EP4070683B1 - Structure de confinement, en particulier pour dispositifs de localisation et de suivi - Google Patents

Structure de confinement, en particulier pour dispositifs de localisation et de suivi Download PDF

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EP4070683B1
EP4070683B1 EP22164646.6A EP22164646A EP4070683B1 EP 4070683 B1 EP4070683 B1 EP 4070683B1 EP 22164646 A EP22164646 A EP 22164646A EP 4070683 B1 EP4070683 B1 EP 4070683B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C1/00—Purses; Money-bags; Wallets
    • A45C1/06—Wallets; Notecases
    • 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
    • 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
    • A45C13/185—Devices to prevent theft or loss of purses, luggage or hand carried bags of purses, money-bags or wallets
    • 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
    • A45C2011/002—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45C
    • A45C2200/10—Transparent walls

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  • the present invention relates to a containment structure for location and tracking devices.
  • the present invention relates to a containment structure adapted to contain and protect a location device or a so called tracker.
  • trackers are small devices designed to be associated with accessories and objects that must not be lost or, more generally, whose location must be known in real time.
  • Trackers are generally controlled by adapted applications installed on remote control devices, such as for example smartphones, tablets, laptops or the like, that communicate with the trackers by means of adapted protocols, such as Bluetooth ® , for example.
  • adapted protocols such as Bluetooth ®
  • Trackers of various brands are commercially available and are distinguished both according to their functionality and to their aesthetic appearance.
  • Apple ® 's tracker known commercially by the name AirTag
  • the trackers marketed under the names Filo, Tile Mate ® , Waueri ® , TrackR Pixel ® and Chipolo ® just to mention a few.
  • Trackers of the known type are generally attached to the objects to be located and/or tracked in a detachable manner, by means of an adapted reversible coupling means, such as for example key rings, small snap hooks and other devices of various shapes.
  • a drawback common to all known coupling devices is that they are unable to offer adequate assurances of safety against any attempts to steal the object to which the tracker is applied.
  • US8863793B2 discloses a modular organization case comprising the features of the preamble of claim 1, which is a mechanical enclosure adapted to contain miscellaneous items to be carried in single compact space.
  • US2016/084454A1 discloses a storage enclosure, in practice a carrying case, provided with a solar panel and a charging panel.
  • US7347325B2 discloses a wallet-sized carrying case for holding personal items.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a containment structure, particularly for location and tracking devices, that overcomes the drawbacks of the cited prior art.
  • a particular object of the invention is to provide a containment structure that allows to rapidly and securely apply a tracker to an object to be located and/or tracked, preventing the removal of the device by an unauthorized person.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a containment structure that allows to discourage attempts to steal the objects to which the trackers are applied.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a containment structure that does not alter the aesthetic appearance of the object to which it is associated and which in particular preserves its quality and value.
  • Not least object of the invention is to provide a containment structure that can be easily produced starting from commonly commercially available elements and materials and which is also advantageous from a purely economic standpoint.
  • the containment structure according to the invention is generally designated by the reference numeral 1.
  • the containment structure 1 preferably has a flattened, substantially parallelepiped shape, and includes two portions 2, 3 made of a rigid and tough material.
  • the two portions 2, 3 are mutually coupled so as to form a receptacle 4 which is designed to accommodate a location and tracking device, or tracker, 50.
  • the location and tracking device 50 to which reference is made is in particular a device by Apple ® , known commercially by the name AirTag, which has a body approximately shaped like a cambered disk.
  • the containment structure according to the invention is suitable to contain other devices that are similar to and/or compatible, such as, for example, the devices marketed under the names Filo, Tile Mate ® , Waueri ® , TrackR Pixel ® and Chipolo ® , just to mention a few.
  • the two portions 2, 3 are coupled by means of a hinge means 5; alternatively, they can be coupled in other suitable manners.
  • the two portions 2, 3 can be opened in an open configuration or position, in which it is possible to insert and remove the location and tracking device 50 in the receptacle 4.
  • the two portions 2, 3 can be closed in a closed configuration or position, in which the location and tracking device 50 is accommodated in the receptacle 4 and cannot be removed from the containment structure 1.
  • the tracker 50 cannot in any way be removed, except by intentionally damaging the containment structure 1.
  • the containment structure 1 is provided with a fastening means 6 which can be switched from a locking condition to a release condition, by means of a voluntary intervention on the part of an authorized user.
  • the fastening means 6 may be a lock provided on the portion 2 and by a corresponding hook 7 provided on the portion 3.
  • the lock may be a combination lock 8, as shown in Figures 1 to 4 , or a key-operated lock 9, as shown by way of example in Figures 5 and 6 .
  • At least one part of at least one of the two portions 2, 3 is transparent to the operating frequencies of the location and tracking device 50, in order to allow the tracker 50 to freely exchange radio signals with adapted remote control devices, constituted for example by a smartphone, a tablet, or the like.
  • the part that is transparent to the operating frequencies of the location and tracking device 50 is constituted by two substantially circular openings 10, 11, through which the location and tracking device 50 can partially protrude when it is inserted in the receptacle 4 and the containment structure 1 is closed.
  • the two openings 10, 11 face each other and are provided in the portions 2, 3 respectively.
  • the containment structure 1 is provided with a connection means 12 which allows to couple the structure in a non removable manner to an object 60 to be located and/or tracked;
  • the object may be, for example, a bag such as the one exemplified in Figures 12 to 14 .
  • the containment structure 1 In practice, once coupled to the object to be located and/or tracked with the connection means 12, the containment structure 1 cannot be removed in any way except by irreparably damaging the object 60, making it in practice unusable.
  • connection means 12 consists of a fastening member which is coupled in a non removable manner, for example by means of rivets, to the portion 2 of the containment structure 1, with the interposition of at least one part of the object to be located and/or tracked 60.
  • the portion 2 has a substantially planar face 13 which is designed to rest against at least one part of the object to be located and/or tracked 60.
  • the fastening member may be made as a sufficiently solid component of the object to be located and/or tracked 60, such as for example a closure 61, as shown in Figure 13 , or by an auxiliary body, such as for example an adapted plate 14, as shown in Figure 14 .
  • the containment structure generally designated by the reference numeral 101, has a single substantially circular opening 10, through which the location and tracking device 50 can protrude partially when it is inserted in the receptacle 4 and the containment structure 101 is closed.
  • the opening 10 is formed in the portion 2, while the other portion 103 has such a thickness as to enclose within its volume the part of the receptacle 4 that is designed to accommodate the rest of the location and tracking device 50.
  • the location and tracking device 50 can protrude only from the face 13, which is designed to rest against at least one part of the object to be located and/or tracked 60.
  • the location and tracking device 50 is inaccessible from the outside, as well as being inseparable from the object 60.
  • Figures 7 to 11 show a containment structure according to a further aspect of the invention, wherein the elements that correspond to the elements that have already been described, with reference to the embodiments shown in Figures 1 to 6 , have been designated by the same reference numerals.
  • the containment structure 1, 101 is coupled to the object 60 to be located and/or tracked, advantageously during its manufacture, by means of the connection means 12.
  • a user needs to know in real time the location of the object 60 to be located and/or tracked, he merely has to open the two portions 2, 3, 103 of the containment structure 1, 101, after moving the fastening means 6 to the release condition, insert a location and tracking device 50 in the receptacle 4, close the two portions 2, 3, 103 again and switch the fastening means 6 to the locking condition.
  • the location and tracking device 50 is enclosed within the containment structure 1, 101, which is arranged in the object 60 to be located and/or tracked, it is protected against impacts and against contact with liquids, dirt, etc.
  • the location and tracking device 50 cannot be removed in any way except by intentionally and irreparably damaging the containment structure 1, 101 and/or the object 60 to be located and/or tracked, which therefore in practice cannot be lost or stolen.
  • the invention achieves the intended aim and objects, providing a containment structure, particularly for location and tracking devices, that allows to rapidly and safely apply a tracker to an object to be located and/or tracked, preventing removal of the device by an unauthorized person.
  • the containment structure according to the invention therefore allows to discourage the attempt to steal the object to which the tracker is applied.
  • the containment structure according to the invention does not alter the overall aesthetic appearance of the object to which it is coupled, preserving its quality and value.

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  1. Structure de confinement pour dispositifs de localisation et de traçage, comprenant au moins deux portions (2, 3) configurées pour être couplées entre elles afin de former au moins un réceptacle (4) adapté pour recevoir un dispositif de localisation et de traçage (50); lesdites deux portions (2, 3) pouvant être ouvertes, dans une configuration ouverte, permettant l'insertion d'un dispositif de localisation et de traçage (50) dans ledit réceptacle (4), et permettant le retrait dudit dispositif de localisation et de traçage (50) dudit réceptacle (4); lesdites deux portions (2, 3) pouvant être fermées dans une configuration fermée, dans laquelle ledit dispositif de localisation et de traçage (50) inséré dans ledit réceptacle ne peut pas être retiré de ladite structure de confinement; au moins une partie d'au moins une desdites deux portions (2, 3) étant transparente aux fréquences de service dudit dispositif de localisation et de traçage (50); ladite structure de confinement étant caractérisée en ce que ladite partie d'au moins une desdites deux portions (2, 3) qui est transparente aux fréquences de service dudit dispositif de localisation et de traçage (50) comprend une ouverture (10, 11) formée sur au moins l'une desdites deux portions (2, 3), le dispositif de localisation et de traçage (50) pouvant partiellement faire saillie lorsqu'il est inséré dans ledit réceptacle (4) à travers ladite ouverture (10, 11).
  2. Structure de confinement selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que lesdites deux portions (2, 3) sont couplées mutuellement par un moyen de charnière (5).
  3. Structure de confinement selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend un moyen de fixation (6) qui peut être commuté sélectivement entre une condition de verrouillage, dans laquelle la transition desdites deux portions (2, 3) depuis ladite configuration fermée à ladite configuration ouverte est empêchée, et une condition de libération, dans laquelle la transition desdites deux portions (2, 3) de ladite configuration fermée à ladite configuration ouverte est autorisée.
  4. Structure de confinement selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens de fixation (6) comprennent une serrure à combinaison (8) et un crochet respectif (7) qui sont pourvus sur lesdites deux portions (2, 3).
  5. Structure de confinement selon une ou plusieurs des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens de fixation (6) comprennent une serrure à clé (9) et un crochet correspondant (7) qui sont pourvus sur lesdites deux portions (2, 3).
  6. Structure de confinement selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend un moyen de connexion (12) pour coupler, de manière non amovible, ladite structure de confinement à un objet (60) à localiser et/ou tracer.
  7. Structure de confinement selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que lesdits moyens de connexion (12) comprennent au moins un élément de fixation qui peut être couplé à l'une desdites deux portions (2, 3) de manière non amovible, avec l'interposition d'au moins une partie dudit objet (60) à localiser et/ou tracer.
  8. Structure de confinement selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'au moins une desdites deux portions (2, 3) a une face substantiellement plane (13) configurée pour reposer contre au moins une partie dudit objet (60) à localiser et/ou à tracer.
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