Concealed valuable storage box
View Patent ↗A valuable storage box includes a hollow housing embedded within a wall having a plurality of sidewalls and an open face in communication with an interior storage chamber. A cover plate securable over the open face includes at least one faux electrical component thereon, such as a simulated light switch or electrical receptacle. Accordingly, when valuables are placed within the storage chamber and the cover plate is fastened, the storage box deceptively resembles an operable wall-mounted electrical plate.
1. In combination with a wall having a hole formed therein, a concealed valuable storage box comprising:
a hollow housing received within said hole and secured to said wall, said housing having a plurality of sidewalls, an open face in communication with an interior storage chamber and a peripheral edge surrounding said open face;
at least a first magnet on the peripheral edge of said housing, said first magnet having a predetermined polarity;
a cover plate superimposed on said open face, said cover plate having a front surface, a rear surface, a plurality of peripheral edges and a plurality of pockets on at least one of said peripheral edges, said front surface resembling a wall-mounted electrical item, said cover plate having at least a second magnet received within one of said plurality of pockets on one of said peripheral edges, said one of said one of said plurality of pockets is spaced and positioned to align with the first magnet on the housing when the cover plate is properly superimposed thereon, said second magnet having a polarity opposite the predetermined polarity, said second magnet positioned to engage said first magnet when said cover plate is superimposed on said open face to secure said cover plate to said housing to conceal valuables within said interior storage chamber.
2. The combination according to claim 1 further comprising:
at least one window on said cover plate;
an interchangeable insert removably securable to the rear surface of said cover plate, said insert having a faux electrical component thereon that fits within said window when the insert is secured to the cover plate to allow a user to convert an appearance of said cover plate to a different wall-mounted electrical item.