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A security cabinet for storing of articles of value which is designed to prevent unauthorized access into the security cabinet by individuals not possessing sufficient physical strength such as young children. The latching arrangement of the security cabinet can be located in a position requiring an

A security cabinet for storing of articles of value which is designed to prevent unauthorized access into the security cabinet by individuals not possessing sufficient physical strength such as young children. The latching arrangement of the security cabinet can be located in a position requiring an inward force of a sufficient magnitude to be applied to the door in order to permit the door to be opened and thereby gain access into the cabinet.

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A security cabinet comprising: an enclosure, said enclosure being adapted to receive articles of value, said enclosure having an access opening providing access into said enclosure; a rigid door frame mounted about said access opening, said door frame being fixedly secured to said enclosure, said do

A security cabinet comprising: an enclosure, said enclosure being adapted to receive articles of value, said enclosure having an access opening providing access into said enclosure; a rigid door frame mounted about said access opening, said door frame being fixedly secured to said enclosure, said door frame having an exterior surface exposed to the ambient and an interior surface connected with said enclosure, said door frame defining said access opening; a rigid border frame mounted within said enclosure and lying against said interior surface of said door frame and lying substantially therearound, said border frame having a second opening, said border frame being mounted at said access opening with said second opening being smaller than said access opening, said border frame having an inner portion and an outer portion, said inner portion being fixed to said door frame, said outer portion being moveable relative to said door frame; a door pivotally mounted on and lying within said door frame, said door lying against said border frame, said door being pivotally mounted on a hinge and movable between a closed position and an open position, said door having a continuous solid face to close said access opening when said door is in its closed position, said open position permitting access into said enclosure, said door in said closed position lying against said border frame preventing access into said enclosure; and a latching means connected between said door and said door frame, said latching means comprising a lock, said lock having locked, intermediate and open positions, said lock controlling a pin and said pin having locked, intermediate and open positions, said lock and said pin being mounted on said door, a block within said enclosure, said lock pin being engaged in said block in its locked and in its intermediate position to prevent said door from swinging outward from said access opening of said enclosure to inhibit access to the interior of said enclosure, said pin in its open position being withdrawn out of engagement with said block to permit opening of said door, a ramp in said block adjacent said pin, said ramp being positioned so that when said pin is in its intermediate position and said door is pressed against said border frame and said border frame is deflected, said ramp moves said pin from its intermediate position to its unlocked position so that upon a physical force of sufficient magnitude being applied against said door, causing said outer portion of said border frame to deflect so that said pin is moved from its intermediate to its open position, movement of said door to said open position is permitted.