WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 CUT-PROOF ANTPTITET BAO CONSTRUCTION Cotefereneejo0rsiaetglcti [00] bThios applications of fIternational ApplicationA P CTU 128557, .fled M'viarch 24, 2010, Which is ac n-a of ApplicationA NAumaber 12/4.10,%123, filed Marcih 24, 2009, all of wic are hereby icroaehrinby rfenein I|0002] This inventio'n rel ates to 'various'. types of carrying bags and, more particularly, to secrity pa'ne'-l assemblies and methods of frigthe same f'or such bags. [0003] In a principal aspect the present invention relates to a handbag, purse, trvlbag or the like which inoprtsconstuuction feat ures designqj'ed to precludle access to the interiorY of the bag by cutting though the sides of the bag, [0004]j Handbags, travel bags, purses andO the, like arue often madec fnr flexi ble materials such as clot, canvas, leather and, similar materals, Such bags typJially in clude one, or more interior cham-,bers through which access may be gained by an opening ini the top or s--ide of the bag, Such 'bags also, often include a car strap wihis typically cnetdbetwee'-n opposite sides of the. bag, Additionally, such bags oftena also incuemlil side poc-kets wihside [0005] On occasion, such bags are subject to theft. For xmpe often a bgmybe hn or supported by the bhag strap .on a chair or a hook or te like, In such cicmtnea thief may "s'natch "me ba y grab-binig the strp and depa--rting. Another sceethat hsbeen u-sed by thieves isto use a sh-arp instrum ent to cut through th soft sided m-aterial cmrsn h a [0006] Tlhis provide",'-s acess tos the contents whbiclhnmay be lifted through the cut Opening in the bag. [0007], Issues of this nature have been addressed iin varius wa -ys by cer-tain security designs fo~r sonl sided types of bag iconstructions. For example., U.S. Patent No, 6,026,662 entitled AAon-DceA94!03U WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 "Se- 'ity Device for Luggage" issued e'bruy 22, 2000 nd therf cs cited, therein eachI a mnetho~d for providing a mnetal mehthat is Placed over a backp,-ack in order toenhance the security of the soft, sied bakpa. A related patent, U.S. Paent No 6,2445,81 is entitled "Security Device,- fzor Lugq'sgage" iseJue 12, 201discloses a security device in the formof netting 7witha loc-king,, mec-(-hanism' asoiaelherewith, U.,-S. Patent No, .7,069,7:5*3 etitld " Security Luggage Bag"ise July 4, 00 discloses th'-e concept0o placernent of a wi're mnesh within the', interior of a lbag antd further provi1dingj' a draw& cord made from, a wire cable ,to coetihe to fthebgThsproarptns and the reeecscited therein are incorporated herewith by reference, [ 00k8] Whnile suich constructions have potential applic,,ability to handbags, they are diJfficut to assemble, can be buly and unatactie and may not provide ade~quate, security, particularly with respect thad asht have car straps associated therewith, In view of these and other challenges, the present i-nventiion Was developed. [0009], Briefly, in one form, t~he pre--se-nt ivnoncoml-prises a security cntutiolaving a panel asebyw iin one formn, is placedl wihn exrirbag ofAthe type fabric-.aed: lfrom geneal-ly flexible material such as fabric, leather or plastic, The security a nel ase byi typically 'positioned between the exterior layer o-,f mnaterilfrmn the bage and an interior linming as n nt rio s city p ane as em ly Th con ept ass ci ted w ith the interior sec uirity panel a' NNNN-'NN inei - i ae senl,1 ocp" 'V'o~ assemy may be uti lized as a siglknterior panel assembly or as, multiple, asebies associate wA itultiple pockets of t~he exterior' bagFrther, the high security bag mnay include a ca,.ble or wire which is flxible and incorporate-d into o-,r wA-ith tlheeonat strap that concsto sides o,-f the bag, The wire or cable nay include a carbineer which is maintained in a side pocket of the bag and may be released so that the car strap Can be placed around a p s or some other object so that iAnt be "l.urity cAsps are also Provided On the zipper cosures for the exterior bag, [00101 The interior seuiypanel assembly i~n one emoietincludes at leas,, first and seciondl layers o-f foldable material having at least one ctrstatcable ior wire positioned there.between and stitched into place between the foldable first and second N"aNal layers., n one form, binding provided around at least a portion of the foldabl rnaerial first and second -A2trney Docket 8944-|063 NU WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 layers to fourth encajpsu, ,lte the maeia ayers and th e matrix of wire or wires between those layers. In another preferred fio., glue or adhesive may be incorporated btween th ers to further retain the wire or wires a fixedI position Aioay, the first and second lay of mnate;rial arue stitched together. tofcltt aneac of t-he m'atrix ofwvire o~r Wire's in a desired array b en the first and second laye's of ile first and 'ayers of material are typicaly a fabric, non -woven, or Plastic material whhis fbldable, T security Panel assemy, whchi cmrised of the laesof fabric and t'he wire mneshl nmrix,3 -may be fitted into tlhe exterior bag and posit d iate exterior rmaterial forming the bag and ai Nmterial, tcked in that Position and then stitched or otherwise attaChed to various sa's or margins of the bag, [0011] another aspect, the security panel assembly can 'be provided along the exterior ofa ,nmre rigid bag or cotanrI this fobrm, tdhe pane, l assembly can b'e resiliently flexible, "and t"hu~s also serve as a hinge btena rigid conainer base and a pivotal cover therefore T'he s-1ecurity panel seml can have a, finish"inmg c over thereon,,, such as of fabric mtra [0012] As another fAtue t cable At that Is associated te strap may be fastened -a'' 4t PN4'I(-%( aat' aae -a j r tthe bag or to the sec-urt panel to thereby inuetha thei wi cable in the strap, z cannot be engaged easily from- thl-e hoadlbag itself, Further, clasps On thne zipper pulls or! fastener pulls fo t ope ni-ng to te bag look or attacdh to the bhag so that access o--pe.nings camoct beeasily opened, [1 In another asot.,t Zetod aenily '-'," "<' tq .A seNCcurCity panelassembly is pded 1 The method can includ holding a first bayer of-mat iai f mebesnd<iz pr efere for, on a fixture v.,ia t-he ineto ofmouning pegs"' of the fixture through openings of the materal layer so that t"mounti peg's project therethrough Thereafter, a wire isrouted around ohe pegs inr a prde e pattern A second layer of maeili hnorien"ted so tOhatz opnng hereofi can, be aligned with the mouns.,uting pegs and is laced onto the pegs so th-at they ext:mend through the material layer Ope-nings, The layer's are urged together so that adhesive therebetwee~n is effetv tohold the ate'krial layers and the wire thereboetween securely reaieto each other, While a single wire ca datgosybe eployed for forninig th~e security panel assembly herein, it is mnfsthtthe present method is not limied to a single wire and mouiple wires can instead be scrdbe~tween the m,,aterial Atom? oce"844!06'U WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 layes Fuirther, whil-nle the wiecnbe a mealinaterial, it could also be cut-resistarn- yamr maIeria such as Vctran. I "dditi'n', the material layrs can be panels offlexible and foldable material, such as a fabric, non-woven or thin plastic maeril, and the panels can be of different Ma trial from each other such as use of a non-woven material for the first matrial layer or panel and a ovel -fabric naterial fthe second alayr or panel [0014] The laminate of the material layers and wire. or ires t"erebetwen is then sewn to furhersecrethe wire or Wires praetyi~n ,place betwe-en the material layers. In- this regard, the se '-ing c"an occur at rando locations, as WeN as around thbe pitohe matN-oerial layers. In addition, a connecting panel orpanels sucth as in the form of ings or smaller tabs can be sewn to one or both of the ends and/or sides of the panel assembly "or use in attaching the security panel assem bly in a cawrry bag, [0015] As an alternative, th second lay,,er of material need not include openings or being aligned with th m ounting pegs. Rather, the laye.CV .r of material can include notches such as V shap-ed Openings fomdat teperimneter edge- to be open thereto for being lindwtth mounting pegs. In this mnr' the mounting pegs need not be fit into through opendingss in the second layer of material which translates to a decrease n assembly time tor the security panel asebyherein, [0016] Thus, is an objet oftheinvention to provide a seurity ' type bag 'andbag having a security carry strap wherein the external. materials forming e bag may be a flexible faric material which is attractive, [k7 Yet another object of the invention is to provide 'a highlysecure handbag which includes wires and cables t at are iincorporated therein, particularly with n the 'Intetior chamber osr pockts of te handbag to protect the contents of the bag and to prevent the Cutting or slashin~g of the bag so as to secure access to the interior , [0018 Yet another object of h invention is to Provide a higldy secure handbag having a carry strap which mnay be easily detached and reattached and fastened in a secure manner around apos or a chair, orz some Other object to prevent the bag frorn being "snatched" '4. - A ry k8 - U WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 [19], Anouther object of the invention is to provide a secure handbagconstrucnw reaonalyprice,,d, highly seuelihuotuiefceatures, and which is rea sonably e-asy to, assernble or [0020] These and other oJects, advantages and features of, th ivetinil be set fourth in deiledz description wi follows. -i e -iooie Drawings [O021] In the detailed desriptinhwhih follows, refecrenc-e will 'be made to the, drawing com~nprised of the following figures: Figure 1 is aU s'ide evai of a typical handbag; inrpoating th features of the invent ion [0023] Figure 2 is aniso-metric view of the Panel assembly of Fiue4 in a folded cond-ition o f'm n interior security insert within th11e chamber primed by the extrior bg; [,02 4] Fiur is an imerccut-awview sd,'',ho'wing fte placet.ment of the flded panel aseml o Fgre2wihi the exterior bag;.- Con struction o,,f Igure I; [00o25] igr 4 is, an ismtiiwo n nterior security paneuml assemCzabl.y which is fabricated and thien insered ino an exterior bag and more particularly to the inside chamber of" a~n exteror bag between the material origthe outkside layer of -the exterior bag and a lining of the e xterior bag; [0026] Figure 5 is an ismti view ilustratin'g a first step in the construction of-the nteio security panel assembly of the typedpce i iue4 10027l Figure 6 isansoeti view of aftr step in the cosrcinof the inIteriorT s ecurity pan-,el a assembly; [00 -,2 8) Figure 7 is yet a further isometric View of an a-ss'em-bly step of thnterior scrt panel assemblyy, [0029] Figure 8 is an ioereview illustrzating tecniudStepsofmnacuefth ieri or securiy panel assem-bly; [3] Fgr 9 is an, isomnetric view of an additional nimnufact-uring step asoitevih the interior security panel assembly; -5-o WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 [(03k Figures 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 are isometric views that icontiued steps in the rof the interior secui panel assenmbly n serial order; [0032] Figure 1is an isometric View '"hat iIIstrates the i oandA positioning of a carbinerascae with the carry straIp of the em-.bodiment of the security hr.andbag of the invention;" [0033] Fgr18 is an enlahrged ismti iwof the carbineer construction of Figur 17 N'034 Fgr 19 is an enlarged iso''ic view of a sec' urity clasp 'or a Aipper mechani [0035) Figures 20~24 a:re i'soet' "ric views tha't ilust'Nrate steps in t'he mn'anufacture of alt,"ernativ..e security panel a-sseby [03]Figure 25 Is an isomnetric view o-f the security' y Panel assemblI--,y used in a rigid ba application; [.00137] igr 26 Is a sectional, sche'matic view showing the panel assembly extending up frm the botomr of the 1bag frealong the cover mebrdhatose the rigid bg [03]Figure 2-7 shows lte Pattemn of the cu"t-resistant Cale u"sed in the seuiypan'el assembly; [o'o03 9] Figure 28 show's renocmn iefor the plates of the cover memnbe-rs; and 10 J4 0| Figures 29')-36 areomti views illustring steps in the manufatrmf nte security Pane assemly lletaijeflgsdpio onhe P'dreggd "Emboigt [R)0I)041] Figure I is a -front- ele'vation of a typical handbag icroangsecurity fe~at"ures as-soc iated with tlhe preen inenio ,Hndbag 20 includes a c"ary strap 22 and is defied by'kan exterior bag 23 configuredin the' exam'p"e as aparallepipedc of'a generally fle-xible material such as canvas, leather, flexible, plastic matria.ad siilar materials, The exteror ba 23 may further include reirdo'orcement f.eatures such, as ribs or slats thatar inc,-,orporated therei-n or PVC sheets tha are inopoaedo the inside surface orsewn to the ins-'ide of- tlhe maeilfomnhe exte-rior bag 23. Typically, the exztrior bag 23 includes a top Opening 21 whRih is acce ssible though a zipror closure mec-o.hanism 24, The exerio bag 23 mnay also in;i'c"lude a side pocket 25 ahroug'v je h an i 27 with a zipperx me3t9 chan1ism' 26, NAN N')AA A''AV ANN~N~N .A'torney ~ Docke't 8944-!0637-U WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 [0042 The zippers 24, 26 inclide a sc""rity feature "s depicted in Figures 1 and 19, Thus, the zipper 26 inclhds a cath or tab 28' which mvy be inserted into a loop 3( that is attached to a base 32 affixed to the outer layer 34frming the exterior bag 2,3. Te catch 28 is mounted on a pate 35 by nans of a pin 33. Plate 35 has a ring 31 watched to zipper 26, The catch 28 nust be nanually rel b piv'oing about pi '3'3 inod to enable rnovement and release fAromt the loop 3 Th-us, the zipper m echsanisr'ns 24, 26 are effectively locked to the bag 20, and require a " manual release op'raio'n in e to enable operation of zippers 24, 26 to achieve access though zippered operpnings to the interior of the bag 20. [00431 The carry strap 22 of bag 2 includes anelongate cable 3 8 which is sewn into and extends the entire lengh of the s-'trap 22 Strap 22 is attached to bag20 at one end and to a buckle 42 at its opposite end. Ihe strap 22 also fits though' buckle 42 and formn"s a 40 though a carbineer 44 Strap 22 ts orns a lop 40C which enables, in combination with a buckle 42, adjustment of the length of te strap 22. The stra 22 m nave one end fastenedi into the interior of the exterior basg 20 or to a buckle 45 in Fiue 4 attached to accipT47 affixed to bag 20, The opposite end of the strap 22 is attached to buckle 4.2. T carbineer 44 is also attached to the bag 20 and slidably fits within a pocket 46 in the side of the exterior bag 20. In order to release the carbineer 44 from lcop 40 anddJ' ope.n thecr 44, a rotate socket 48 must be rnanually ma-nipulated. Thnis construction is show,,-- n inmore detai in Figures 18 and 19 w-he rein the carbinee-,r 4-4, which slidably Ifits into the pocket 46 anrd th-us remains generally hidden during iuse , is relased once the socket 4 8 is uunthreaded so that a pivotal. are 50 of the car:ubineer 44 maybe mnpltdto open the carbineer 44 so that the loop 40 of'strap 22 mnay be united around a post suhas support of a chair or post 52 as depicted in Figure 17 to thereby retain the bag securely ath to the chain In other "sthe strap 22 i security feau''re of the ces oby thle placement around a psor some other o c to prevent eae of sacigthe bag 20, [00 44,,efrrn next to Figures 2-4 there is d,-epicted the conf"igurati on a'nd assembily of an interior panel security assembly 62 which is rino t he e bag,1s 20, The interior panel ass,,emrbly 62 is fabricated inia manner whl-ich enables the fhandba~g 20 to remin flexible, yet provides a significant amno'ut. of security by- preventing cutnting though t1he bag 20 to the interior 60 of te bag 20 fo'r access of its contents Spec ifically, the interior security, pneasml 62 is comprised of layers of foldable mate'-riial wh"kich are stitched together over anmatrix ofwrsor ~7- A ny ce3 S WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 cables ofctrssatmaterial, wihcan be synthtic or mnetallic, fobr exmlTepanel as,-semb.,ly is then positioned witlhin the ba g 20 and mnaintained within the itro60of the bag 20, Thus, a chamber 60 is foned in the bag 20 Cnd typically betwe a fining 29 in that c,-hamnber., 60 aind zthe- exter-ior fabric m"aterial 23 or ohrmaterial defining the 'bag :20, [0045] Alternatively, referencing Figures 20-24 a single wie200 could be ernkployed that is routed along and across the material kayers there,,be-tw,,een as by looping thereof to avoid having moethan. two ends 202 and 204- of the wire- that naee,-d to be addresed at ani edge of the panel assembly 206. [0046] A, \n interior secu.-rity panel assembly 62 Is depicted in greater deal in Figures 3 and. 4, Refterrin g to-, Figure 2 tlhe interior security pane.t-.l assembly 62 in tlhe emoietdepict,ed i s cmrsdof a sin gle panel having a profile that canr be descrk Jibed as the profile of" the Roman Nuom ralI L Other c ni ua o ssuchn as a T or U -hape could also be employed d p ni go the cnguainof the bag and where the security panel is needed for protection. 'The panel ass embly 62 is, in this instance, cmrsdof a singlepnlwihisflal lngfl ie 0 72, 74 and 76, When so- folded, the panel. assembly 62 defines gnrlythe shape of a box as d'epicte~d in Figuire 3. Thus, by foWig or shaping along the fbld line 70 as well as the lines 74 a-n~d 76, a box-.like structure is formed having a bottm srfc 80, opposite side sur faces 82 and ,84 and end panels 86 and 88 This box-like assembly or box-like security panel assembly i:s formned during the mnfcuigoperaiocn of the scurity handbag by tacking the pane., 62 to teinside face of tkhe- miaterial forming th exterior bag 23, Then a lining 29 mnay be placed overc the panel assembly 62 and material fo"'-,rming th exterior bag 23. The layers of lining 29, panel 62 a nd exterior bag 23 may then be stiche tgether-n to formn the bag 20. Adhesive mnay also bEe use tofacliateassmbl, refrabystitching is used to ibrm"' an"d create the bag 20 Lin-ing 29 fits aga--iinst the outside of the panel 62 to the ,,reby ecpuaethe panel assembly 62. 'The lining 29 and the exteror material 23 formning th xeirbag 20. Ouf course, in- the practice, of the inrvention, multiple discrete, security Panels or Panel asebis62 may be ,omnbine-d to provide a composite int'eriorI ,panel assembly, The embodiment depicted provides an easy and prferd manrof Connecting the s-,ecurity panel or panel ass emnbly 62 to the exterior bag 23. Thne folAd line, r exmpeold lines 7C0 and 72, insure that the security of the chamber or interior 6f) of the bag 20 is Maintained since the wire matrix (as discussed heenfe)is ~ 8 -Attoey Dcket8944 /003 'U WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 con'tinu'ous th~ou'gh t"he fold lines a'nd the Step of foriJng the bag effectil dy insures t(ha the panel 62 fisover essentially all of the interior w?.,alls offthe ba~g 2(0 and lines tlhe,: ch--,amnber 6u0, [00471 The securito,'y panel ." assembly decscribed herein could also be used in a more rigd bag or container application, Asson in Figues 25-7, the security panel assembly 3C0i Pivotally connect a lower cobnner base 302 to cover 304. In this reg ard, the panel assembly 300 can form a ivig hinge-type of connection fbten the base 302 and cover304V A, illustrated, the panel as'sem"nbly 300. havs a utrstatcablek or wR)6 that i~s fam~ie-d intolop and cr oses itse ... f a g its length so at only two ends 308 and 310 of t i wire 306 are present at an edge of the panel assemZbly 3(0. [0048] The base 302 can be a metallic frame 312 having an pbox configuration, and the cover 3(14 caninclude a pair of cover members 314 and 316 that cooperate to Close th openl to-.p of ut box fr-amze 312 when pivoted c-losed, andu to0 provide access to the bag interior we pivoted open via panel asset mblies 3t0' extending along either side of t.he box frame 312 and along the cover n-enbers 314 an 316 to forn living hinges therebetween [0049] 'j More specifically, the w.vire nt 306 extends ani n is, captured. lzbetw-e.en a pair of inner and outer metaOates 318 and 320. to form each cover n-mbeor 314 a nd 3. These ts alSO can each have a renforcment wire 321 that extends around their perimeter to prvi,2'de rigdiy thrtEach wire nettng 306 extends donalong a corresponding sid .322 and 324 of the f -arne 3 12 and around thea" bot'o'm Corners of the"' box f'rme 3 12 where it is socured ;at th e bottom 3,26 of the frame 312. For this purpose, a !metal plate 328 and a plastic'- plate 330 each substanti ally coxesv ih h bottom 326 can. be fixe-d the.retio ;as by rieigtlamp and fx the bottom loops ofthe w nesting 306 thas sNhoNn in Figs, 25 and26 (0050) igure's 5-16 illustr-ae multiple steps and their seunefor the frainof the interior pan el 62. [00511j Fgr eit a first stepich is the uting a.nd frainofu a frsmlye 90 of foldable matzerial Teshape an~d confiurati n f hef-st layer 90 nmay be, that ofthRoa Numneral as previousy discussed Or, any desired shape associated with the design ofthe bag under construction. Thfe l-ayer 90 of mnateri'al may be a fabric, Plastic setor oth--er flal aerial, ThIe choicice of mnaerial is no"'ecsar, a liiigfeature-' of the invention, Wi'res 92 ae n pla Ced over the surface of the fnst 1lye r 90 of 'a tea The wis 92 may be ein-d i 9 - Ae n ay 8 '4 N~ ~~~~~ -, *-C '>N 4-" } WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 place, by a glue or adeiv aterial 94, In this manner, the- wirek or wires 92 are secured-,u against shfingrative to the, nateria"l lar 90 so as not to be cptured loosely btween the material layers so that there is no nedfor extra holding device es such as- crimnps ormte lilke to secure adjacenmtruns of the wire(s) to each other. The patterrino the wires 92 in the embodiment depicted is a series of spaced, par wires which run diagonally across the surface of the layer 90, Figures 6 and 7 illustrate in fute health placementm off the glue or adeie94 on rt'he Iae 90uand the posit ining of the wire s 92 othe layer 90 trained by the adhesiveor lue material 94. [0N52] A second layer 96, substantially identical to the first layer 9(0, is then prepared wit adered, s e, paralel wie 98. Alternativel, oeof e layers 90 and 96 -an 'be fabric teial wlhi tie other is an-n ateri. The seco 'nd layer 96 is rotated 180* relative to the firs -yer 90 an'd placd ove"r the first layer 90 as depicted' in Figures 8 and 9. Thus, the second layer 96, which includes wires 9, is ied over the firsayer 90 whichncdes wires 92. Agin, the patten of the rnatrix is nok t a limniting , fetrelhe, chosen matrix in this case is a series of crossed wires which have ends 100 that terminate along a boundary 102, by way o example, of the panel layers 90 aknd 96, N053] As the next stp, illustrated in Figu"re 1 , the wires 98 and 92 are stitched into position for retention in the dNesied position by means of a Ustiching wdith nylJon or thread 106, for example. Te wires 92, 98 are retained substantially in position betwee-n the layers 90 and 96 by means of the adhesive or gue 94 as weH as the stitching 106 [04] Thereafter,-, a binding mrateCrial 110 is prvddat latalong somew of the boundary or edges- 10 of the security panel assembly 6.2 as d epicted in Figure 11. TIhus, a bnigmtra 110 Such as a PVC binding rmatkerial or ayother type of somnew hat flexible binding material 110 isfite ver the edge boundary 102 of the panel a-ssernblly 62 a nd subsequently, upon bing fitted, is foldet d over the boundary edge 10(2 as dekpicted in Faigure 12, The foded binding, 10 is theon stitched along stitch linew 11"2 ivo form an ed-ge,- of the Panel assernbly 62. The -use of a poly-vinylI chloinde binding I1 H'or a,, simi-flar materi al in'sures that t"he ends 10"0 of wire-s 92 aind 98 wiam, nYpec or projec' outwardlly fromthe paNnel assembly. Of course, tohmws 92 and 98 are bendable or flexiN anrd material or be oget '.w y o scrcn wire on crneothe rei that is not easily cut. Typically the wires 92 and 98 are a metal wire such a s 7mmor steelire - - Aore Doe 8944-N' 3 WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 but any m material w is n'-sstant to cutting can be utilized in the 'nstruct'ion Typically, the wires 92, 98 are in paralel spaced rows spaced 0,50 to 2 inches. [00 k'5 5j Subsequently, as, depicted--- in, figures 14 and 15 al"l of the pnlegs102 are bound so that the wires 92, 98 will no pierce or project ue "'sirably from the interior security assembly 6.2', The bindingI i C is thus preferably prvided about the entire interior- panel assem-,bly 62, in the ilusrainte panel assembly 62 has a sqluarecofgrtn ra'therz than that o f a R.omakn numeral L, However, thmofgrtino hanerior pael assem, bly 62 is not a limiting feature of . the invention, [0056] Si'milarly, eeecn Figures, 20.-24, the illustrate.-d panels 208 an~dM 20 an have other configuration's as previously discussedd. Each of& these panels has a single wir, wire 200 fobr panel 208 an,,d wire 212 for panel 210,, thiat is fixe-d as by adhesiveM- thereto. As show ,n, these wrsare lopdajcndhe panelk-' edges to avoid numerous free ends omutpewires thereat instead only having the Singhe pair of ends a-djacent one o-f the side ed ges o 'f each pane. Futhe the'-se wires cross themselves but becauuse they are adhred toth associated pnel, they do notz re.' -,4(4 - - ,44 ho 4N4- P, - , , ,in~ -ai - '4h w requirecrimps or t liketo ho l the adja en w iroions tI gather to maintain the wire extending in a desired pattern along thep [0057] After the security panel assemb ly 62 is fabricate, it is incor-portated into a bag 2k,0 in the manner described previously. The- assembly 62 is thus incorpo aa a security layer the bag 20. [0058) The cable e mebr38 associated with lhe straqp 22 mnay be attached to the interior panel-- assembly 62, The shape and configuration of the exeirbag 23 and-I the itro ae as sembly 62 mybe varied in accord witlh a designcnieain The inclusion of one ror interior pane assemnblies 62 within an exterior bag 23 m-ay b".eadpe 100S91 The stps f"or manufatureof an atemati ve security panel assembly 400 ('Figure 36 will ne4xt be described with r e to Figures 29-36, A fixture 402 stch as a small handloosimi Is prvddfor forrning th-e securin-ty panelsem rbly 400,, The fixture 41D2 includes a imounti'ng ba's' or bord 404 that is larger thn the layers of material 406 and 4108 tobe received thereon f"or frigthew security panel aseby4,00, T'he 'mounting board 414,Ncue se'veral-- "montng mebersit form of pegs U)4 0 tht project 'upwardly therefrom, Tfhe mounting p 410 ,ca&n be raei parallel rows with a first, pai of te pariale rows corepndn t opposite 9434>4 5 N' ~A ~4~ ~ n~ 'N< W N4N454N (4 ''' '44'r44"-' ' ""' '' - Attorney4''4'"''"4 ' Dockt 8 4 '40637N S WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 paalledges 4 2 and 414 ofthe material"' ayer 40."6 and theothr er or second pair of parallelrw being oriented to extend ort~hogonal to th irst pair of rows andcrepnigtoteohrpi parallel edge s 416, andJ, 4118 off te 'material layer,- 406, Thro-ugh openinzg,he, or apertures 420 are fonned along and adjacent to the edges 412-418 suchl that they can be aligned with the m ounting Pegs 410 fr fitting th mo n unting pegs 410 threthro ugh, intisrgad sne h material layers 4106' and 408 are preferbl of flexibe mtaterial suc;h a~snon-woven or faicAw miaterial, the rnaterial layer 406 (as well as rnteia layer 408 described mnore flyhriatr can be stretcheod for fitting the pegs 41() into andJ throutgha its through openings 420. Figure '3() shows the maeillyer 406 held to the mounting board 404 via the mounting pegs 410 extend-ing truhthe openings 420, [60] At this time , the material laye r 4016 can hnave ad,,hesive,, 422 such as a, pr-ess ure sensiive adhaesive amateial exposed thewreon on its u.pwardfly facQing suirface 424, Ink one approach, the" minaterial layer 4,06 can include a covering sheet -426 made of amteia that alosit to' be readily removed, frorn preapplied adhesive 422 the-reun'der, Figure 3.0 shows the over set426 being, pulld of fornthemerial layer 406 so as to expose the adhesive 42.2 on the - material lawyer surface 4241 As a~n altemative to the use of the cover sheet 426, the adhesive 4,22 could be exposed on the surface 424 by applying it directly to the surhee 424 of the MAa layer 406 as it is held on thre mounting board- 404, by the mnounting pegs 4,10. [0061] With the materi layer 406 held on' thae m tb.oard' 4.04, a cable" orwIre 428 can be dsesdfrom, a wire fixture scasspooling mcaim43-0) (Figure 31), sio that the wire 428 can- be uanw oun.,d an'd rou-ted around the mo un ting pegs 410 proectin g aov th at erialI layer 406, The w 428 can be an approximately -1 mrn to an approximately 3,5 m, anNd preferably.. an ajpproximznately 0,6mm,, gauge or diamnete w-,irek of mallAic maeilto provide thae Security pa nel. assem,-bly 400 esstnc against being easily and/"or quicklycu through, Altemtivel,1he cal or wire 428 ca Also be of a cut-reista, yar nwmatral such as Vectrn which is a hihpQ frac throlsi utflmn arn spun ro a liquid cryst"alI Polymer, [00621 As canl be seen in Figures 3 1--33, the,. wire 428 ca,,:n be comntuously routed around the peg s 410 in a predetermned patter n, such as tfhe illustrate-dcrs-ospatmwebyheine P y ~tf inge length or piece owie428 forms a series of We boxes 4,29 having their sdsoriented at an -N1 2 - AN&or k8 6 WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 oblique angle to the permer edges 412-418 of the material layer 406. The pegs 4 10 are of sufficin t lengt-h 'so that the wire 428 can be routAed tightzly around the pegs 41K. in spaced reIatio n to the nat-'rial layer surface 424 and the adhesive 4.22 thereon. This allows the wire 428 to be smroothly routed around the pegs 410 wtotpotentially creating han-g-ups during thisprcs by contact with the adhesive material 422 thereunder. [006k -'k -3]1 As, s'how-,An, the presentinmethod allows f'or use of a single wire 428 so that only two ends 4, 32 and 4*3-4 need to be mau-nipultdajcntooeothegs4248sosnttob exposed ~ ~ ~ thrfomsc as by, projctin beyon an of the edges 412-418 r s being to loey adjacent thereto. For example, referring Figure 33 thc wire 428 at the ends 43:2 a-d 434 is bent back to extend toward the center of the material layce 406 with the ends 432 and 434 being secured to and on- the upwairdly facing surfac,.e 424 adjacent the end edge 416 of the rnaterial layer 406, This eaves only bent or curved portions 435 of the wire 428 adacnt to the edges 412-418 and closed thereto, Afte-,r the second material layer 408 is adhered to the -first material layer 406 (a~s will be described Icheinafter), the edges of the reCsulti-ng laminateC structure will be substantially sealed withot mutiple pairs of wire ends ajcnthrt.Thus, the scrt ae assembly 400 avoids the need to have a protective covering or binding along its perimeter edges that spaNns the covering lyers 416 and 408 to prevent access to mulftiplepairs of exposed metallic xwe end. [0064, Further, it can be seen that the wire ends 432 and 434 can be provided wha cap thereon that can be of polymeric material such as a PVC tube to avoid,', having expose,-'d met-'al ends of thenmetalflic wire 428 between the material layers 406 ad 4C18. This keeps the wire ends 432 and 434 froemt end poking through the material layers 406 and 48The leading end 432 can be capped befbre the wie428 is routed around the pegs 410(. After such routing is coplte te wire 428 caen be cut to geeat he second or tra--iling ; end 434 that is then capped, Maifsly ultiple wires could also be used as desired wih additional wire--s being routed aound the amounting pegs 411 and secured to" the srae424 vi the adhesive 422 in a, man-ner simrilar with the wie428 wh the ends ofteeadditio-.nal wires, also benta back and capped, Iun this re,,gard, the multiple wrsneed not be dire-ctly connected to eahother wihseparate 'comiactor imembders or clip's which would increase cost and ptnilygenerate localized bumps In, the security panel assembly 400 where the co-nnectors are located. As such, the only ices -1 3 - konyDc<t84~06U WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 in the thickness security panel assembly 400 over that of the layers 406 and, .V' 408 is duel to the thickn'es,.s of the ir 428 secured therebetwven [()651 After the wire 428 is routed around the mounting pegs 410 ,iand the winre ends 432 and 434 are pand are placed on the adhel ' 'sive 422 of the upwardly fan surface 424, the second rnaterial layer 408 is oriented so th.at its openings 436 are in algnment with the mounting pegs 4 10 so that th e mounting pegs 10 can be received therethough, as shown in Fig, 34. In this regard, the thru;h openings 436 are lca along and adjacentto the opposite 's''ide edges 438 and 440 and the opposite end edges 442 and 444 in a manner sinlar to t' positioning ofthe openings 420 along the edges 412-418 of the first material layer 4,06. 00()A66] Since it can be dit o fit multiple pegs 410C) tWhrouA"gCAh' correspo-ndinrg openig 436, generally the mnateri'al layers 4,06, andx 4(.8 have to bhe m anipulate,-d sio that each opening 424 436 is individually fit overac rep ni g m u t gp g4 0 or nl IN, :') * o. r... a mtu i A Ce 4 10 o l awopenings 424, 436 at a, time ae fit over correspondingpegs 410 Th1 us, in anotherfo is cthat ratllher thanl having the onop s or apertures 436 that are spaced fi-om the corresponding edges 438-444, notch opening 46 coCuId be form;ed In the material layer 408 instead. These notch openings 446 wouldoe to the corresponding edges 438-444 andJ can have a Vsaefor locating thenmounting pegs -400 at or adjacent to theapx o.,f he VIn otclh openings 446 This alows f'or the second maeillaye~r 408 to be quickly place,.d down onto the wire 428 for, being adhered to the underlying firs maa layer 406 with mliemonngpegs 410 or all of the Pegs, 4L20 substantially smlaeul i into the crepnding notch openings, 446. In this manner,;assemnbly time Jfor forming the security panel assem-nbly 400, and specifically for the applicatio.-n of second !mterial layer, 408 NAto the wire 428 can be significantly reduced, [00671 After the second material lay er 408 is held to t-he mnountfing board 404 via either the mnounting pegs3 410 extending i'n anrd through tihe truhopenin'gs 436 or in and through the notch openihAngs 44-', pressure is applied to the second material laiyNer 408 either manually or via' a hand held too-l so as to generate secure and initimate contact between the sec nmaterial layer,. 408,thewC428, the adhesiv.- V 422 on the first material Layer 406, and the first matal layer 406 itself", Aft"er applying sufcetpressure across the second m- aterial laye 408 a jlnae - 14 - AonyDce 94!3U WO 2013/049176 PCT/US2012/057298 s zmeturec 44-8 is c-reated with the wire 4-28 secu,,red and adhered betw,,,een the adhec-re-d toehrfirst .nd second material layers 406 and4, shown i Figure 34, [0068] The lamn,-ate 448 Is then rmvdfromn tAhe fixture 402 by lifting g of tlhe material layers 406 and 408 o-ff' of the mnt-,-ing Pegs 410C, where,,,upon stitching 45() is appliedl as by a sewin ,g m'achine with the stitchles intecconnectin g th~e material layers' 406 and 408 and furt'lher securing g the wire 428 prermanenty in place betweevon the material layers 40K6 and 408, Th'e stitching 450' cn be( at random locai ons along the lami-nate 448 as well asalng th perimeter the.ncreof corresponding to-- material layer edges 412-418 and 43,8-444. As shbow, the stithing 450 exte-nds ;along opposite Jong side edges 452 and 454 of thei lami Jnate 45 0 andt.1 ao-ng obliqu--e lines that extend bewedhe Opposite shorter en d edges 456 andv~ 458 of the lmnt 4.I diin panel. mz embe rs can be cnetdto the seuiypanel assembly 400 as by stitc-hing alon,,g any ouf he perimeter edges 452-458 thereof Any nurnber or size ofpanel rnebers ca e utilized which serve as bridge connictors t'o provides assistance for attaching andinoprtgth security panel 400 into a carry bag to be integrated therei as has been descibe rAs shonth panekl mnemrbers are in tlhe formn of opposite tab mem-,nbers 460 and -462 that are ce ntrally conected along the short end~ edges -456 anad -4 58 of the seuiypaniel as-semlbly 400() 100691 The specification and claim are intended to be interpreted broadly with resectato the,- scope and meaning of adjectives, adverbs' and prepo-sitions as well.1 as nonsan ver'bfrs By way of examPple, though specific claimN languaJe m include the wNondN. ",he intep i of such a word shall notbe limnitedto pnfelemens beyond boundaries of the exam,-ple uanless speicific disclaimewr is m--ade or unless by virtu o poscuio teten- is to be lim-ited-, Articles arLe also not to be limited and articles su".-ch as "a" andl "an", 'hall not be Eiited a sin in or elmnt unless specifically discl aimed. , hxamples of the invention shudtherefore naot be interpreted as limiting unesindwic-ated as such, [0070 T, whle 'heas been "e frebodients of t nven the invntionist be limited only by the follow ,ng claims an~d eq'uivalents& - N1N(5'N-tiANtor ne Dokt 94-A63