange, blank flange, or the like. In certain embodiments a safe door 110 can be secured by magnetic locks, by locks and pins, by latches, or the like. A safe door 110 can comprise of a means for locking and unlocking a safe door having inner mechanics that can, such as, for example, push and pull locking bolts, power magnetic locks, push and pull locks and pins, push and pull latches, or the like either electronically or by a mechanical combination lock.
In embodiments a safe door 110 can have a first wall 112, a second wall 114, and a third wall 116 either permanently attached, or removably attached and extending perpendicularly from the safe door's bottom. A first wall 112, a second wall 114, and a third wall 116 can be aluminum, steel, plastics, metals, PTFE, or the like. A first wall 112, a second wall 114, and a third wall 116 can have a thickness of such as, for example, 0.05 inches, 0.125 inches, 0.25 inches, 0.5 inches, 0.75 inches, 1.0 inches, 1.125 inches, 1.25 inches, 1.5 inches, 1.75 inches, 2.0 inches, or the like. A second wall 114, and a third wall 116 can have a plurality of slots 132 that can extend horizontally along and on an inner surface of a third wall, and can extend along a first or second surface of a second wall as shown in
In certain embodiments a first wall 112, and a second wall 116 can have a plurality of slots 132 that can extend horizontally along and on an inside surface of a first wall, and can extend along a first or second surface of a second wall. A plurality of drawers 119 can be slid into a plurality of slots 131. In certain embodiments a plurality of drawers 119 can be removed from a plurality of slots 131 leaving an empty space for extra storage between a first wall 112 and a second wall 114, or a third wall 116, and a second wall. In certain embodiments a plurality of hooks (not shown) can be removably attached to a first wall's inner surface, and/or second wall's inner or outer surface, and/or third wall's inner surface. In certain embodiments a first wall 112, and a third wall 116 can be flat, circular, rectangular, square, or the like to fit a user's preference and to fit an outer casing's shape.
In embodiments a first wall 112, a second wall 114, and a third wall 116 can have a bottom wall 118 extending perpendicular along a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall's lower edge. A bottom wall 118 can be removably connected or permanently connected to a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall's lower, bottom edge by such as, for example, bolts and threaded holes, welds, clamps, or the like. In embodiments a bottom wall 118 can have a slot, or a hole 138 placed along its such as, for example, front edge, middle area, back edge, or the like. In an alternative embodiment a bottom wall 118 does not have a hole or slot.
In alternative embodiment a safe door 110 can have two or more walls extending perpendicularly from a safe door 110 bottom and two or more walls can be either permanently attached to, or removably attached to it. Two or more walls can be such as, for example, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight or the like. Two or more walls can have a plurality of slots for drawers to be removably inserted into. In addition, two or more walls can have hooks removable attached to it, or a holster removably attached, or pockets removably.
In embodiments a first wall 112 and a third wall 116 can have one or more alignment tracks 126 removably attached to a first wall and a third walls outer surfaces. Alignment tracks 126 can be removably attached to an outer casing's 108 inner surface. There can be such as, for example, one alignment track, two alignment track, three alignment tracks, four alignment tracks, or the like. An alignment track 120 can be a slider, a roller and guide, rods and pistons, telescopic slide, pin and guide, or the like. Alignment tracks 126 can keep an inner casing 106 centered, and/or aligned to an outer casing 108. Alignment tracks 126 can allow an inner casing 106 to raise and/or lower in and out of an outer casing 108. In certain embodiments an alignment track 126 can be replaced with one or more tracks attached on an outer casing 108, and one or more guidance pins attached on an inner casing 106. In alternative embodiment an alignment track can be removable connected and placed substantially horizontally onto an inner casing 106 and an outer casing 108. An inner casing 106 can eject horizontally from an outer casing 108. A lampshade 102 or lamp body 302 can have a window that can open and close as an inner casing 106 is ejected out of an outer casing 108. In certain embodiments an alignment track 126 can be omitted.
In embodiments an outer casing 108 can further comprise a female flange 127, a plurality of support prongs 128, an outer body attachment device 130, a light attachment 132, and two or more electrical board insulators 134. An outer casing 108 can have exist ports cut, or drilled into it to allow wires for one or more lights and the light's wiring, Wi-Fi antenna, GPS antenna, i-Beacon antenna, to allow electrical signal to escape from an outer casing, or the like. In embodiments an outer casing 108 can be circular, square, rectangular, triangular, or the like in shape.
An outer casing's 108 female flange 127 can substantially interact and/or can interconnect with an inner casing's 106 male flange 122 having space between the edges of a male flange and a female flange to allow the an inner casing 106 to raise out of a outer casing 108. A female flange 127 can be such as, for example, flat, curved, angled, and/or a combination of each, or the like. A female flange 127 can be substantially circularly, square, rectangular, or the like in shape. A female flange 127 can be lap-joint, slip-on flange, forged flange, bored flange, blank flange, or the like. An outer casing 108 can have walls that extend vertically from a female flange 127 forming a radius, or sharp corner having a bottom that can substantially surround an inner casing 106. An outer casing 108 wall thickness can be such as, for example, 0.125 inches, 0.25 inches, 0.5 inches, 0.75 inches, 1.0 inches, 1.125 inches, 1.25 inches, 1.5 inches, 1.75 inches, 2.0 inches, or the like. An outer casing 108 can be aluminum, steel, plastic, ceramic, Teflon, or the like. In addition, a outer casing 108 can be layers such as, for example, one layer can be mild steel and another layer can be hardened steel, or one layer can be aluminum, and the other layer can be hardened steel, or the like. An outer casing can have one or more layers such as, for example, one layer, two layers, three layers, four layers, five layers, or the like to vary the outer casings thickness, toughness, and durability. In certain embodiments an outer casing 108 can have a layer of insulation with such as, for example, high temperature thermal insulation, high temperature fabrics, or the like.
In embodiments an outer casing 108 can have attachment points for a base 104. A base 104 can be such as, for example, circular, square, rectangular, triangular, hexagonal, any combination of shape, or the like. A base 104 can be removably attached to an outer casing 108 by bolts, or it can be screw directly onto an outer casing, or it can be welded onto an outer casing, or the like. A base 104 can have a plurality of cut outs, and/or plurality of holes spaced throughout to allow for attaching a base onto a outer casing 108, a table or night stand 152, a desk mount security anchor point, or the like. In certain embodiments a plurality of cut outs, and/or thru holes can be for screws to attached a desk, nightstand, or the like. In certain embodiments a base can be connected to a table, a night stand or any other surface by bolts and nuts, by a cable and lock system, by a magnet and aperture system, or the like.
In embodiments a base 104 can have a hole for a magnet 140 to be removable attached to the base. A magnet 140 can be an electro-magnet, rare-earth magnet, permanent magnet, or the like. In certain embodiments magnet 140 can have an on/off switch located on an inner casing's bottom wall 118, or on an inner casing's first wall 112, or second wall 114, or third wall 116. An electromagnet can be attached to a battery and to a power supply that can be plugged into a wall socket. A battery 142 can power an magnet 140 during a power outage, such that the magnet can stay active and attached to and connected through an armature 146 a nightstand or desk during a power outage. A magnet 140 can have an armature 146 that can be attached through a barrier or on the opposite side of a desk or nightstand's wall that when a magnet is active, the armature and magnet hold the safe assembly tightly onto the desk or nightstand's top.
In embodiments a battery 142 can power a safe system's electrical system 148 such as, for example, an accelerometer, global position system, microprocessor, transmitting device, microphone, locking mechanism, biometrics reader, Wi-Fi device, USB ports, or the like, during a power outage, or during the lamp safe systems temporary removal and relocation. A power supply 150 (not shown) can power a safe systems electrical system such as, for example, an accelerometer, GPS, microprocessor, transmitting device, microphone, biometrics reader, lock mechanism, Wi-Fi device, USB ports, GPS antenna, or the like, during normal operation such as when it is plugged into a wall socket through a extension plug 154.
In embodiments an outer casing 108 can further comprise a plurality of support prongs 128. A plurality of support prongs 128 can be attached to an outer casing's 108 inner surface by such as, for example, press fit, welded, screwed in, or the like. A plurality of support prongs 128 can be dowel pins, rubber pads, standoffs, headed pins, or the like. In certain embodiments a plurality of support prongs 128 can substantially surround and support an inner casing 106.
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In certain embodiments one or more electrical cables (not shown) can be connected to a lock 120 and a battery 142, where an electrical cable can be coiled and uncoiled as the inner casing 106 lifts out of an outer casing 108. In addition an electrical cable can be connected to a switch 158 that can turn on/off a magnet 140. In another embodiment an inner casing 106 can be in electrical contact with such as, for example, an outer casing 108, an alignment track 126, a lifting spring 136, or the like such that the circuit can be complete and a battery or AC power source can power a lock 120. An electrical contact can be active in a fully closed position, or a fully open position, or can have a continuous contact through the whole length, while an inner casing 106 is being raised out the outer casing 108. In yet another embodiment a electrical switch (not shown) can be turned on/off when an inner casing raises out of an outer casing, turn on and off one or more lights (not shown) connected to a safe door's 110 bottom, and an electrical switch can engage an alarm alerting a user of an intruder if a lock 120 is not properly disengaged.
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In embodiments a light 306 can be attached to the top of a safe door by such as, for example, a light holder 308, lamp socket, or the like. A lampshade can be removably attached to a light holder, lamp socket, safe door, or the like. A lock can be removable attached to a safe door's top surface at such as, for example, at an inner portion, at an outer portion, or the like.
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In embodiments a lamp safe system 300 can have a lamp body 302 which can be removably attached to an outer body attachment device 130. A lamp body 302 can slid over an outer casing 108. A lamp body 302 can be such as, for example, circular, square, triangular, hexagonal, or any combination of shapes, or the like. A lamp body 302 can be a plastic, fabric, paper, metal, ceramic, pottery, or the like. In certain embodiments where a lamp body 302 can further comprise a plurality of connection prongs 156, which can be lined up with a plurality of outer body attachment devices 130. A lamp body 302 can be slid over an outer casing 108 and removably attached to an outer body attachment device 130 by sliding a lamp body and locking it into place with a plurality of connection prongs 156. A connection prong 156 can be attached to a lamp body 102 by such as, for example, welding, bolting, gluing, or the like. A connection prong 156 can be a dowel pins, spring pins, plug gauges, spring plungers, spring dowel pins, quick release pins, locking pins, or the like. A lampshade 310 can be removably connected to a light 306, which can raise and lower with an inner casing 106 as the inner casing is raised in and out of an outer casing 108.
In certain embodiments a lamp body 302 can cover a base 104 such that the lamp body can support an outer casing 108, and inner casing 106. In another embodiment a base 104 can be apart of an outer casing 108, or it can be apart of a lamp body 302 making one piece. In embodiments a plurality of USB connection ports can be removably attached into a base 104, a lamp body 302, or an outer casing 108.
In embodiments an electrical system 148 can link to a user's phone or computer through Wi-Fi, iBeacon, wireless data exchange, or the like. A electrical system's 148 components can recognize when a lamp safe system 100 is being shaken, removed from its location, unplugged, pried open, or the like. An electrical system's 148 components can send its location to a user's phone or computer. In addition a electrical system can have a hard drive to store user's information. An electrical system's 148 components can recognize a user's biometrics. An electrical system can send data to a user's phone or computer relaying information such as, for example, who has opened the lamp safe system, how many times the lamp safe system has been open, whether the lamp safe system has been shaken or disturbed in any way. In addition an electrical system can store user's information, and personal information keeping data, and pictures safe.
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In closing, it is to be understood that although aspects of the present specification are highlighted by referring to specific embodiments, one skilled in the art will readily appreciate that these disclosed embodiments are only illustrative of the principles of the subject matter disclosed herein. Therefore, it should be understood that the disclosed subject matter is in no way limited to a particular methodology, protocol, and/or reagent, etc., described herein. As such, various modifications or changes to or alternative configurations of the disclosed subject matter can be made in accordance with the teachings herein without departing from the spirit of the present specification. Lastly, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, which is defined solely by the claims. Accordingly, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to those precisely as shown and described.
Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing a characteristic, item, quantity, parameter, property, term, and so forth used in the present specification and claims are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term “about.” As used herein, the term “about” means that the characteristic, item, quantity, parameter, property, or term so qualified encompasses a range of plus or minus ten percent above and below the value of the stated characteristic, item, quantity, parameter, property, or term. Accordingly, unless indicated to the contrary, the numerical parameters set forth in the specification and attached claims are approximations that may vary. At the very least, and not as an attempt to limit the application of the doctrine of equivalents to the scope of the claims, each numerical indication should at least be construed in light of the number of reported significant digits and by applying ordinary rounding techniques. Notwithstanding that the numerical ranges and values setting forth the broad scope of the disclosure are approximations, the numerical ranges and values set forth in the specific examples are reported as precisely as possible. Any numerical range or value, however, inherently contains certain errors necessarily resulting from the standard deviation found in their respective testing measurements. Recitation of numerical ranges of values herein is merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate numerical value falling within the range. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each individual value of a numerical range is incorporated into the present specification as if it were individually recited herein.
The terms “a,” “an,” “the” and similar referents used in the context of describing the disclosed embodiments (especially in the context of the following claims) are to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural, unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context. All methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”) provided herein is intended merely to better illuminate the present disclosure and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the embodiments otherwise claimed. No language in the present specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element essential to the practice of the disclosed embodiments.
The following non-limiting examples are provided for illustrative purposes only in order to facilitate a more complete understanding of representative embodiments. These examples should not be construed to limit any of the embodiments described in the present specification including those pertaining to the method of correcting pectus carinatum.
In a lamp safe system, a user can put items such as, rings, necklaces, coins, etc. in the drawers, and on hooks within the inner casing of a lamp safe system. A user can push down the inner casing into an outer casing where a female flange and a male flange touch, and a lock engages locking an inner casing down into an outer casing. Once the lamp safe system is locked, the accelerometer is turned on allowing the user to receive information on his/her computer or phone whether the lamp safe system is moved, or shaken. A lamp safe system can be removably attached through a magnet and armature to a night stand or desk keeping the lamp safe system securely attached to a desk, nightstand, or the like.
A user can place his/her hand on a biometrics reader or lock that can disengage a lock releasing the inner casing and ejecting it out of an outer casing body. In addition, a biometrics reader, switch, or lock can disengage the accelerometer when the inner casing ejects out of an outer casing. If a thief comes into a room where the lamp safe system is located, the thief can only see a lamp and not a safe keeping the valuable items safe inside.
In a lamp safe system, a user can put a gun inside an inner casing. The inner casing can be pushed down an outer casing keeping the gun safe inside. If a user needs a gun in an emergency, the inner casing can quickly be ejected out of the outer casing by biometrics or a lock on lamp safe system. If somebody tries shaking the safe or tries opening the safe, an accelerometer in connection with an electrical system, can send a message through an application on a user's phone that the lamp safe system is being shaking or opened without the user's permission.
This Non-Provisional Utility application claims the priority to and benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) from currently pending U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/290,073 titled “Lamp Safe System” and having a filing date Feb. 2, 2016, all of which is incorporated by reference herein.
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