US1646687A

US1646687A - Indicating device

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Publication number: US1646687A
Application number: US700172A
Authority: US
Inventors: Daly Thomas
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-03-18
Filing date: 1924-03-18
Publication date: 1927-10-25
Anticipated expiration: 1944-10-25

Description

Oct. 25,1927. 1516,68?

V v a T. DALY .INDI CATING' DEVICE Filed March 18, 1924 JNV E NTOR Homes 06!] Patented oct; 25, 1927.

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mnrcnrrne nnvrcna r Application filed March 18, 1924. o serial no.-7oo,i72. I

adapted to shown and describedin my cation forithesprevention and do the theft of bank notes, stocks, gotiable paper or,

bon

other ,-In these safety valises-provision is madewhen the .vlise is stolen" or when at;

tempts'are made to openthe valise by unv authorizedvv persons for actuating deviees for-indicating; that. the contents of the valise are in unauthorized hands by mutilat ingthe bank notesor other papers in a P1136: w.Y

determined manner, as for example,

sprayingor otherwise treatingthe same with a colored-liquid dye orother, similar sub.- stance. My present invention relates tot-hese particular indicating devices and injcarry ing out the same as: hereinafter morepartlcularly .1 described. I employ a receptacle preierablycomprisingvvanouter casing and; v I inner casingitheiinner casing being adapted to. receive a suitable explosive and the outer casing-Ia diseolori'ng material, I while both casings have. substantially al1g'ned o nts.

which are d srupted bynthe explosive ma;

terial whenifired .to create a, pressure; within;

the outer casing to expel ,the V4 filiscoloring In carrying out the inven tion the explosive materialis. fired electrically. or .otherwisecwhen, the valise conta n;-

ing thevalnable, papers is unlaw f llyjtaken from the person having proper possession thereoiorzwhen attempts are madefto open the'val ise. g z r e- Inthe drawing;

:Fig 1 is an. end elevationofthe indicat ing devices comprising my present invention;

Fig.2 is a par i l lo-ng a e ion, i the'lsame-al .7 w T 1' 7 Fig.. 3' is a transverse sect on.-

Fig. 4: is a diagrammatic plan of lthe .elec" trio circuits and the cartridgeemployed, and

' e-Fig. 5051s; a'sectional elevation illustrating the application of the apparatus.

"By reference tothe drawings,-it will bef seen that in carrying out the invention I em ploy a receptacle preferably. comprising inner and outer casings. The outer caslng isv indicated'at 101and is preferably cylindrical. The cylindrical Wall of providedwitha longitudinal slotll normalcoveredbyv a'strip of thin metal 12 other ,instruments as the 1 same. are conveyed from;.oneplace to an;

outer casing and" passes;

;. WVhen the parts, are

the outer casing is:

which is soldered or otherwise connected to the outer r 1,4 ,687- FFmE -j T;

suriace oi the casingi-nsucha as make an easily 7 disruptable joint therewith. The iends of the cylindrical wall of the outer V casing areiitted withhheads 13 vand li.

These headsliiand 14 are littedrespectively with

rims

15 and 16 ad'aptedto pass over the;

ends i e y i dr l Wal th in their normalpos1t1ons the heads aresunken o r-set in a pp l i an rom he. nds Qt;

the casing. The ends of the casing.-are'cov .fl

rr d with ap andl oit there s.,.an-

appreciable space 19 at@each end ofthe eas-g mg between the .headslS-and the caps 14 i forming; the .end members thereof. The} p 1n ,opp te y disposed I si on i provided w th lugsQO, and similarly thecap 18 is providedlwith oppositely disposed lug s 21, The heads-andthe capsare maintained inposition on the ends ofthe casing by means of rods or;

bolts

22 and 23, which pass through and extend between the lugs on;the

The innercas' ng'is alsozpreferably cylinQ dricalvand of materially smaller diameter than the outer casing. This' inner casing is j indicated at 24: "and is provided with allon,

gitudinally extending slot-i2 5 normally coveredby astripof thin 1netal26 which is" secured to the; outer .sur'faceof theof;

'theinner cas ng bye "solder orlother joint d srupt d, In ena pr e 'y disposed position the inner casing,is -al so provided with'alongitudinallv disposed slot w en is ea el which similarly coveredeby strip of, thinimetal- 28 secured to the outerls'urface off 7 the'walls-oi the inner'casing a solder ,hrf other-equally disruptable joint, The innercasing extends longitudinally within" ,the

curedin or to the walls:

y; disp ereieit in lfs t 2 "a 2 i the inner casing are preferably in .alignment through andis se-f I of the heads 13 and let as indicated 1nYFig. 2 of the, drawing) in position the Oppositewith the longitudinally disposed slot 11in the outer casing. Passing through one end 1 wall of the inner casing, and suitably, se

cured therein I employ a cartridge 29 11w 7 8lextending' therefrom. These lead wires pass throughjthe space- 19 ing lead wiresBO and between the head 13 and the cap 17; of'the outer casing n which there m y beqafillingj or packing ofntelt or other similar material asindicated at 32 and the lead wirespass out-oi the casing, through {an apertiiregjiiv provided:forthispurposeiirthecapl l i inner casing is filled with a charge of gun powder orother similar explosive material as'indicatedat 34, and the outer casing is filled to'a predetermined extent witha quan- V tity of liquid dye as indicated'at'35, or any other equivalent discoloring material.

The indicating apparatus hereinbefore described is particularly adapted for use in a valiselor traveling bag of a similar nature in'Which bank notes, stocks, bonds or other valuable papersmay be transferred from one place to another. As illustrated diagrammatically in Fig. 5 of the drawing, the 7 Walls of such a bag are indicated at 36. The indicating device as illustrated may be maintained inposition in the bag by hangers 37" and 38conn'ected atone end to a wallof the bag-and,provided at their other ends with hooks 39 and 40' respectively torexample for engagement with the bolts or

rods

22 and 23 for supporting and normally maintai-ning the indicating apparatusin po- 'sition in the bag. 'As shown in Figs. 3and 52515 the drawing I may employ strap members41jand 42-suitably connected to the shell oftheouter casing by rivets'43, 44 or otherwise and extending in opposite directions and terminating in hooks 45' and 46. These hooks 45 and 46 form slideways for the reception of a drawer 47 or other container ada ted to receive the papers to be carried in 'tlie' bag. As illustrated thecov er of this drawer 47 is provided with a longitudinally vdisposedslot 48 so placed as to be in alignment with and adjacent to the slot 11 and its cover 12in-the wall of the outer casing 10.

Normally the 'slot 48*in the upper wall of Ithe drawer'is closed by "a pivotally mounted pl'ate 49 which is maintained in position to cover the slot by means of a spring 50 or otherwise. V

In order to operate the indicating device as hereinbefore described the lead wire 31 from the cartridge 29may be connectedto one terminal ofa battery 51 or other suitablesource of energy,- while the other terminalof the battery is connected by a lead a 52 to one terminal 53 of a circuit closing device and the other lead wire 30 from the cartridge 29 is connected to theother terminal'54 of this circuit closing device;

Whi-le it forms no part of my present invention thedevice for closing the circuit to the cartridge 29 is actuated in any suitable manner when the valise is taken surreptivtiously or falls into the hands of unauthori'z'ed persons in any manner whatsoever, and also when'attempts'are made to open. the valise except in a predetermined manner. It will be understood, therefore, that when the circuit closing device is operated the circuit will be closed to the cartridge'29 to ex- *plode "the same and fire the charge of gun powder 34 in the inner casing, disrupting either one or both'of the joints covering the longitudinal slots in the walls thereof and alsothe disruptable joint in the walls of the outer casing whereby the discoloring mate rial or other similar substance contained in the outer casing willbe caused to pass either by gravity or by force or both through the slot 12 into and through the slot 48 in the upper' wal-l ofthe' drawer to come into contact with the papers therein to indicate that the same have been obtained in an-unautho-rized manner. that the purpose of employing the hinged plate'49 is to prevent the return: of theidisr coloring-inaterial or any'appreciable part thereof fromthedrawer to the interior of the outer I casing, "the pressure under which the *discoloring material is caused to flow from the" receptacle in whichiitiis normally It will 1 0W be. understood contained being sufiici ent toswing the plate 49 to permit the discoloring material toipassiin this directionbut not in the other as. when this pressure is relieved thesprin g 50 causes 9 the plate 49 to return to its normalf'position.

It will also be understood'that theindicating device as herein shown 'andidescribed is more or less diagrammatic and that'other and equivalent forms thereof may be employed Without departing and spirit of my invention. 7

I'claim-as my invention:

'1. Ina device ofthe class described, an outer casing having a disruptable longitudinal joint, the said outer casingbeing adapted to contain a liquid','aninner casing alsoshav mg a disruptable'longitudinal joint thercln,

the said inner'casingbeing adapted to-con- 'tain an explosive, and aicartridge. fixed. in the walls-of the said inner-casing.

2. In a device of the class described, an outer casing having a longitudinal slot.

therein, astrip normally covering the said slot and making-a disruptable'ijoint in the.

walls-of the outer casing,the said outer casfrom the nature.

mg being adapted to contain a liquid, an in- I V ner casing having a longitudinalslot therein, a strip normally covering the-said longitudinal slot and. forming a disrup'talole jointinthe wall of the inner casing, the said inner casing b'eingt'adapted to contain anuid, an inner casing eccentric with the outer casing and having'a longitudinal slot there in, a stripnormally covering the slot'in the inner casing and connected to thewall there of to form a disruptable joint therein, the said inner casing being adapted to'contain an explosive, inset head members forming the ends of the outer casing and in which the A outer casing having a longitudinal slot therein, a strip normally covering the said slot and connected to the Wall of the casing to form a disruptable joint therein, the said outer casing being adapted to contain a liquid, an inner casing eccentric With the outer casing and having a longitudinal slot therein, a

strip normally covering the slot in the inner casing and connected to the Wall thereof to form a disruptable joint therein, the sai'din} ner casing being adapted to contain an explosive, inset head members forming the ends of the outer casing and in which the said inner casing i mounted, a cartridge fixed in a Wall of the said inner casing, and caps fitting over and secured to the ends of the said outer casing. o

Signed by me this 23rd day of February, 1924.

THOMAS DNA-LY.