EP1048012A1 - Security device for a keyboard having keys for the manual composition of a personal code - Google Patents

Security device for a keyboard having keys for the manual composition of a personal code

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EP1048012A1
EP1048012A1 EP99900915A EP99900915A EP1048012A1 EP 1048012 A1 EP1048012 A1 EP 1048012A1 EP 99900915 A EP99900915 A EP 99900915A EP 99900915 A EP99900915 A EP 99900915A EP 1048012 A1 EP1048012 A1 EP 1048012A1
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Nicolas Tavernier
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F21/00—Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
    • G06F21/70—Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer
    • G06F21/82—Protecting input, output or interconnection devices
    • G06F21/83—Protecting input, output or interconnection devices input devices, e.g. keyboards, mice or controllers thereof
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/08—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means
    • G07F7/10—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means together with a coded signal, e.g. in the form of personal identification information, like personal identification number [PIN] or biometric data
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2231/00—Applications
    • H01H2231/006—Bank automat; Cash register; Vending machine
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2239/00—Miscellaneous
    • H01H2239/032—Anti-tamper

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  • the present invention relates to a security or protection device intended to cooperate with a keyboard comprising keys which allow the user to manually enter a confidential code.
  • Such a security device can be used with all types of device comprising such a keyboard, for example automatic cash dispensers, automatic ticket vouchers, payment devices using a bank card. or other credit card, and controlled access systems to premises (buildings, parking lots, etc.) or to services, for example the telephone.
  • a keyboard for example automatic cash dispensers, automatic ticket vouchers, payment devices using a bank card. or other credit card, and controlled access systems to premises (buildings, parking lots, etc.) or to services, for example the telephone.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a security device of this type which allows the user to manually dial his confidential code on the keyboard while being sheltered from prying, curious or malicious looks.
  • the safety device is characterized in that it comprises a cover or mask covering and at least partially surrounding the keyboard and having a passage before penetration of the hand of the user inside. cover for manual access to the keyboard, an upper window for the visual access of the user to the keyboard, and a plurality of opaque privacy walls preventing third parties from having visual access to the keyboard in predetermined directions.
  • the opaque privacy walls are arranged so that visual access to the keyboard can only be done through the upper window.
  • the device according to the invention is arranged so that manual access to the keyboard, through the front corridor, takes place from front to rear in a direction which is essentially parallel to the plane of the keyboard and so that visual access to the keyboard, through the upper window, is essentially perpendicular to said plane of the keyboard.
  • the device comprises a hollow base having an opening before defining the corridor, opaque peripheral privacy walls and an upper visual access opening to the keyboard.
  • the base is substantially parallelepipedic.
  • This base can advantageously be surmounted by a tube with opaque privacy walls which has open upper and lower ends for visual access to the keyboard.
  • This tube may have a front wall inclined from bottom to top towards the front, in particular to facilitate the use of the device by small people.
  • This tube may have a rear wall of lesser height than that of the two side walls which border it, for example to allow easier reading of information on a screen located at the rear of the keyboard.
  • the lower end of this tube coincides with the upper opening of the base.
  • the security device according to the invention is intended to cooperate with a keyboard 1 comprising keys 2 for composing a confidential code.
  • This keyboard 1 can in particular belong to any of the devices, distributors or systems detailed in the preamble, and it allows a user to manually enter a confidential code which is specific to him.
  • the keyboard 1 is located for example in the plane of the upper wall 3 of such an apparatus, distributor or system.
  • the security device comprises, as a whole, a cover or mask 4 which covers and at least partially surrounds the keyboard 1 and which has a front passage 5 for penetration by the hand of the user inside the cover, for manual access to the keyboard 1, an upper window 6 for the visual access of the user to the keyboard, and a plurality of opaque privacy walls preventing, in predetermined directions, access visual on the keyboard by third parties.
  • the cover 4 by its opaque walls, is arranged so that visual access to the keyboard 1 can only be made through the upper window 6.
  • the cover 4 comprises a lower hollow base 7 which is in the form of a flat parallelepiped comprising two opaque vertical side walls 8, a vertical rear wall 9 and an opaque horizontal upper wall 10, while its underside is completely open to release the keyboard 1 and that its front vertical face is also completely released to define the corridor 5.
  • the rear wall 9 is also advantageously opaque in order to eliminate any possibility of viewing the keys 2 of the keyboard 1 for third parties, in particular by reflection in a window or window located behind the keyboard 1, perpendicular to the plane of the upper wall 3 of the device.
  • the upper wall 10 of the base 7 has an opening 11, for example square or rectangular, on which exactly fits the lower end of a substantially vertical display tube 12.
  • the tube 12 has four opaque peripheral walls, namely two vertical side walls 13, a vertical rear wall 14 and a front wall 15 which is inclined from bottom to top towards the front, for example to allow better viewing of the keyboard 1 by small size users.
  • the opening 11 of the base 7 and the tube 12 which constitute the upper general window 6 are shaped so that the user has easy visual access to the keyboard 1.
  • the device is designed so that the manual access of the user to the keyboard 1, through the front corridor 5, takes place in a direction A, from front to rear, this direction A being essentially parallel to the plane of the keyboard 1 and to that of the upper wall 3 of the apparatus, and that the visual access to the keyboard, through the opening 11 and the tube 12, takes place in a direction B which is essentially perpendicular to this plane, this direction B coinciding on the whole with the axis of the tube 12.
  • the rear wall 14 of the tube 12 may have a recess 16, giving it a lower height than that of the other walls 13 and 15, in particular to facilitate better visual access for the user to a control or display screen located behind the cover 4, for example in a plane substantially perpendicular to that of the keyboard 1.
  • the cover 4 can be made of any suitable material, for example plastic or metal. It is fixed on the upper wall 3 of the device, fixedly or removably, by any suitable means, for example by lugs 17 for screwing or riveting shown schematically in mixed tr ⁇ rits.
  • each tab 17 for the passage of a screw or a rivet is made either during the manufacture of the safety device according to the invention, or just before mounting on the site of installation of said device.
  • the base 7 can be fitted internally, preferably in its rear part, with electric lighting favoring the vision of the keyboard 1, in particular at night.
  • the device according to the invention makes it possible to guarantee the user perfect confidentiality when he manually dials his confidential code on the keyboard 1, because that this operation is sheltered from direct or indirect glances on the part of third parties in all directions where such an observation would be possible.
  • the keyboard 1 is accessible to view only from the front, through the corridor 5 which is occupied by the hand of the user, and through the window 11 and the tube 12 above which finds the user's head.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiment which has been described; on the contrary, we can conceive of various variants without departing from its framework.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a security device for a keyboard (1) having keys (2) for the manual composition of a personal code. The device is characterized in that it comprises a hood or mask (4) covering and enclosing at least part of the keyboard (1) and presenting a corridor (5) for the hand of the user to move inside the hood (4) so as to gain manual access to the keyboard, a window (6) on the upper side to give the user visual access to the keyboard and a plurality of opaque privacy screens (8-10, 13-15) which prevent third persons from gaining visual access to the keyboard in predetermined directions. The invention is for use especially with automatic cash dispensers, automatic ticket machines, devices for paying by bank card or other credit card, and systems to control access to premises (buildings, parking garages, etc.) or services such as the telephone.

Description

DISPOSITIF DE SÉCURITÉ POUR CLAVIER À TOUCHES DE COMPOSITION MANUELLE D'UN CODE CONFIDENTTEL SECURITY DEVICE FOR KEYBOARD WITH KEYS FOR MANUAL COMPOSITION OF A CONFIDENTIAL CODE
La présente invention concerne un dispositif de sécurité ou de protection destiné à coopérer avec un clavier comportant des touches qui permettent à l'utilisateur de composer manuellement un code confidentiel.The present invention relates to a security or protection device intended to cooperate with a keyboard comprising keys which allow the user to manually enter a confidential code.
Un tel dispositif de sécurité est utilisable avec tous les types d'appareils comportant un tel clavier, par exemple les distributeurs automatiques de billets de banque, les distributeurs automatiques de titres de transport, les appareils de paiement à l'aide d'une carte bancaire ou autre carte de crédit, et les systèmes d'accès contrôlé à des locaux (immeubles, parkings, etc) ou à des services, le téléphone par exemple.Such a security device can be used with all types of device comprising such a keyboard, for example automatic cash dispensers, automatic ticket vouchers, payment devices using a bank card. or other credit card, and controlled access systems to premises (buildings, parking lots, etc.) or to services, for example the telephone.
L'invention a pour but de fournir un dispositif de sécurité de ce type qui permet à l'utilisateur de composer manuellement sur le clavier son code confidentiel en étant à l'abri des regards indiscrets, curieux ou malveillants.The object of the invention is to provide a security device of this type which allows the user to manually dial his confidential code on the keyboard while being sheltered from prying, curious or malicious looks.
A cet effet, le dispositif de sécurité selon l'invention est caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un capot ou masque recouvrant et entourant au moins partiellement le clavier et présentant un couloir avant de pénétration de la main de l'utilisateur à l'intérieur du capot pour l'accès manuel au clavier, une fenêtre supérieure pour l'accès visuel de l'utilisateur au clavier, et une pluralité de parois opaques de confidentialité empêchant pour les tiers un accès visuel au clavier dans des directions prédéterminées.To this end, the safety device according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises a cover or mask covering and at least partially surrounding the keyboard and having a passage before penetration of the hand of the user inside. cover for manual access to the keyboard, an upper window for the visual access of the user to the keyboard, and a plurality of opaque privacy walls preventing third parties from having visual access to the keyboard in predetermined directions.
De préférence, les parois opaques de confidentialité sont agencées pour que l'accès visuel au clavier ne puisse se faire qu'à travers la fenêtre supérieure.Preferably, the opaque privacy walls are arranged so that visual access to the keyboard can only be done through the upper window.
Ainsi, avec le dispositif de sécurité selon l'invention, l'utilisateur est garanti contre une observation visuelle non autorisée de la part des tiers au code confidentiel qu'il compose manuellement sur le clavier. De préférence, le dispositif selon l'invention est agencé pour que l'accès manuel au clavier, à travers le couloir avant, se fasse de l'avant vers l'arrière suivant une direction qui est essentiellement parallèle au plan du clavier et pour que l'accès visuel au clavier, à travers la fenêtre supérieure, se fasse essentiellement perpendiculairement audit plan du clavier. Suivant un mode de réalisation préféré, le dispositif comporte un socle creux présentant une ouverture avant de définition du couloir, des parois périphériques opaques de confidentialité et une ouverture supérieure d'accès visuel au clavier.Thus, with the security device according to the invention, the user is guaranteed against unauthorized visual observation by third parties to the confidential code which he types manually on the keyboard. Preferably, the device according to the invention is arranged so that manual access to the keyboard, through the front corridor, takes place from front to rear in a direction which is essentially parallel to the plane of the keyboard and so that visual access to the keyboard, through the upper window, is essentially perpendicular to said plane of the keyboard. According to a preferred embodiment, the device comprises a hollow base having an opening before defining the corridor, opaque peripheral privacy walls and an upper visual access opening to the keyboard.
Par exemple, le socle est sensiblement parallélépipèdique. Ce socle peut avantageusement être surmonté d'un tube à parois opaques de confidentialité qui présente des extrémités supérieure et inférieure ouvertes pour l'accès visuel au clavier.For example, the base is substantially parallelepipedic. This base can advantageously be surmounted by a tube with opaque privacy walls which has open upper and lower ends for visual access to the keyboard.
Ce tube peut présenter une paroi avant inclinée de bas en haut vers l'avant, notamment pour faciliter l'utilisation du dispositif par des personnes de petite taille. Ce tube peut présenter une paroi arrière de hauteur moindre que celle des deux parois latérales qui la bordent, par exemple pour permettre de faciliter la lecture d'informations sur un écran se trouvant à l'arrière du clavier.This tube may have a front wall inclined from bottom to top towards the front, in particular to facilitate the use of the device by small people. This tube may have a rear wall of lesser height than that of the two side walls which border it, for example to allow easier reading of information on a screen located at the rear of the keyboard.
Par exemple également, l'extrémité inférieure de ce tube coïncide avec l'ouverture supérieure du socle.Also for example, the lower end of this tube coincides with the upper opening of the base.
On comprendra bien l'invention à la lecture du complément de description qui va suivre et en référence au dessin annexé qui fait partie de la description et dont la Figure unique est une vue schématique en perspective arrachée montrant un dispositif de sécurité établi suivant un mode de réalisation préféré.The invention will be clearly understood on reading the additional description which follows and with reference to the appended drawing which forms part of the description and the single Figure of which is a diagrammatic perspective view cut away showing a safety device established according to a mode of preferred achievement.
Le dispositif de sécurité selon l'invention est destiné à coopérer avec un clavier 1 comportant des touches 2 de composition d'un code confidentiel.The security device according to the invention is intended to cooperate with a keyboard 1 comprising keys 2 for composing a confidential code.
Ce clavier 1 peut appartenir notamment à l'un quelconque des appareils, distributeurs ou systèmes détaillés en préambule, et il permet à un utilisateur de composer manuellement un code confidentiel qui lui est propre.This keyboard 1 can in particular belong to any of the devices, distributors or systems detailed in the preamble, and it allows a user to manually enter a confidential code which is specific to him.
Le clavier 1 se situe par exemple dans le plan de la paroi supérieure 3 d'un tel appareil, distributeur ou système.The keyboard 1 is located for example in the plane of the upper wall 3 of such an apparatus, distributor or system.
Conformément à l'invention, le dispositif de sécurité selon l'invention comporte, dans son ensemble, un capot ou masque 4 qui recouvre et entoure au moins partiellement le clavier 1 et qui présente un couloir avant 5 de pénétration de la main de l'utilisateur à l'intérieur du capot, pour l'accès manuel au clavier 1, une fenêtre supérieure 6 pour l'accès visuel de l'utilisateur au clavier, et une pluralité de parois opaques de confidentialité empêchant, dans des directions prédéterminées, un accès visuel au clavier par les tiers.According to the invention, the security device according to the invention comprises, as a whole, a cover or mask 4 which covers and at least partially surrounds the keyboard 1 and which has a front passage 5 for penetration by the hand of the user inside the cover, for manual access to the keyboard 1, an upper window 6 for the visual access of the user to the keyboard, and a plurality of opaque privacy walls preventing, in predetermined directions, access visual on the keyboard by third parties.
De préférence, le capot 4, par ses parois opaques, est agencé pour que l'accès visuel au clavier 1 ne puisse se faire qu'à travers la fenêtre supérieure 6. Dans le mode de réalisation représenté, le capot 4 comporte un socle creux inférieur 7 qui se présente sous la forme d'un parallélépipède plat comportant deux parois latérales verticales opaques 8, une paroi arrière verticale 9 et une paroi supérieure horizontale opaque 10, tandis que sa face inférieure est totalement ouverte pour dégager le clavier 1 et que sa face verticale avant est également totalement dégagée pour définir le couloir 5.Preferably, the cover 4, by its opaque walls, is arranged so that visual access to the keyboard 1 can only be made through the upper window 6. In the embodiment shown, the cover 4 comprises a lower hollow base 7 which is in the form of a flat parallelepiped comprising two opaque vertical side walls 8, a vertical rear wall 9 and an opaque horizontal upper wall 10, while its underside is completely open to release the keyboard 1 and that its front vertical face is also completely released to define the corridor 5.
La paroi arrière 9 est également avantageusement opaque afin d'éliminer toute possibilité de visualisation des touches 2 du clavier 1 pour les tiers, notamment par reflet dans une glace ou vitre située en arrière du clavier 1, perpendiculairement au plan de la paroi supérieure 3 de l'appareil.The rear wall 9 is also advantageously opaque in order to eliminate any possibility of viewing the keys 2 of the keyboard 1 for third parties, in particular by reflection in a window or window located behind the keyboard 1, perpendicular to the plane of the upper wall 3 of the device.
La paroi supérieure 10 du socle 7 présente une ouverture 11, par exemple carrée ou rectangul.aire, sur laquelle s'adapte exactement l'extrémité inférieure d'un tube de visualisation 12 sensiblement vertical. Le tube 12 comporte quatre parois périphériques opaques, à savoir deux parois latérales verticales 13, une paroi arrière verticale 14 et une paroi avant 15 qui est inclinée de bas en haut vers l'avant, par exemple pour permettre une meilleure visualisation du clavier 1 par des utilisateurs de petite t.aille.The upper wall 10 of the base 7 has an opening 11, for example square or rectangular, on which exactly fits the lower end of a substantially vertical display tube 12. The tube 12 has four opaque peripheral walls, namely two vertical side walls 13, a vertical rear wall 14 and a front wall 15 which is inclined from bottom to top towards the front, for example to allow better viewing of the keyboard 1 by small size users.
En revanche, la face inférieure et la face supérieure du tube 12 sont totalement dégagées pour permettre à l'utilisateur un accès visuel au clavier 1.On the other hand, the lower face and the upper face of the tube 12 are completely free to allow the user visual access to the keyboard 1.
Bien entendu, l'ouverture 11 du socle 7 et le tube 12 qui constituent la fenêtre générale supérieure 6 sont conformés pour que l'utilisateur ait un accès visuel aisé au clavier 1.Of course, the opening 11 of the base 7 and the tube 12 which constitute the upper general window 6 are shaped so that the user has easy visual access to the keyboard 1.
Comme on le voit sur la Figure, le dispositif est conçu pour que l'accès manuel de l'utilisateur au clavier 1, à travers le couloir avant 5, se fasse suivant une direction A, de l'avant vers l'arrière, cette direction A étant essentiellement parallèle au plan du clavier 1 et à celui de la paroi supérieure 3 de l'appareil, et que l'accès visuel au clavier, à travers l'ouverture 11 et le tube 12, se fasse suivant une direction B qui est essentiellement perpendiculaire à ce plan, cette direction B coïncidant dans l'ensemble avec l'axe du tube 12.As seen in the Figure, the device is designed so that the manual access of the user to the keyboard 1, through the front corridor 5, takes place in a direction A, from front to rear, this direction A being essentially parallel to the plane of the keyboard 1 and to that of the upper wall 3 of the apparatus, and that the visual access to the keyboard, through the opening 11 and the tube 12, takes place in a direction B which is essentially perpendicular to this plane, this direction B coinciding on the whole with the axis of the tube 12.
Comme montré par la ligne de traits mixtes sur la Figure, la paroi arrière 14 du tube 12 peut présenter un décrochement 16, lui conférant une hauteur moindre que celle des autres parois 13 et 15, notamment pour faciliter un meilleur accès visuel de l'utilisateur à un écran de contrôle ou de visualisation situé derrière le capot 4, par exemple dans un plan sensiblement perpendiculaire à celui du clavier 1.As shown by the dashed line in Figure, the rear wall 14 of the tube 12 may have a recess 16, giving it a lower height than that of the other walls 13 and 15, in particular to facilitate better visual access for the user to a control or display screen located behind the cover 4, for example in a plane substantially perpendicular to that of the keyboard 1.
Le capot 4 peut être constitué en toute matière appropriée, par exemple en matière plastique ou en métal. Il est fixé sur la paroi supérieure 3 de l'appareil, de manière fixe ou amovible, par tout moyen approprié, par exemple par des pattes 17 de vissage ou de rivetage schématisées en trεrits mixtes.The cover 4 can be made of any suitable material, for example plastic or metal. It is fixed on the upper wall 3 of the device, fixedly or removably, by any suitable means, for example by lugs 17 for screwing or riveting shown schematically in mixed trεrits.
Le trou 18 pratiqué dans chaque patte 17 pour le passage d'une vis ou d'un rivet est réalisé soit lors de la fabrication du dispositif de sécurité selon l'invention, soit juste avant le montage sur le lieu même de l'installation dudit dispositif.The hole 18 made in each tab 17 for the passage of a screw or a rivet is made either during the manufacture of the safety device according to the invention, or just before mounting on the site of installation of said device.
De manière non représentée, le socle 7 peut être équipé intérieurement, de préférence d.ans sa partie arrière, d'un éclairage électrique favorisant la vision du clavier 1, en particulier la nuit. Comme cela ressort de la description qui précède et en particulier de celle du mode de réalisation représenté, le dispositif selon l'invention permet de garantir à l'utilisateur une parfaite confidentialité lorsqu'il compose manuellement sur le clavier 1 son code confidentiel, du fait que cette opération est à l'abri des regards directs ou indirects de la part des tiers dans toutes les directions où une telle observation serait possible.Not shown, the base 7 can be fitted internally, preferably in its rear part, with electric lighting favoring the vision of the keyboard 1, in particular at night. As is apparent from the above description and in particular from that of the embodiment shown, the device according to the invention makes it possible to guarantee the user perfect confidentiality when he manually dials his confidential code on the keyboard 1, because that this operation is sheltered from direct or indirect glances on the part of third parties in all directions where such an observation would be possible.
En effet, le clavier 1 n'est accessible à la vue que par l'avant, à travers le couloir 5 qui est occupé par la main de l'utilisateur, et à travers la fenêtre 11 et le tube 12 au-dessus desquels se trouve la tête de l'utilisateur. Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation qui a été décrit ; on peut au contraire concevoir diverses variantes sans sortir pour autant de son cadre. Indeed, the keyboard 1 is accessible to view only from the front, through the corridor 5 which is occupied by the hand of the user, and through the window 11 and the tube 12 above which finds the user's head. Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment which has been described; on the contrary, we can conceive of various variants without departing from its framework.

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REVENDICATIONS
1 ) Dispositif de sécurité pour un clavier (1) à touches (2) de s composition manuelle d'un code confidentiel, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un capot ou masque (4) recouvrant et entourant au moins partiellement le clavier (1) et présentant un couloir avant (5) de pénétration de la main de l'utilisateur à l'intérieur du capot (4) pour l'accès manuel au clavier, une fenêtre supérieure (6) pour l'accès visuel de l'utilisateur au clavier, et une pluralité de parois opaques 0 de confidentialité (8-10,13-15) empêchant pour les tiers un accès visuel au clavier dans des directions prédéterminées en ce qu'il comporte un socle creux inférieur (7) surmonté d'un tube (12) à parois opaques de confidentialité (13-15) présentant des extrémités supérieures et inférieures ouvertes pour l'accès visuel au clavier et présentant une parois avant (15) inclinée de bas en haut vers l'avant s pour permettre une meilleure visualisation du clavier (1) pour des utilisateurs de petite taille.1) Security device for a keyboard (1) with keys (2) of manual composition of a confidential code, characterized in that it comprises a cover or mask (4) covering and at least partially surrounding the keyboard (1 ) and having a front passage (5) for penetration of the user's hand inside the cover (4) for manual access to the keyboard, an upper window (6) for visual access for the user keyboard, and a plurality of opaque privacy walls 0 (8-10,13-15) preventing third parties visual access to the keyboard in predetermined directions in that it comprises a lower hollow base (7) surmounted by a tube (12) with opaque privacy walls (13-15) having open upper and lower ends for visual access to the keyboard and having a front wall (15) inclined from bottom to top towards the front to allow better visualization of the keyboard (1) for users of small size.
2) Dispositif de sécurité selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les parois opaques de confidentialité (8-10,13-15) sont agencées pour que l'accès visuel au clavier (1) ne puisse se faire qu'à travers la 0 fenêtre supérieure (6)2) Security device according to claim 1, characterized in that the opaque privacy walls (8-10,13-15) are arranged so that visual access to the keyboard (1) can only be done through the 0 upper window (6)
3) Dispositif de sécurité selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il est agencé pour que l'accès manuel au clavier, à travers le couloir avant (5) se fasse de l'avant vers l'arrière, suivant une direction (A) qui est essentiellement parallèle au plan du clavier, et pour que 5 l'accès visuel au clavier, à travers la fenêtre (6), se fasse suivant une direction (B) essentiellement perpendiculairement audit plan du clavier.3) Safety device according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that it is arranged so that manual access to the keyboard, through the front corridor (5) is from front to rear , in a direction (A) which is essentially parallel to the plane of the keyboard, and so that visual access to the keyboard, through the window (6), takes place in a direction (B) essentially perpendicular to said plane of the keyboard.
4) Dispositif de sécurité selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le socle creux inférieur (7) présente une ouverture avant de définition du couloir (5) des parois périphériques opaques de 0 confidentialité (8- 10) et une ouverture supérieure ( 1 1) d'accès visuel au clavier.4) Safety device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the lower hollow base (7) has an opening before defining the corridor (5) of the opaque peripheral walls of 0 confidentiality (8-10) and an upper opening (1 1) for visual access to the keyboard.
5) Dispositif de sécurité selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le socle (7) est sensiblement parallélépipèdique.5) Safety device according to claim 4, characterized in that the base (7) is substantially parallelepiped.
6) Dispositif de sécurité selon la revendication 5 caractérisé en ce que le tube (12) présente une parois arrière (14) de hauteur 5 moindre que celle des deux parois latérales ( 13) qui la bordent. 7) Dispositif de sécurité selon la revendication 6 caractérisé en ce que l'extrémité inférieure du tube (12) coïncide avec l'ouverture supérieure du socle (7). 6) Safety device according to claim 5 characterized in that the tube (12) has a rear wall (14) of height 5 less than that of the two side walls (13) which border it. 7) Safety device according to claim 6 characterized in that the lower end of the tube (12) coincides with the upper opening of the base (7).
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