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Plastic safety case for ensuring the authenticity and condition of a gold coin, precious stone, pearl or the like

Assignee: ARYSEARCH ARYLAN AG A CORP OF LIECHTENSTEIN
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Filing: 1988-10-17
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Granted: 1991-07-23
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Expires: 2008-10-17
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Abstract

Abstract A case of plastic material for at least one marketable valuable piece as a coin, a medal, a precious stone, a pearl, a stamp or the like, including two superimposed elements, at least one of which is transparent and formed with a shell to lodge the piece. The elements are connected at least along their edges, and between the upper and lower elements which enclose the piece with certification data, a tamperproof seal is provided against counterfeiting and against forced opening. The seal includes a delaminable security printing pattern in the form of a hologram or of a multi-ink layer which is discontinuously adhered so as to be visibly and irreparably lacerated upon an opening attempt being imparted to the case.

Inventors

  • 👤 Giovanni Benardelli

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 05:16
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D85/00; A; A45; A45C; A45C11/00; A45C11/24; G; G09; G09F; G09F23/00; G09F3/00; G09F3/02; G09F3/0291; G09F3/0292; G09F2023/0025; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/807

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 225 words
A safety case for the containment and ensuring of the authenticity and condition of at least one valuable object, comprising in combination: a first transparent sheet-like plastic element; a second transparent sheet-like plastic element; at least one of said elements including at least one housing forming a shell for the object, said first element bearing an indelible graphic pattern on a surface thereof facing towards said second element which is visible by transparency and consists of images and data informative of the identification and certification of the object; an imprinted decorative multi-ink layer on a surface of said second element facing said first element, said imprinted decorative multi-ink layer including a security printing pattern and being anchored only to portions of the surface of said second element, a transfer primer on the remaining portions of said surface on said second element to inhibit local adherence of said ink layer to said surface portions; and an adhesive on said multi-ink layer in regions thereof encompassing said at least one housing and graphic pattern of said first element, whereby superposition of said second element on said first element causes said adhesive to form an adhesive bond therebetween providing a sealed containment for an object an in which delamination of said first element to form a visible irreparable laceration of the security pattern indicative of a tampering condition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 225 words
A safety case for the containment and ensuring of the authenticity and condition of at least one valuable object, comprising in combination: a first transparent sheet-like plastic element; a second transparent sheet-like plastic element; at least one of said elements including at least one housing forming a shell for the object, said first element bearing an indelible graphic pattern on a surface thereof facing towards said second element which is visible by transparency and consists of images and data informative of the identification and certification of the object; an imprinted decorative multi-ink layer on a surface of said second element facing said first element, said imprinted decorative multi-ink layer including a security printing pattern and being anchored only to portions of the surface of said second element, a transfer primer on the remaining portions of said surface on said second element to inhibit local adherence of said ink layer to said surface portions; and an adhesive on said multi-ink layer in regions thereof encompassing said at least one housing and graphic pattern of said first element, whereby superposition of said second element on said first element causes said adhesive to form an adhesive bond therebetween providing a sealed containment for an object an in which delamination of said first element to form a visible irreparable laceration of the security pattern indicative of a tampering condition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 44 words
A safety case as claimed in claim 1 wherein said security printing pattern in said imprinted decorative multi-ink layer comprises a figure, a sign, a writing, a letter, a number or the like, singly or in combination with each other, or in random sequence.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
A safety case as claimed in claim 1, wherein said case has the shape of a credit card.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 34 words
A safety case as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second elements are each made of a material selected form the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polyester, polycarbonate, polypropylene and polyethylene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 13 words
A safety case as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adhesive is transparent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 38 words
A safety case as claimed in claim 1, wherein the decorative layer representing the delaminable security printing pattern is associated with an optical code with an ink which is invisible in white light but readable in ultraviolet light.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 47 words
A safety case as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one housing for the object comprises two complementary shells, respectively formed in the first and second elements such that the bulk and the shape of the at least one object is fitted into the shells.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 37 words
A safety case as claimed in claim 1, comprising a plurality of said housings each adapted to contain a single object, each said housing being protected by an encompassing imprinted decorative layer forming a seal against counterfeiting.

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