A safety cabinet includes an enclosure and at least one door to selectively seal the enclosure. The safety cabinet can be used to store, for example, flammable liquids, flammable waste, corrosives, pesticides, or combustible waste. The safety cabinet incorporates a thermally-actuated damper that includes a body, a valve plate, and a pivot assembly. The valve plate is disposed within the passage of the body such that the valve plate is movable between an open position and a closed position. The pivot assembly includes a biasing system adapted to bias the valve plate to the closed position and a fusible link interconnected between the body and the biasing system to constrain the valve plate from moving from the open position to the closed position. The fusible link is configured to melt at a predetermined temperature to thereby allow the biasing system to move the valve plate to the closed position.

A hinge has first and second leaf assemblies pivoted on each other and a link assembly interconnecting the first and second leaf assemblies. At least one of the first and second leaf assemblies has upper and lower mounts forming a cavity in which a respective end of the link assembly is pivoted, and at least one of the mounts of the one leaf assembly is formed with a recess opening into the cavity. According to the invention a body of foaming fire-protection material is provided in the recess so that when heated the body expands and fills the cavity with fire-protective foam.

A thermal door release system is provided that includes a plurality of temperature sensors arranged within multiple environments; a controller; and a release apparatus; wherein the controller, using data from the temperature sensors, monitors the temperatures of the individual environments and when a temperature for an environment reaches a set temperature threshold for that environment, causes an action such as the release apparatus to operate a door to a specified position. The set points and actions to be taken can be set per environment by a user, such that different environments will have different set points. In an embodiment, the system can support staged logic such that at various different user-defined set point temperatures for an environment, specified actions can be taken, for example, sending an email to the facilities manager when the temperature is significantly above normal and closing the door when it reaches a higher set point value.

The invention provides a modified box-shape safe that includes a cabinet having an open front contiguous with an open oblique side obtusely angled relative to the open front. The safe cabinet is formed by two vertically oriented rectangular sections that adjoin to form the cabinet's back and side wall and two horizontally oriented trapezoidal sections that adjoin adjacent horizontal edges of the back and side walls to form the cabinet's top and bottom. The open front and contiguous open oblique side of the cabinet is closed using a safe door having a rectangular front section adjoining an oblique side section obtusely angled relative tot the front section. The door is pivotably connected to the cabinet so as to open from the oblique side section.

The invention relates to a linear drive (100) for moving a closure element of a motor vehicle relative to a body of the motor vehicle. The linear drive (100) comprises an outer tube (110), an inner element (120) arranged in the outer tube (110), wherein the inner element (120) is telescopically extendable along a drive axis (A) of the linear drive (100) from an outlet end of the outer tube (110), and wherein an inner connecting element (128) for connecting the linear drive (100) to the closure element or to the body is fixed to the end of the inner element (120) which is extendable from the outer tube (110), a screw spring (130) arranged radially to the drive axis (A) between the inner element (120) and the outer tube (110), an inner support element (122) fixed to the inner element (120) axially to the drive axis (A), and an outer support element (111) fixed to the outer tube (110) axially to the drive axis (A), wherein the screw spring (130) is clamped axially to the drive axis (A) between the inner support element (122) and the outer support element (111). The linear drive (100) comprises a securing element (150) arranged between the screw spring (130) and the inner connecting element (128) and extending around the inner element (120) for securing the screw spring (130) against escaping from the linear drive (100), wherein, radially to the drive axis (A), an outer diameter of the securing element (150) is larger than an inner diameter of the screw spring (130), and an of the securing element (150) is smaller than an outer diameter of the inner connecting element (128), and wherein the inner element (120) is displaceable relative to the securing element (150) along the drive axis (A).

A fire protection securing apparatus for securing a door actuator includes a retaining plate, designed for being secured to an assembly surface, in particular door, frame or wall, wherein, perpendicular to the retaining plate, an assembly axis is defined. The fire protection securing apparatus further includes an assembly plate which is secured to the retaining plate and which is designed for receiving the door actuator, and at least one closed reaction chamber arranged between the retaining plate and the assembly plate. The apparatus also includes a drive element of thermally intumescent material which is arranged in the reaction chamber and which is designed to push the assembly plate away from the retaining plate upon thermal activation.

Modular safe for safekeeping valuable and methods for manufacture thereof utilizing individual components. Aspects of the present invention include safe components which can be manipulated and assembled by a customer. Specifically, a modular safe is provided by integrating individual safe components. A variety of design elements and fabrication techniques are available to the common customer giving rise to a secure vault whose construction location is clandestine.

The invention provides a modified box-shape safe that includes a cabinet having an open front contiguous with an open oblique side obtusely angled relative to the open front. The safe cabinet is formed by two vertically oriented rectangular sections that adjoin to form the cabinet's back and side wall and two horizontally oriented trapezoidal sections that adjoin adjacent horizontal edges of the back and side walls to form the cabinet's top and bottom. The open front and contiguous open oblique side of the cabinet is closed using a safe door having a rectangular front section adjoining an oblique side section obtusely angled relative tot the front section. The door is pivotably connected to the cabinet so as to open from the oblique side section.

A linear drive (100) for moving a closure element of a motor vehicle relative to a body of the motor vehicle. The linear drive (100) includes an outer tube (110), an inner element (120) arranged in the outer tube (110), wherein the inner element (120) is telescopically extendable along a drive axis (A) of the linear drive (100) from an outlet end of the outer tube (110), and wherein an inner connecting element (128) is fixed to the end of the inner element (120) which is extendable from the outer tube (110), a screw spring (130) is disposed between the inner element (120) and the outer tube (110), an inner support element (122) is fixed to the inner element (120) and an outer support element (111) is fixed to the outer tube (110).