Global Patent Index - EP 0840560 B1

EP 0840560 B1 20001220 - ILLUMINATED PURSE

Title (en)

ILLUMINATED PURSE

Title (de)

GELDTASCHE MIT EINER BELEUCHTUNGSEINRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

PORTE-MONNAIE POURVU D'UN DISPOSITIF D'ECLAIRAGE

Publication

EP 0840560 B1 20001220 (DE)

Application

EP 95925678 A 19950707

Priority

DE 9500867 W 19950707

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9702768A1] The purse has a banknote compartment (13) and a coin compartment (8) and a UV lighting unit (4) activatable when the purse is opened to generate UV radiation making fluorescent and/or phosphorescent pigments in banknotes visible. This makes it easy to detect forged banknotes. The UV lighting unit is preferably a lamp with a flat housing (30) containing a rare gas, especially mercury vapour. The gas is ignited via spiral-wound filaments (50) in two housing plugs (31, 32) arranged on opposite edges of the housing.

IPC 1-7

A45C 1/00; G07D 7/00

IPC 8 full level

A45C 1/00 (2006.01); G07D 7/12 (2016.01); G07D 7/128 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A45C 1/00 (2013.01); G07D 7/12 (2013.01); G07D 7/128 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9702768 A1 19970130; AT E198130 T1 20010115; AU 2974095 A 19970210; DE 59508917 D1 20010125; EP 0840560 A1 19980513; EP 0840560 B1 20001220

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 9500867 W 19950707; AT 95925678 T 19950707; AU 2974095 A 19950707; DE 59508917 T 19950707; EP 95925678 A 19950707