ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,034, issued on June 10, was assigned to Rhino Metals Inc. (Caldwell, Idaho).
"Safe locking mechanisms and related apparatus" was invented by Donald K. Suggs (Boise, Idaho) and Paul R. Walters Jr. (Meridian, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Safes and related locking assemblies, mechanisms, and enclosures. In some embodiments, the locking mechanism may comprise one or more fixed locking members, such as studs, mounted on or otherwise coupled to the body of the safe or other enclosure, such as a box, building, vehicle, trailer or the like. In some embodiments, the locking members may be mounted to the door/lid frame of the enclosure...