FR2832912A1

FR2832912A1 - Anti-contamination mail opening system to avoid contamination e.g. from bacteria or anthrax spores comprises sealed transparent bag with gloves for attaching to mailbox and rigid tube for examining mail

Info

Publication number: FR2832912A1
Application number: FR0115802A
Authority: FR
Inventors: Guillaume Gout; Gerard Alusse
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2001-12-04
Filing date: 2001-12-04
Publication date: 2003-06-06

Abstract

The system consists of a transparent polymer bag incorporating two gloves, attached to the mailbox to receive the mail and having a hermetically sealable opening. It is for one-time use. Suspect mail that requires examination is transferred to a plastic chamber equipped with handling gloves and lengths of plastic sleeve welding electrodes to allow packages to be isolated in sections of sleeve. The system consists of a transparent polymer bag incorporating two gloves, attached to the mailbox to receive the mail and having a hermetically sealable opening. It is for one-time use. Suspect mail that requires examination is transferred to a transparent, rigid and parallelepiped plastic chamber equipped with long handling gloves and lengths of plastic sleeve welding electrodes that allow packages to be isolated in sections of sleeve. The sealable bag, plastic sleeve and gloves are made from nylon.

Description

La présente invention permet à l'utilisateur, pour un faible coût dans une première forme, d'ouvrir et d'examiner son courrier en milieu étanche, les mains protégées par des gants. The present invention allows the user, for a low cost in a first form, to open and examine his mail in a sealed environment, hands protected by gloves.

Depuis octobre 2001 des enveloppes contenant de la poudre infectante porteuse de spores bactériologiques mortels (bacille du charbon), ont circulé et été envoyées par des terroristes. Since October 2001, envelopes containing infectious powder carrying deadly bacteriological spores (anthrax bacillus) have been circulated and sent by terrorists.

Lorsqu'une enveloppe est suspecte des moyens coûteux sont mis en oeuvre, du personnel spécialisé est requis pour traiter cela. Le particulier ne dispose d'aucun autre recours. A. ce jour aucun moyen simple, bon marché et fiable n'existe dans le commerce pour permettre au simple citoyen de se protéger en ouvrant son courrier. When an envelope is suspected, expensive means are used, specialized personnel is required to deal with this. The individual has no other recourse. To date, no simple, inexpensive and reliable means exists in commerce to allow ordinary citizens to protect themselves by opening their mail.

Le problème technique posé est : 1) pouvoir ouvrir son courrier sans risque d'inhalation de spores 2) éviter de contaminer l'environnement en manipulant du courrier à l'air libre. The technical problem posed is: 1) being able to open your mail without risk of inhalation of spores 2) avoid contaminating the environment by handling mail in the open air.

Deux dispositifs ayant les mêmes principes de bases ont été conçus pour répondre à cela : a) un premier dispositif léger en nylon souple transparent résistant aux éraflures, solide, qui s'adapte sur où dans la boite aux lettres. b) un deuxième dispositif en plastique rigide, transparent, à poser sur une table, adoptant le système du tunnel : on entre le courrier où le colis d'un côté et après dépouillement on le sort de l'autre côté. Two devices having the same basic principles have been designed to answer this: a) a first light device in transparent flexible nylon, resistant to scratches, solid, which adapts to where in the mailbox. b) a second rigid, transparent plastic device, to be placed on a table, adopting the tunnel system: one enters the mail where the parcel on one side and after examination it is taken out on the other side.

Le premier dispositif (a) destiné aux boîtes aux lettres familliales est formé d'un sac rectangulaire en nylon transparent dont les dimensions seront adaptées selon les divers formats de boîtes aux lettres. Un des cotés courts du sac sera ouvert et ses bords enduits d'adhésif où pourvu d'un système de fermeture étanche-zip-. Par ce côté le facteur introduira le courrier. En retirant son courrier l'usager scellera le sac avec le courrier isolé à l'intérieur. Sur un des deux côtés longs du sac se trouvent deux orifices qui sont les entrées de deux gants en nylon souple qui pendent à l'intérieur du sac et permettent d"ouvrir le courrier en milieu étanche. The first device (a) for family mailboxes is formed by a rectangular transparent nylon bag, the dimensions of which will be adapted to the various letterbox formats. One of the short sides of the bag will be open and its edges coated with adhesive where provided with a waterproof-zip- closure system. By this side the postman will bring in the mail. By removing his mail the user will seal the bag with the insulated mail inside. On one of the two long sides of the bag are two holes which are the entrances of two flexible nylon gloves which hang inside the bag and allow the mail to be opened in a sealed environment.

Ce premier dispositif (a) permet d'isoler le courrier et de l'ouvrir en milieu clos, étanche. On se protège soi et son environnement. Pour récupérer le courrier jugé sain il suffit This first device (a) makes it possible to isolate the mail and to open it in a closed, sealed environment. We protect ourselves and our environment. To recover the mail deemed healthy it is enough

de déchirer le sac. to tear the bag.

Le deuxième dispositif (b) est destiné à l'ouverture des célis où pour un courrier abondant. Sa forme de parallélépipède rectangle ne variera pas, seules ses dimensions s'adapteront selon nécessités
Ce tunnel en plastique solide et transparent aura pour base un côté long et sera surelevé par deux supports où pieds car il faudra un espace suffisant pour les stocks. The second device (b) is intended for the opening of celis or for abundant mail. Its shape of rectangular parallelepiped will not vary, only its dimensions will adapt as necessary
This solid and transparent plastic tunnel will have a long side as a base and will be raised by two supports or feet because there will be sufficient space for stocks.

Les deux faces latérales en forme de carré seront ouvertes et de chaque côté du tunnel on enfilera un stock de tuyau en nylon transparent. Ce stock s'entassera en accordéon côté entrée du tunnel et côté sortie du tunnel. Ce qui fait deux stocks : un a chaque bout. The two side faces in the shape of a square will be open and on each side of the tunnel we will put a stock of transparent nylon pipe. This stock will be stacked in accordion on the entrance side of the tunnel and on the exit side of the tunnel. This makes two stocks: one at each end.

Sur la face supérieure, entre les deux stocks, deux orifices équipés de fixations permettront de faire passer deux longs gants en nylon à l'intérieur du tunnel. On the upper side, between the two stocks, two holes fitted with fasteners will allow two long nylon gloves to pass inside the tunnel.

A l'intérieur du tunnel, côté entrée, se trouvera une résistance électrique de soudage permettant d'attacher et d'isoler le paquet entrant. Un filtre anti-bactérien fixé sur une paroie permettra une circulation d'air et évitera la buée. Une fois le paquet isolé à l'intérieur on pourra l'ouvrir, le contrôler puis l'évacuer par l'autre bout du tunnel en le poussant dans le tuyau de sortie. Le paquet tombera sur une tablette fixée au tunnel. Cette tablette sera munie d'un bras-résistance électrique, le mime qu'à l'intérieur du tunnel, pour couper, libérer le sac et du même coup refermer le tuyau de nylon. Inside the tunnel, on the entrance side, there will be an electrical welding resistance allowing the incoming package to be attached and isolated. An anti-bacterial filter fixed on a wall will allow air circulation and avoid fogging. Once the package is insulated inside it can be opened, checked and then evacuated through the other end of the tunnel by pushing it into the outlet pipe. The package will fall on a shelf attached to the tunnel. This tablet will be equipped with an electrical resistance arm, the mime that inside the tunnel, to cut, release the bag and at the same time close the nylon hose.

Ce dernier système de manipulation du courrier permet de faire un tri et de garder les lettres sous protection transparente à l'extérieur. On peut aussi grouper la pub dans un même sac pour l'évacuer et trier son courrier à l'aise. This latest mail handling system allows sorting and keeping letters under transparent protection outside. We can also group the ad in the same bag to evacuate it and sort its mail at ease.

Un vaporisateur bactéricide approprié devra être introduit à l'intérieur du tunnelavant la mise en fonction du système. Ce bactéricide servira pour assainir avant le rechargement en tuyaux lorsque les stocks seront épuisés. L'utilisateur du tunnel pourra mettre un simple sac nylon à fermeture étanche dans sa boîte aux lettres. A suitable bactericidal spray must be introduced inside the tunnel before the system is put into operation. This bactericide will be used to sanitize before reloading pipes when stocks are depleted. The user of the tunnel will be able to put a simple nylon bag with waterproof closure in his mailbox.

Claims

CLAIMS 1) Devices serving as anti-contamination airlock at the time of opening the mail, thus composed: a) for the first flexible device for single use, of a transparent nylon bag containing two gloves and with a hermetically sealable opening. b) for the second device, a parallelepipedic tube made of solid transparent plastic, equipped with two stocks of nylon pipes, two long nylon gloves and two welding arms which are electrical resistances.

2) Device according to claim 1-a-characterized by its opening where the letters are introduced, which is hermetically sealable either by sticker or by zip.

3) Device according to claim 1-a-and 2 characterized by its two heat-sealed gloves accessible from the outside by a long side of the bag and which hang inside the bag to allow handling of the mail in total isolation.

4) Device according to claim 1-b-, characterized by its tube where rectangular parallelepipedal tunnel in transparent solid plastic which is pierced on its upper face by two orifices equipped to fix two long gloves giving access to the interior of the tunnel.

5) Device according to claim 1-b-and 4 characterized by two electrical welding resistors: one inside the entrance side and the other outside fixed on a mail receiving tablet, at the exit.

6) Device according to claim 1-b-and 4 characterized by an anti-bacterial filter attached to a wall of the tunnel.

7) Device according to claim 1-b-, 4Caràctérisé by its constant shape but with variable dimensions as necessary, therefore with adaptable dimensions.

8) Device according to claim 1-b-, 4, characterized by two stocks of nylon hose threaded on either side of the tunnel. The latter being on feet because of the thickness of the stock.

9) Devices according to claims 1 a and b and others characterized by their waterproof, transparent materials, resistant to tearing scratches; where impact, all allowing the counting of mail in an environment isolated from the open air, with hand protection.