EP0259534B1 - Security pocket case - Google Patents

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EP0259534B1
EP0259534B1 EP86870124A EP86870124A EP0259534B1 EP 0259534 B1 EP0259534 B1 EP 0259534B1 EP 86870124 A EP86870124 A EP 86870124A EP 86870124 A EP86870124 A EP 86870124A EP 0259534 B1 EP0259534 B1 EP 0259534B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/18—Devices to prevent theft or loss of purses, luggage or hand carried bags
    • A45C13/24—Devices for sound-producing, piercing, gas-discharging, or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
    • A45C11/18—Ticket-holders or the like
    • A45C11/182—Credit card holders
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B1/00—Knobs or handles for wings; Knobs, handles, or press buttons for locks or latches on wings
    • E05B1/0015—Knobs or handles which do not operate the bolt or lock, e.g. non-movable; Mounting thereof
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05G—SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS
    • E05G1/00—Safes or strong-rooms for valuables
    • E05G1/005—Portable strong boxes, e.g. which may be fixed to a wall or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05G—SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS
    • E05G1/00—Safes or strong-rooms for valuables
    • E05G1/14—Safes or strong-rooms for valuables with means for masking or destroying the valuables, e.g. in case of theft

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  • the invention relates to a protective pocket case for documents of value, such as checks, banknotes, credit and bank cards, etc., constituted by a rectangular flat box of format related to that of the documents to be stored therein. enclose and allow it to be easily put in a pocket, with a cover and a security closure which can be opened exclusively by entering, by means of a keyboard, a secret code, as well as at least one cartridge or ampoule filled with a liquid under pressure making it possible to render the contents of the case unusable, comprising a sensor sensitive to burglary forces exerted on the case and controlling, upon detection of such efforts, the opening of the cartridge or bulb so that its content is projected onto the contents of the case to make it unusable.
  • pocket document cases are also known with means for destroying or rendering their content unusable.
  • Such document cases are described by patents EP-A-0 190 778 and BE-A-901533. These cases according to these patents, however, do not yet offer total protection against certain burglary means and in particular the possibility of freezing or heating the case. In addition, they do not allow the use of magnetic and / or electronic cards such as credit and bank cards, usually made of a plastic coat that is difficult to attack, especially when they are stacked.
  • the present invention aims to offer a pocket case ensuring effective protection of its contents and in particular preventing any fraudulent use of credit or bank cards that it contains.
  • the case according to the invention is formed by a rigid frame enclosed between a bottom and a hinged cover, this bottom and this cover each being formed by a lamination of three thicknesses of which the two external thicknesses are made of a solid metal and enclose between them a flexible printed circuit carrying a network of electrical conductors connected together on each of its faces, the two networks being electrically isolated from each other and connected to the inputs of a sensor detecting quite simply -circuit between these networks and triggering during such a short circuit, the projection of the contents of the bulb.
  • the pocket case 1 is intended to protect valuable documents such as checks, banknotes and credit or bank cards, by making their use impossible after the theft of the 'case 1.
  • this case must be able to be easily put in a pocket, in particular in the interior pocket of a jacket. It must therefore have reduced dimensions which hardly exceed the dimensions of the documents to be protected. This poses specific problems, very different from those encountered for larger containers intended for example for the transport of funds between bank branches.
  • a pocket case must be flat and very robust, because it undergoes a significant crushing force when it is put in the pocket and this all the more since it will generally have a fairly elongated rectangular shape if it is intended to contain checks.
  • the case according to the invention consists of a rectangular flat box with a cover 12 and a safety closure which can be opened exclusively by entering, by means of a keyboard 13, a secret code, as well as at least one ampoule or cartridge 4 filled under pressure with a liquid making the contents of the case unusable.
  • a keyboard 13 a secret code
  • at least one ampoule or cartridge 4 filled under pressure with a liquid making the contents of the case unusable.
  • the case includes sensors sensitive to various burglary forces and in particular sensors sensitive to temperature, pressure, humidity, magnetic fields and / or electromagnetic waves, which makes it possible to detect the existence of 'an abnormal environment around the case. If such an abnormal environment exists, at least one of these sensors will react and cause the opening of the bulb 4 so that the content thereof is projected onto the content of the case.
  • this case 1 comprises a rectangular frame 10, preferably metallic, enclosed between a cover 12 and a bottom 11.
  • a perforated box containing in particular the bulb 4 containing under pressure a liquid making the contents of the case unusable, for example indelible ink or a acid.
  • the box can also contain all or part of the electronic system controlling, on the basis of the information received from the sensors, the opening of the bulb 4.
  • the bottom 11 and the cover 12 of the case are each designed as a layer of three thicknesses, as shown in section in FIG. 3, the two external thicknesses 13 and 14 of which are made of a solid metal and enclose between them a flexible printed circuit 15.
  • the two metal sheets 13 and 14 are crimped mutually on their edges and are slightly curved towards the outside so as to constitute a very robust and waterproof shell.
  • the flexible printed circuit 15 carries on its two faces, a network of printed electrical conductors, these two networks being electrically isolated from each other and being connected to the inputs of a sensor.
  • a short circuit will occur between the two networks of conductors and the corresponding sensor will trigger the opening of the bulb 4 .
  • a support block 18 having on one of its faces, slots 19 slightly offset between them in the longitudinal direction and spaced in height so that cards 20 threaded in these slots 19 will be kept offset and slightly spaced apart. This also provides the advantage of easy handling of the cards by their owner.
  • the use of the support 18, now the cards 20 in well-determined positions inside the case 1, will facilitate the action of such stray fields.
  • the external metallic parts 13 of the case 1 can be connected to each other and to the ground of the detection system, so as to constitute a Faraday cage protecting the electronic system of the case against external influences, either desired, either accidental.
  • one or two metal sheets 13, 14 can be obtained by metallization of a support, in particular the printed circuit 15.
  • the conductors printed on the face to be metallized of this circuit are obviously in this case, previously covered with an appropriate insulating layer.
  • a thief could consider quickly cutting, before the detector system reacts, the part of the case forming a box containing the bulb 4. It can be envisaged to guard against such a possibility, to arrange mechanical means, such that claws (not shown), connected to the outer casing (13) of the case, beyond the aforementioned box, which will be displaced during the deformation of this envelope due to the aforementioned cutting, so as to cause the bulb opening 4.
  • the cover 12 constituting with its joints, the weakest and most difficult to protect part of the case, one can envisage an embodiment in which the body of the case constitutes a closed box including a small side, possibly in connection with part of the long side (s) which are adjacent to it, can be opened by sliding and / or pivoting.

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Abstract

The case consists of a flat rectangular box (1) with a lid (12) and a security closure which can be opened by means of a secret code, and an ampoule (4) containing a pressurized liquid to render the contents of the case unusable. The case comprises sensors sensitive to the various breaking-in forces which may be exerted, in this case controlling opening of the cartridge (4) to spray its contents over those of the case (1). <IMAGE>

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L'invention est relative à un étui protecteur de poche pour documents de valeur, tels que chèques, billets de banque, cartes de crédit et de banque, etc., constitué par une boîte plate rectangulaire de format en rapport avec celui des documents à y enfermer et permettant de la mettre aisément en poche, avec un couvercle et une fermeture de sécurité pouvant être ouverte exclusivement en introduisant, au moyen d'un clavier, un code secret, ainsi qu'au moins une cartouche ou ampoule remplie d'un liquide sous pression permettant de rendre inutilisable le contenu de l'étui, comprenant un capteur sensible à des efforts d'effraction exercés sur l'étui et commandant lors de la détection de tels efforts, l'ouverture de la cartouche ou ampoule de manière à ce que son contenu soit projeté sur le contenu de l'étui pour le rendre inutilisable.The invention relates to a protective pocket case for documents of value, such as checks, banknotes, credit and bank cards, etc., constituted by a rectangular flat box of format related to that of the documents to be stored therein. enclose and allow it to be easily put in a pocket, with a cover and a security closure which can be opened exclusively by entering, by means of a keyboard, a secret code, as well as at least one cartridge or ampoule filled with a liquid under pressure making it possible to render the contents of the case unusable, comprising a sensor sensitive to burglary forces exerted on the case and controlling, upon detection of such efforts, the opening of the cartridge or bulb so that its content is projected onto the contents of the case to make it unusable.

On connaît déjà de nombreuses enceintes de sécurité destinées au transport de documents de valeur. Il s'agit cependant en général d'enceintes de relativement grandes dimensions et certainement pas d'un type permettant de les mettre en poche. Elles sont surtout destinées à des transports entre des lieux bien définis, par exemple des agences bancaires.Numerous security enclosures intended for the transport of valuable documents are already known. However, these are generally relatively large speakers and certainly not of a type allowing them to be placed in a pocket. They are mainly intended for transport between well defined places, for example bank branches.

On connaît cependant aussi des étuis à documents de poche avec des moyens pour détruire ou rendre inutilisable leur contenu. De tels étuis à documents sont décrits par les brevets EP-A-0 190 778 et BE-A-901533. Ces étuis selon ces brevets n'offrent cependant pas encore une protection totale contre certains moyens d'effraction et notamment la possibilité de congeler ou de chauffer l'étui. En outre ils ne permettent pas en toute certitude la mise hors d'usage de cartes magnétiques et/ou éléctroniques telles que cartes de crédit et de banque, faites le plus souvent d'une mantière plastique difficile à attaquer, surtout lors qu'elles sont empilées.However, pocket document cases are also known with means for destroying or rendering their content unusable. Such document cases are described by patents EP-A-0 190 778 and BE-A-901533. These cases according to these patents, however, do not yet offer total protection against certain burglary means and in particular the possibility of freezing or heating the case. In addition, they do not allow the use of magnetic and / or electronic cards such as credit and bank cards, usually made of a plastic coat that is difficult to attack, especially when they are stacked.

La présente invention a pour but d'offrir un étui de poche assurant une protection efficace de son contenu et en particulier empêchant toute utilisation frauduleuse de cartes de crédit ou de banque qu'il contiendrait.The present invention aims to offer a pocket case ensuring effective protection of its contents and in particular preventing any fraudulent use of credit or bank cards that it contains.

Dans ce but, l'étui suivant l'invention est formé par un cadre rigide enfermé entre un fond et un couvercle à charnière, ce fond et ce couvercle étant chacun formés par un feuilletage de trois épaisseurs dont les deux épaisseurs externes sont faites d'un métal solide et enferment entre elles un circuit imprimé souple portant un réseau de conducteurs électriques connectés entre eux sur chacune de ses faces, les deux réseaux étant isolés électriquement l'un de l'autre et connectés aux entrées d'un capteur décelant tout court-circuit entre ces réseaux et déclenchant lors d'un tel court-circuit, la projection du contenu de l'ampoule.For this purpose, the case according to the invention is formed by a rigid frame enclosed between a bottom and a hinged cover, this bottom and this cover each being formed by a lamination of three thicknesses of which the two external thicknesses are made of a solid metal and enclose between them a flexible printed circuit carrying a network of electrical conductors connected together on each of its faces, the two networks being electrically isolated from each other and connected to the inputs of a sensor detecting quite simply -circuit between these networks and triggering during such a short circuit, the projection of the contents of the bulb.

L'étui de poche 1 suivant l'invention et illustré aux figures est destiné à protéger des documents de valeur tels que des chèques, des billets de banque et des cartes de crédit ou de banque, en rendant leur utilisation impossible après le vol de l'étui 1. En outre cet étui doit pouvoir aisément être mis en poche, notamment dans la poche intérieure d'un veston. Il doit donc avoir des dimensions réduites n'excédant que peu les dimensions des documents à protéger. Ceci pose des problèmes spécifiques, très différents de ceux rencontrés pour des récipients plus grands destinés par exemple aux transports de fonds entre des agences bancaires. Ainsi, un étui de poche doit être plat et très robuste, car il subit un effort d'écrasement important quand il est mis en poche et ce d'autant plus qu'il présentera en général une forme rectangulaire assez allongée s'il est destiné à contenir des chèques.The pocket case 1 according to the invention and illustrated in the figures is intended to protect valuable documents such as checks, banknotes and credit or bank cards, by making their use impossible after the theft of the 'case 1. In addition, this case must be able to be easily put in a pocket, in particular in the interior pocket of a jacket. It must therefore have reduced dimensions which hardly exceed the dimensions of the documents to be protected. This poses specific problems, very different from those encountered for larger containers intended for example for the transport of funds between bank branches. Thus, a pocket case must be flat and very robust, because it undergoes a significant crushing force when it is put in the pocket and this all the more since it will generally have a fairly elongated rectangular shape if it is intended to contain checks.

Pour résoudre ces problèmes, l'étui suivant l'invention est constitué par une boîte plate rectangulaire avec un couvercle 12 et une fermeture de sécurité pouvant être ouverte exclusivement en introduisant, au moyen d'un clavier 13, un code secret, ainsi qu'au moins une ampoule ou cartouche 4 remplie sous pression d'un liquide permettant de rendre inutilisable le contenu de l'étui. Tel que décrit jusqu'à présent, un tel étui est déjà connu.To solve these problems, the case according to the invention consists of a rectangular flat box with a cover 12 and a safety closure which can be opened exclusively by entering, by means of a keyboard 13, a secret code, as well as at least one ampoule or cartridge 4 filled under pressure with a liquid making the contents of the case unusable. As described so far, such a case is already known.

Pour tenir compte des conditions d'utilisation particulières de l'étui suivant l'invention et surtout du fait qu'une fois volé, il peut être soumis à des tentatives d'effraction très diverses, comme le gel, le chauffage ou simplement la force brutale, l'étui comprend des capteurs sensibles aux divers efforts d'effraction et notamment des capteurs sensibles à la température, la pression, l'humidité, les champs magnétiques et/ou les ondes électromagnétiques, ce qui permet de déceler l'existence d'un environnement anormal autour de l'étui. Si un tel environnement anormal existe, au moins l'un de ces capteurs réagira et provoquera l'ouverture de l'ampoule 4 pour que le contenu de celle-ci soit projeté sur le contenu de l'étui.To take account of the particular conditions of use of the case according to the invention and especially of the fact that once stolen, it can be subjected to very diverse burglary attempts, such as freezing, heating or simply force brutal, the case includes sensors sensitive to various burglary forces and in particular sensors sensitive to temperature, pressure, humidity, magnetic fields and / or electromagnetic waves, which makes it possible to detect the existence of 'an abnormal environment around the case. If such an abnormal environment exists, at least one of these sensors will react and cause the opening of the bulb 4 so that the content thereof is projected onto the content of the case.

Comme représenté aux figures 1 et 2, pour parvenir à un étui de petites dimensions, solide et fiable, tout en restant léger et facile à mettre en poche, cet étui 1 comprend un cadre rectangulaire 10, de préférence métallique, enfermé entre un couvercle 12 et un fond 11. Sur un ou deux des petits côtés du cadre est prévu un caisson perforé contenant notamment l'ampoule 4 contenant sous pression un liquide permettant de rendre inutilisable le contenu de l'étui, par exemple de l'encre indélébile ou un acide. Le caisson peut aussi contenir tout ou partie du système électronique commandant, sur la base des informations reçues des capteurs, l'ouverture de l'ampoule 4.As shown in Figures 1 and 2, to achieve a small, solid and reliable case, while remaining light and easy to put in a pocket, this case 1 comprises a rectangular frame 10, preferably metallic, enclosed between a cover 12 and a bottom 11. On one or two of the short sides of the frame is provided a perforated box containing in particular the bulb 4 containing under pressure a liquid making the contents of the case unusable, for example indelible ink or a acid. The box can also contain all or part of the electronic system controlling, on the basis of the information received from the sensors, the opening of the bulb 4.

Le fond 11 et le couvercle 12 de l'étui sont conçus chacun en tant que feuilletage de trois épaisseurs, comme représenté en coupe à la figure 3, dont les deux épaisseurs externes 13 et 14 sont faites d'un métal solide et enferment entre elles un circuit imprimé souple 15. Les deux feuilles de métal 13 et 14 sont serties mutuellement sur leurs bords et sont légèrement bombées vers l'extérieur de manière à constituer une coquille très robuste et étanche.The bottom 11 and the cover 12 of the case are each designed as a layer of three thicknesses, as shown in section in FIG. 3, the two external thicknesses 13 and 14 of which are made of a solid metal and enclose between them a flexible printed circuit 15. The two metal sheets 13 and 14 are crimped mutually on their edges and are slightly curved towards the outside so as to constitute a very robust and waterproof shell.

Le circuit imprimé souple 15 porte sur ses deux faces, un réseau de conducteurs électriques imprimés, ces deux réseaux étant isolés électriquement l'un de l'autre et étant connectés aux entrées d'un capteur. Ainsi, en cas de tentative d'effraction en perçant une des faces de l'étui ou en essayant de l'écraser un court-circuit se produira entre les deux réseaux de conducteurs et le capteur correspondant déclenchera l'ouverture de l'ampoule 4.The flexible printed circuit 15 carries on its two faces, a network of printed electrical conductors, these two networks being electrically isolated from each other and being connected to the inputs of a sensor. Thus, in the event of an attempted break-in by piercing one of the faces of the case or while trying to crush it, a short circuit will occur between the two networks of conductors and the corresponding sensor will trigger the opening of the bulb 4 .

Un problème particulièrement grave est posé par l'usage de plus en plus fréquent de cartes magnétiques et/ou à mémoire électronique comme cartes de banque ou de crédit, car leur vol peut entraîner de très graves conséquences financières lors de l'usage frauduleux de telles cartes. Il est donc de la plus haute importance de les rendre impropres à tout usage normal. On peut envisager de projeter sur la carte une encre, mais ceci n'empêchera par exemple pas son usage avec un distributeur automatique de billets de banque. Il est au contraire nécessaire de rendre illisible tout ou partie de l'information codée sous forme magnétique ou électronique qu'elle porte. On peut alors envisager l'utilisation d'un acide, mais pour être certain qu'il parvienne sur les surfaces de plusieurs cartes contenues dans l'étui, ces cartes ne peuvent pas être empliées les unes sur les autres, car ceci risque d'empêcher la pénétration du liquide destructeur. On a donc conçu, suivant une caractéristique de l'invention, un bloc de support 18 présentant sur une de ses faces, des fentes 19 légèrement décalées entre elles dans le sens longitudinal et espacées en hauteur de telle sorte que des cartes 20 enfilées dans ces fentes 19 seront maintenues décalées et légèrement espacées entre elles. Ceci apporte en outre l'avantage d'une manipulation aisée des cartes par leur propriétaire.A particularly serious problem is posed by the increasingly frequent use of magnetic and / or electronic memory cards like bank or credit cards, since their theft can have very serious consequences. financial during the fraudulent use of such cards. It is therefore of the utmost importance to make them unsuitable for normal use. One can consider projecting ink onto the card, but this will not, for example, prevent its use with an automatic banknote dispenser. On the contrary, it is necessary to make illegible all or part of the information encoded in magnetic or electronic form that it carries. We can then consider the use of an acid, but to be certain that it reaches the surfaces of several cards contained in the case, these cards cannot be filled one on top of the other, because this risks prevent the penetration of the destructive liquid. We have therefore designed, according to a characteristic of the invention, a support block 18 having on one of its faces, slots 19 slightly offset between them in the longitudinal direction and spaced in height so that cards 20 threaded in these slots 19 will be kept offset and slightly spaced apart. This also provides the advantage of easy handling of the cards by their owner.

On peut aussi envisager des moyens magnétiques ou électroniques engendrant un champ parasite en cas d'effraction, de manière à effacer ou tout au moins perturber l'enregistrement contenu dans les mémoires des cartes 20. L'usage du support 18, maintenant les cartes 20 en des positions bien déterminées à l'intérieure de l'étui 1, facilitera l'action de tels champs parasites.One can also consider magnetic or electronic means generating a parasitic field in the event of break-in, so as to erase or at least disturb the recording contained in the memories of the cards 20. The use of the support 18, now the cards 20 in well-determined positions inside the case 1, will facilitate the action of such stray fields.

Enfin, les parties métalliques externes 13 de l'étui 1 peuvent être reliées entre elles et à la masse du système de détection, de manière à constituer une cage de Faraday protégeant le système électronique de l'étui contre des influences extérieures, soit voulues, soit accidentelles.Finally, the external metallic parts 13 of the case 1 can be connected to each other and to the ground of the detection system, so as to constitute a Faraday cage protecting the electronic system of the case against external influences, either desired, either accidental.

Dans une variante de réalisation de l'invention, une ou les deux feuilles métalliques 13, 14 peuvent être obtenues par métallisation d'un support, notamment le circuit imprimé 15. Les conducteurs imprimés sur la face à métalliser de ce circuit sont évidemment dans ce cas, préalablement recouverts d'une couche isolante appropriée.In an alternative embodiment of the invention, one or two metal sheets 13, 14 can be obtained by metallization of a support, in particular the printed circuit 15. The conductors printed on the face to be metallized of this circuit are obviously in this case, previously covered with an appropriate insulating layer.

Un voleur pourrait envisager de sectionner rapidement, avant que le système détecteur ne réagisse, la partie de l'étui formant un caisson contenant l'ampoule 4. On peut envisager pour se prémunir contre une telle éventualité, d'egencer des moyens mécaniques, tels que des griffes (non représentées), reliés à l'enveloppe externe (13) de l'étui, au-delà du caisson précité, qui seront déplacés lors de la déformation de cette enveloppe due au sectionnement précité, de manière à provoquer l'ouverture de l'ampoule 4.A thief could consider quickly cutting, before the detector system reacts, the part of the case forming a box containing the bulb 4. It can be envisaged to guard against such a possibility, to arrange mechanical means, such that claws (not shown), connected to the outer casing (13) of the case, beyond the aforementioned box, which will be displaced during the deformation of this envelope due to the aforementioned cutting, so as to cause the bulb opening 4.

Le couvercle 12 constituant avec ses articulations, la partie la plus faible et la plus difficile à protéger de l'étui, on peut envisager une forme de réalisation dans laquelle le corps de l'étui constitue un caisson fermé dont un petit côté, éventuellement en liaison avec une partie du ou des grands côtés qui lui sont adjacents, peut être ouvert par coulissement et/ou pivotement.The cover 12 constituting with its joints, the weakest and most difficult to protect part of the case, one can envisage an embodiment in which the body of the case constitutes a closed box including a small side, possibly in connection with part of the long side (s) which are adjacent to it, can be opened by sliding and / or pivoting.

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  1. A security pocket case for valuable documents, such as cheques, banknotes, credit and bank cards, etc., comprising a flat rectangular box (1) of a size relating to that of the documents to be enclosed therein and allowing it to be easily accommodated in a pocket, with a cover (12) and a security fastener which can be opened exclusively by entering a secret code by means of a keypad (3), and also at least one cartridge or phial (4) which is filled with a liquid under pressure and enables the contents of the case to be rendered unusable, comprising a sensor which is sensitive to forces applied in attempting to forcibly open the case and which, upon detecting forces of this nature, operates the opening of the cartride or phial (4) in such a way that its contents are released on to the contents of the case so as to render them unusable, characterised in that said case is formed by a rigid frame (10) enclosed between a bottom (11) and a hinged cover (12), said bottom (11) and said cover (12) each being formed by a three-ply lamination, the two outer plies (13, 14) of which are composed of a solid metal and enclose between them a flexible printed circuit (15) having an interconnected network of electric conductors on each of its surfaces, the two networks being insulated electrically from each another and being connected to the inputs of a sensor which detects any short-circuit between these networks and which, in the event of such a short-circuit, triggers the release of the contents of the phial (4).
  2. A case according to claim 1, characterized in that the two metal plies (13, 14) are mutually turned over along their edges and are slightly dished so as to form a very strong and sealed shell, thereby enabling the case to withstand, in particular, crushing forces while in use.
  3. A case according to either of claims 1 and 2, characterised in that it comprises a support (18) having slots (19) intended to receive credit cards, bank cards or the like (20), while keeping them staggered and slightly spaced apart so as to facilitate attack on their surfaces by the contents of the phial (4).
  4. A case according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the said sensors comprise, in particular, sensors for pressure, temperature, moisture, magnetic fields and/or electromagnetic waves, making it possible to detect the presence of abnormal ambient conditions.
  5. A case according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the outer metal parts (13) of the case are connected to the earth of the detection system so as to form a Faraday cage.
  6. A case according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that, in addition to the phial (4), it comprises means making it possible to destroy or interfere with the recording carried by the magnetic and/or electronic memories held in credit cards, bank cards or the like (20).
  7. A case according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that it comprises mechanical means which are connected to the envelope of the case and which, in the event of any abnormal deformation of this envelope, bring about the mechanical opening of the phial (4).
  8. A case according to claim 1, characterised in that one or both of the metal plies (12, 14) [sic] are produced by metallisation of a support, in particular the printed circuit (15).
  9. A case according to any one of claims 1 and 4 to 7, characterised in that the case body comprises a closed box, one short side of which, optionally in connection with one part of the long side or sides which is/are adjacent thereto, can be opened by sliding and/or pivoting.
EP86870124A 1986-09-05 1986-09-05 Security pocket case Expired - Lifetime EP0259534B1 (en)

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EP86870124A EP0259534B1 (en) 1986-09-05 1986-09-05 Security pocket case
AT86870124T ATE62794T1 (en) 1986-09-05 1986-09-05 SECURITY BAG CONTAINER.
DE8686870124T DE3678958D1 (en) 1986-09-05 1986-09-05 SECURITY BAGS.
IL83770A IL83770A (en) 1986-09-05 1987-09-03 Pocket safe box
JP62221236A JPS63117707A (en) 1986-09-05 1987-09-05 Pocket type keeping box

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