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US4852502A
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Safety box for safeguarding documents and the like
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-07-16
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Granted: 1989-08-01
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Expires: 2007-07-16
Abstract
Abstract A safety box comprises a multi-layered wall having provided therein at least one conductor, which responds by interruption or short-circuiting to damage caused to the wall, and which, if the wall is damaged, activates a circuit connected to said conductor. In response to activation of said circuit, documents contained in said safety box are marked or destroyed via an ignition means. The wall of the safety box is provided with electric shield means. In order to increase the response reliability of the circuit, the invention provides the feature that the shield means is galvanically separate from the circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Sven Klingberg
- 👤 Sixten Persson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:14
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05G; E05G1/00; E05G1/14; G; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/02; G08B13/14; G08B13/1445
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A safety box comprising a wall having provided therein at least one conductor, which is either interrupted or short-circuited with an additional conductor if damage is caused to said wall, and further comprising a shield means, which is located within said wall and which surrounds the wall portion through which said conductor extends, and still further comprising a circuit responding to the interruption or the short-circuiting of said conductor and used for producing an actuation signal for actuating a means for effecting changes in documents contained in the safety box, characterized in that the shield means is galvanically separate from the circuit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A safety box comprising a wall having provided therein at least one conductor, which is either interrupted or short-circuited with an additional conductor if damage is caused to said wall, and further comprising a shield means, which is located within said wall and which surrounds the wall portion through which said conductor extends, and still further comprising a circuit responding to the interruption or the short-circuiting of said conductor and used for producing an actuation signal for actuating a means for effecting changes in documents contained in the safety box, characterized in that the shield means is galvanically separate from the circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A safety box according to claim 1, characterized in that the shield means is a metal foil embedded in said wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A safety box according to claim 1, characterized in that the shield means is a metal lattice embedded in said wall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A safety box according to any one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the shield means is connected to electrically conductive parts, which are each arranged on an exterior surface of the safety box.
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