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6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Bank Vault wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your Bank Vault then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Bank Vault site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Bank Vault, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Bank Vault, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
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bank vault or
strongroom is a reinforced room or compartment in a bank building where valuables are stored. Modern bank vaults generally contain many safe deposit boxes, as well as places for teller cash drawers, and other valuable assets of the bank or its customers. Vaults are also common in other buildings where valuables are kept such as post offices, grand
hotels, and certain government ministries.
One of the more important functions of a bank vault, just as for large bank buildings, is to give customers the feeling that their money and valuables are secure. The largest bank vault door known in the world is that of Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. This door has an overall height of 574 cm (226 inches) and weighs over 42 metric tons (47 short tons) fully assembled. The door casting itself was 18160 kg (20 tons). It incorporated the largest hinge ever built. Banks struggle to demonstrate similar security in the era of electronic funds transfer, although it is likely just as impervious as the large vaults and buildings of yesteryear.
Historically, strongrooms were built in the
basement of the bank where the ceilings were Vault (architecture). They are now typically built primarily of thick
steel-
reinforced concrete, although steel plates are sometimes incorporated into the walls, floors and ceiling to slow down would-be
safe-cracking who may attempt to tunnel into the vault. Vibration and sound detectors accumulate sounds and set off an alarm if a lot of noise is made over a period of hours. These measures defeat most robbers who would tunnel into the vault from beneath or through a wall.
Banks' vaults are now almost all locked with a timed lock, to prevent thieves from taking the manager as a hostage during a robbery and bringing him back to unlock the vault late at night, which used to be a problem. It also prevents would-be robbers from putting people into the vault. Nevertheless, most modern bank vaults have an air vent to let fresh air into the vault should someone be inadvertently locked in.
There were four Mosler Safe Company bank vaults in the
Teikoku Bank in
Hiroshima, Japan when the
Little Boy was dropped there. Less than 100 yards from the epicenter of the blast, all four and their contents survived unscathed, and served as the focal point for resurveying the city . The survival of these safes became a promotional boon to Mosler. Similar doors were produced by Mosler for the
The Greenbrier outside Washington and for the US Air Force's Minuteman ICBM launch control centers.
See also
A
bank vault or
strongroom is a reinforced room or compartment in a bank building where valuables are stored. Modern bank vaults generally contain many
safe deposit boxes, as well as places for teller cash drawers, and other valuable assets of the bank or its customers. Vaults are also common in other buildings where valuables are kept such as
post offices, grand
hotels, and certain government ministries.
One of the more important functions of a bank vault, just as for large bank buildings, is to give customers the feeling that their money and valuables are secure. The largest bank vault door known in the world is that of
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. This door has an overall height of 574 cm (226 inches) and weighs over 42 metric tons (47 short tons) fully assembled. The door casting itself was 18160 kg (20 tons). It incorporated the largest hinge ever built. Banks struggle to demonstrate similar security in the era of electronic funds transfer, although it is likely just as impervious as the large vaults and buildings of yesteryear.
Historically, strongrooms were built in the
basement of the bank where the ceilings were Vault (architecture). They are now typically built primarily of thick
steel-reinforced concrete, although steel plates are sometimes incorporated into the walls, floors and ceiling to slow down would-be safe-cracking who may attempt to tunnel into the vault. Vibration and sound detectors accumulate sounds and set off an alarm if a lot of noise is made over a period of hours. These measures defeat most robbers who would tunnel into the vault from beneath or through a wall.
Banks' vaults are now almost all locked with a timed lock, to prevent thieves from taking the manager as a hostage during a robbery and bringing him back to unlock the vault late at night, which used to be a problem. It also prevents would-be robbers from putting people into the vault. Nevertheless, most modern bank vaults have an air vent to let fresh air into the vault should someone be inadvertently locked in.
There were four Mosler Safe Company bank vaults in the Teikoku Bank in
Hiroshima, Japan when the Little Boy was dropped there. Less than 100 yards from the epicenter of the blast, all four and their contents survived unscathed, and served as the focal point for resurveying the city . The survival of these safes became a promotional boon to Mosler. Similar doors were produced by Mosler for the
The Greenbrier outside Washington and for the US Air Force's Minuteman ICBM launch control centers.
See also
- Physical security
- Reserve requirement
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