Global Patent Index - EP 0988434 A1

EP 0988434 A1 20000329 - DEVICE FOR ALTERING THE APPEARANCE OF VALUABLE ARTICLES AND CONTAINER COMPRISING SAME

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR ALTERING THE APPEARANCE OF VALUABLE ARTICLES AND CONTAINER COMPRISING SAME

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM UNBRAUCHBAR MACHEN VON WERTGEGENSTÄNDEN UND DAMIT AUSGERÜSTETER BEHÄLTER

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE DENATURATION D'ARTICLES DE VALEUR ET CONTENEUR LE COMPORTANT

Publication

EP 0988434 A1 20000329 (FR)

Application

EP 98930830 A 19980611

Priority

  • FR 9801214 W 19980611
  • FR 9707251 A 19970611

Abstract (en)

[origin: US6536348B1] The invention concerns a device for altering the appearance of valuable articles comprising at least a reservoir (22) filled with a fluid adapted to soil said articles and a pyrotechnic charge (24) associated with said reservoir (22) for opening the latter to release said fluid on said articles. The (each) reservoir (22) is substantially defined by a wall made of a fragmentation material adapted, by the effect of the pyrotechnic charge (24), to produce a multitude of scattered elementary splinters. The invention is applicable to suitcases for the transport of funds.

IPC 1-7

E05G 1/14

IPC 8 full level

A45C 13/24 (2006.01); E05G 1/14 (2006.01); E05G 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A45C 13/24 (2013.01 - EP US); E05G 1/14 (2013.01 - EP US); E05G 1/005 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES GB IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 6536348 B1 20030325; AT E225895 T1 20021015; AU 8112998 A 19981230; BR 9810092 A 20000808; CA 2293838 A1 19981217; CA 2293838 C 20060124; DE 69808617 D1 20021114; DE 69808617 T2 20030612; EP 0988434 A1 20000329; EP 0988434 B1 20021009; ES 2185177 T3 20030416; FR 2764487 A1 19981218; FR 2764487 B1 19990827; WO 9857021 A1 19981217; ZA 985019 B 19991210

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 44573101 A 20010207; AT 98930830 T 19980611; AU 8112998 A 19980611; BR 9810092 A 19980611; CA 2293838 A 19980611; DE 69808617 T 19980611; EP 98930830 A 19980611; ES 98930830 T 19980611; FR 9707251 A 19970611; FR 9801214 W 19980611; ZA 985019 A 19980610