GB2499846A - Enclosure having irreversible closure for storage of sheet documents - Google Patents
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D11/00—Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
- G07D11/10—Mechanical details
- G07D11/12—Containers for valuable papers
- G07D11/125—Secure containers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
- B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
- B65D33/24—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices using self-locking integral or attached closure elements, e.g. flaps
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
- B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
- B65D33/34—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices with special means for indicating unauthorised opening
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05G—SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS
- E05G1/00—Safes or strong-rooms for valuables
- E05G1/02—Details
- E05G1/026—Closures
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05G—SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS
- E05G1/00—Safes or strong-rooms for valuables
- E05G1/02—Details
- E05G1/04—Closure fasteners
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05G—SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS
- E05G7/00—Safety transaction partitions, e.g. movable pay-plates; Bank drive-up windows
- E05G7/001—Bank depositories
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Abstract
An enclosure for storing sheet documents such as banknotes, comprises a bag 1, to which is affixed a frame 4 with sheet document slot 13 and a shutter 2 captive in the frame and irreversibly moveable relative to it from an open position in which sheet documents can pass into the bag through the aperture 13 in the frame to a closed position in which the shutter closes the aperture. Preferably the frame includes outer 4 and inner 5 frames sandwiching the shutter, a further frame 3 located inside the bag 1; the shutter having recessed notches 21a engageable by resilient latch 19a to lock the shutter in the closed position; the sliding closure/shutter 2 may includes shearable pins which prevent unintentional closure of the shutter.
Description
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ENCLOSURE FOR STORING SHEET DOCUMENTS
This invention relates to enclosures for storing sheet documents.
It is a common requirement of the retail and banking industries to be able to move cash from one place to another securely. This role is often handled by "Cash-in-Transit" (CIT) companies. In a typical situation, a CIT company will collect cash from a retailer, load the cash into a suitable cross-pavement carrying case and load the container onto a fortified van for onward conveyance to a final destination. There are multiple opportunities for pilfering and tampering with cash between the cash tills at the retailer and the final destination.
We have developed a system, described in our PCT application W02010/125372, for providing a cost-effective, tamper evident enclosure for cash. This system can be retro-fitted to existing cash handling equipment and uses a heat sealer to seal plastic bags into which cash has been deposited by the cash handling equipment. The system offers a means of securing cash, whereby any attempt to tamper with the enclosure after sealing will be immediately apparent. However, there are situations where the extra bulk and cost of a heat sealer are not acceptable.
Our previous enclosure for sheet documents, described in our PCT application W02011/138594, addresses these issues. The enclosure disclosed in W02011/138594 is a disposable bag with a sliding seal. The enclosure can only be removed from cash handling equipment when the sliding seal is inserted. The sliding seal cannot then be removed without causing visible damage. Thus, any tampering with the sealed enclosure to expose the contents will be immediately evident.
However, the sliding seal can easily become lost before it is used and it is extremely difficult to arrange for automatic insertion of the sliding seal by cash handling equipment to close the enclosure. Thus, manual insertion of the sliding seal is, in practice, required.
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In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, there is provided an enclosure for storing sheet documents comprising a bag, to which is affixed a sheet document receiving port comprising a frame and a shutter captive in the frame and irreversibly moveable relative to it from an open position in which 5 sheet documents can pass into the bag through an aperture in the frame to a closed position in which the shutter occludes the apertures.
By providing a shutter captive in the frame that is affixed to the bag, the shutter and frame are inseparable. The shutter cannot therefore be lost and it is relatively straightforward to arrange for an automatic closure mechanism to 10 close the shutter. The above-mentioned problems are therefore overcome by the invention.
Typically, the sheet documents pass into the bag through an aperture or slit formed in the bag in alignment with the aperture in the frame.
In a preferred embodiment, the shutter is rectangular and moves from the open 15 to the closed position in a direction perpendicular to the longest edge of the shutter's rectangular shape.
This embodiment is advantageous because the shutter protrudes by only a small amount (compared to a variant where the shutter moves from the open to the closed position in a direction parallel to the longest edge of the shutter's 20 rectangular shape) when in the open position. Furthermore, in this embodiment the shutter protrudes such that it lies adjacent the bag beneath the frame (rather than alongside it) when in the open position so occupies hardly any additional space within the cash handling equipment. This location of the shutter makes it straightforward for a closing mechanism to engage the shutter 25 and close it automatically.
Typically, the frame comprises one or more locking elements that automatically engage with the shutter when in the closed position to prevent it moving to the open position.
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Preferably, the or each locking element engages with an edge of the shutter when in the closed position. The edge is normally an undercut edge in the shutter, formed for example by a pair of recesses in the shutter.
In a preferred embodiment, the or each locking element comprises a tab, 5 which is resiliently displaceable from a projecting position to a retracted position to allow the shutter to move from the open position to the closed position and which returns to the projecting position to engage with the shutter when in the closed position.
The shutter typically comprises a recess corresponding to the or each tab to 10 accommodate the or each tab in the projecting position when the shutter is in the closed position. This arrangement allows the tabs to adopt the projecting position whilst the shutter is in the open position, which prevents them from being conditioned to being in the retracted position so that they only return to the projecting position slowly when the shutter is in the closed position. If the 15 tabs were to become conditioned in this way it could present an opportunity for someone to close the shutter, remove the enclosure and then open the shutter before the tabs had returned to the projecting position.
The receiving port normally comprises one or more frangible shear pins, which engage with the shutter when in the open position to prevent unintended 20 movement of the shutter from the open to the closed position. The shear pins may engage with a leading edge of the shutter when it is in the open position.
Typically, the frame comprises outer and inner sections disposed outside and within the bag respectively.
The outer and inner sections of the frame may be joined by an array of pegs 25 passing through corresponding holes, the pegs having flared ends to prevent the outer and inner sections from separating. The array of pegs may form part of one of the outer and inner sections and the holes may form part of the other of the outer and inner sections. Alternatively, the array of pegs and the holes may form part of each of the outer and inner sections.
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The outer section of the frame may comprise first and second elements, the shutter being trapped between them in a recess in the first element.
Preferably, one of the outer and inner sections comprises a groove and the other of the outer and inner sections comprises a projecting rim that is located 5 within the groove to trap the bag between the outer and inner section. The arrangement of the groove and projecting rim forms a labyrinth when they are brought together within which the bag is trapped. This makes it impossible to tease the bag out from between the sections of the frame to gain access to the contents and then feed it back between them afterwards.
10 An embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 shows an exploded front view of part of an enclosure according to the invention; and
Figure 2 shows an exploded rear view of the part of the enclosure shown in 15 Figure 1.
The exploded views of Figures 1 and 2 show a bag 1 and a sheet document receiving port comprising a frame and a shutter 2. The frame is made up of three separate components: an inner section 3, and an outer section comprising a first element 4 and a second element 5.
20 The bag 1 is typically formed to have block ends (i.e. ends with a rectangular or square shape) with gusseted sides. The block ends allow the bag to adopt a rectangular or square cross-section, which is well suited for sheet documents, such as banknotes, to be stacked inside. The gusseted sides allow the bag to be folded flat for storage.
25 To assemble the enclosure, the bag 1 is first formed with one closed end and one open end. Then the outer section of the frame is assembled by sandwiching the shutter 2 between the first and second elements 4, 5. Correct registration between the first and second elements 4, 5 is ensured by a set of
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six pegs 6a-6f on the first element 4, which pass through a corresponding set of holes 7a-7f in the second element 5. Together with another set of six pegs 8a-8f on the second element 5, the six pegs 6a-6f pass through a set of twelve holes 9a-9l punched in the bag 1 and another set of twelve pegs 10a-101 in the 5 inner section 3, which is passed into the bag 1 through the open end. A heat tool is then inserted through the open end of the bag 1 and into engagement with the inner section 3. The heat tool then melts the ends of the pegs 6a-6f and 8a-8f so that the pegs 6a-6f and 8a-8f cannot be withdrawn from the holes 10a-101 and outer section and inner section 3 of the frame are held fast 10 together. In this way the frame is affixed to the bag 1. The open end of the bag 1 is then sealed and an aperture 11 cut in the bag.
The aperture 11 is in alignment with apertures 12, 13, 14 in the first and second element 4, 5 of the outer section of the frame and the inner section 3 of the frame. A projecting rim 15 around the aperture 14 in the inner section 3 of 15 the frame is aligned with a groove 16 formed around the aperture 13 in the second element 5 of the outer section of the frame. The rim 15 and groove 16 form a labyrinth in which the material of the bag 1 is trapped. This makes it impossible for someone to attempt to tease the bag 1 out from between the inner section 3 and outer section of the frame to gain access to the contents 20 and then reinsert the bag afterwards. Any attempt to do so will leave clear evidence of tampering.
The assembled bag 1 can be inserted into cash handling equipment such as a banknote counter or sorter to receive banknotes discharged by the equipment during a processing operation. Typically, the equipment will have a retaining 25 mechanism for retaining the bag 1 until the shutter 2 has been closed. At that point, the retaining mechanism will release the bag 1 so that it can be removed from the equipment.
Banknotes discharged by the equipment are fed from a transport in the equipment through the apertures 11, 12, 13 and 14 into the interior of the bag 30 1. When the bag 1 has received a desired quantity of banknotes, the shutter 2 is then closed to seal the bag 1. The closure of the shutter 2 may be carried
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out manually or by a closure mechanism in the cash handling equipment. This will typically involve a ram or rotary cam pushing against a ledge 17 on the shutter 2 so that it runs along a rebate formed around the inside of aperture 12 on the first element 4 of the outer frame into a closed position in which the 5 shutter 2 occludes the apertures 11, 12, 13 and 14. The shutter is provided with a slot 18 to allow it to slide past peg 6e.
A pair of tabs 19a, 19b are displaced into corresponding recesses 20a, 20b in the second element 5 of the outer frame by the shutter 2 as it moves into the closed position. When the shutter 2 is in the closed position the tabs 19a, 19b return to a projecting configuration and bear against an edge of the shutter 2 undercut by a pair of recesses 21a, 21b formed in the shutter 2. Thus, the shutter 2 cannot be withdrawn to the open position. In this way, the movement of the shutter 2 from the open position to the closed position is made irreversible. Any attempt to open the shutter 2 will cause damage to the shutter 2 or tabs 19a, 19b, which will be immediately evident.
The tabs 19a, 19b are formed of the same material as the second element 5 of the outer frame. The junction between the tabs 19a, 19b and the second element 5 forms a natural hinge. The tabs 19a, 19b are urged naturally into the projecting position shown in Figures 1 and 2 but can be pushed into a retracted 20 position within the recesses 20a, 20b as discussed above. When the shutter 2 is in the open position the tabs 19a, 19b lie within recesses 22a, 22b in the shutter 2. This allows the tabs 19a, 19b to adopt their projecting position, which prevents them from becoming conditioned to being in the retracted position. This ensures that they spring back from the retracted position to the projecting 25 position quickly so that there is no opportunity for pilfering by someone closing the shutter, removing the bag 1 from the cash handling equipment and then opening the shutter before the tabs 19a, 19b had returned to the projecting position.
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Claims (13)
1. An enclosure for storing sheet documents comprising a bag, to which is affixed a sheet document receiving port comprising a frame and a shutter captive in the frame and irreversibly moveable relative to it from an open
5 position in which sheet documents can pass into the bag through an aperture in the frame to a closed position in which the shutter occludes the apertures.
2. An enclosure according to claim 1, wherein the sheet documents pass into the bag through an aperture or slit formed in the bag in alignment with the aperture in the frame.
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3. An enclosure according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the shutter is rectangular and moves from the open to the closed position in a direction perpendicular to the longest edge of the shutter's rectangular shape.
4. An enclosure according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the frame comprises one or more locking elements that automatically engage with the
15 shutter when in the closed position to prevent it moving to the open position.
5. An enclosure according to claim 4, wherein the or each locking element engages with an edge of the shutter when in the closed position.
6. An enclosure according to claim 4 or claim 5, wherein the or each locking element comprises a tab, which is resiliently displaceable from a projecting
20 position to a retracted position to allow the shutter to move from the open position to the closed position and which returns to the projecting position to engage with the shutter when in the closed position.
7. An enclosure according to claim 6, wherein the shutter comprises a recess corresponding to the or each tab to accommodate the or each tab in the
25 projecting position when the shutter is in the closed position.
8. An enclosure according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the receiving port comprises one or more frangible shear pins, which engage with
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the shutter when in the open position to prevent unintended movement of the shutter from the open to the closed position.
9. An enclosure according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the frame comprises outer and inner sections disposed outside and within the bag respectively.
10. An enclosure according to claim 9, wherein the outer and inner sections of the frame are joined by an array of pegs passing through corresponding holes, the pegs having flared ends to prevent the outer and inner sections from separating.
11. An enclosure according to claim 9 or claim 10, wherein the outer section of the frame comprises first and second elements, the shutter being trapped between them in a recess in the first element.
12. An enclosure according to any of claims 9 to 11, wherein one of the outer and inner sections connprises a groove and the other of the outer and inner sections comprises a projecting rim that is located within the groove to trap the bag between the outer and inner section.
13. An enclosure substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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GB1203709.9A GB2499846A (en) | 2012-03-02 | 2012-03-02 | Enclosure having irreversible closure for storage of sheet documents |
PCT/GB2013/050520 WO2013128207A1 (en) | 2012-03-02 | 2013-03-01 | Enclosure for storing sheet documents |
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GB2130299A (en) * | 1982-11-22 | 1984-05-31 | Sodeco Compteurs De Geneve | Cashbox closure mechanism |
US4842138A (en) * | 1986-03-10 | 1989-06-27 | Devon Industries, Inc. | Rigid disposable container for holding and dispensing of used medical sharps and other medical-surgical materials |
US20090206150A1 (en) * | 2008-02-16 | 2009-08-20 | Lantz Paul D | Locking ballot receptacle |
US20100189379A1 (en) * | 2007-06-12 | 2010-07-29 | Cima S.P.A Di Razzaboni & C. | Disposable container for valuable items and machine for filling and closing said container |
US20110271879A1 (en) * | 2010-05-06 | 2011-11-10 | Peter Villiger | Device for Receiving Banknotes, Security System Having Such a Device, and Corresponding Method |
DE102010027358A1 (en) * | 2010-07-16 | 2012-01-19 | Kniggendorf & Kögler GmbH | Safety bag for protected accommodation of banknotes in vault, has barbed hook snapped below catch apertures when closing edges are in contact together, and locking connections outwardly arranged within bag in inaccessible manner |
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GB2480231B (en) | 2010-05-04 | 2016-05-04 | Cash Dynamics Ltd | Enclosure for sheet documents |
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GB2130299A (en) * | 1982-11-22 | 1984-05-31 | Sodeco Compteurs De Geneve | Cashbox closure mechanism |
US4842138A (en) * | 1986-03-10 | 1989-06-27 | Devon Industries, Inc. | Rigid disposable container for holding and dispensing of used medical sharps and other medical-surgical materials |
US4842138B1 (en) * | 1986-03-10 | 1992-01-28 | Devon Ind Inc | |
US20100189379A1 (en) * | 2007-06-12 | 2010-07-29 | Cima S.P.A Di Razzaboni & C. | Disposable container for valuable items and machine for filling and closing said container |
US20090206150A1 (en) * | 2008-02-16 | 2009-08-20 | Lantz Paul D | Locking ballot receptacle |
US20110271879A1 (en) * | 2010-05-06 | 2011-11-10 | Peter Villiger | Device for Receiving Banknotes, Security System Having Such a Device, and Corresponding Method |
DE102010027358A1 (en) * | 2010-07-16 | 2012-01-19 | Kniggendorf & Kögler GmbH | Safety bag for protected accommodation of banknotes in vault, has barbed hook snapped below catch apertures when closing edges are in contact together, and locking connections outwardly arranged within bag in inaccessible manner |
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