Safe deposit box system

Claim 1

A safe deposit box storage system comprising a storage housing having bottom, inner, side, top and rear walls defining a predetermined space having an open front of a predetermined width and a height, a frame defining compartments, the frame having dimensions such that it closely fits within the predetermined space and including a depth materially exceeding the width of said open front with the number of said compartments materially exceeding that accommodatable within said open front, track means for mounting the frame in the housing for sliding movement into and out of the housing through said open front, said track means including a pair of parallel slide members, one mounted to each side wall and to the sides of the frame, such that the frame may be slid out in line from a position completely within the confines of the housing, the frame comprising a plurality of vertical and horizontal partitions defining said compartments, said compartments extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of the frame into and out of the housing and access to the compartments being from the side of the frame, a safe storage box for mounting snugly in each compartment, each safe storage box including an elongated open walled container, a cover hinged to the container, the cover extending past one end of the container and having a flanged extension flush with the side of the frame and closing the opening to the respective compartment, the flanged extension of the cover carrying locking means for use in locking the storage box to a partition forming each compartment to lock the box in the frame, and means for locking said frame within the housing for preventing access to said safe storage.