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EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION |
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Mention of the grant of the patent: |
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09.02.1994 Bulletin 1994/06 |
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Date of filing: 21.11.1990 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B65D 33/34 |
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Bulk coin bag, top fill
Von oben befüllbarer Münzensack
Sac pour monnaie en vrac à remplissage par le haut
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE |
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Priority: |
23.11.1989 GB 8926464
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Date of publication of application: |
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05.06.1991 Bulletin 1991/23 |
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Proprietor: DECOFLEX LIMITED |
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Hartlepool,
Cleveland TS24 0RH (GB) |
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Inventors: |
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- Faiers, John Alan
Hendon,
London NW9 0HR (GB)
- Miller, John Anthony
Hartlepool,
Cleveland TS24 0RH (GB)
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Representative: Spence, Anne |
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FRY HEATH & SPENCE
The Old College
53 High Street Horley
Surrey RH6 7BN Horley
Surrey RH6 7BN (GB) |
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References cited: :
GB-A- 2 200 337
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US-A- 4 790 670
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Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European
patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to
the European patent
granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall
not be deemed to
have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent
Convention).
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[0001] This invention has reference to bags and more particularly, but not exclusively,
to bags capable of receiving bank note bags and coin bags in bulk and for use in transporting
the coin bags in bulk from one location to another, usually from one bank to another
bank.
[0002] In our British Patent Specifications Nos. 1072696 and 1334831 there are described
certain bags suitable to contain coins. Bags in accordance with British Patent No
1334831 are made to contain for example £5 worth of 10p pieces; or £5 worth of 5p
pieces; or 50p worth of 2p pieces or 50p worth of 1p pieces. Such bags have been widely
used but when transporting coin from one bank branch to another bank branch it is
required to transport coins of a far larger value than is contained in one bag. Accordingly
many of such bags as described also in GB-A-2 200 337 have been loaded into a bulk
bag usually of hard wearing fabric material or strong plastics material.
[0003] In our British Patent Specification Nos 1132419, 1449783, 1523933 and 2132585 and
European Patent No 0105581 there are described various bags suitable for containing
bank notes. Such bags have included certain kinds of security printing and adhesive
to prevent misuse of such bags.
[0004] Also British Specification No 2193484 describes a bag for transporting articles for
example for transporting coins in bulk comprising a front panel and a back panel sealed
together by side welds and with a slit opening across the front panel with a membrane
underlying the opening and carrying an adhesive for sealing the bag.
[0005] Also British Specification No 2212476 decribes a bag with a front wall and a longer
rear wall with lateral side seams with an intermediate transverse seam to define a
closed cell the closed cell containing an additional layer of strengthening material.
[0006] It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved bag. It is another
object of the present invention to provide an improved bag suitable for transporting
coins and bank notes in bulk in a suitable and convenient manner.
[0007] According to the present invention a bag to contain bank notes or coins in bulk comprises
a sheet of thermo plastics material, folded twice about parallel fold lines to provide
two overlapping parts with the free ends overlapping one another and which comprises
marginal heat seals near its edges with security printing between the marginal side
edges, and or transverse heat seal adjacent one of the folded over edges and having
a cut out part to form a carrying handle portion between the fold of the sheet and
the transverse heat seal and wherein part of the folded over overlapping part extending
beyond the transverse heat seal constitutes a flap to engage the other of the folded
over overlapping parts to close the bag when the flap part is folded into contact
with the other of the folded over parts to seal the bag.
[0008] A bag in accordance with the present invention will now be described by way of example
only with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a bag partly folded back and partly cut away and
Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the bag.
[0009] Referring to the drawings a bulk bag 1 is formed from a length of thermoplastics
material such polyethylene or polypropylene or of nylon. The length of material is
folded about a foldline 2 to form the top of the bag 3 and about a foldline 4 to form
the bottom 5 of the bag. The folded over front face parts 6 and 7 of the bag overlap
and form a bag mouth. The.length of material is divided into bag widths by a cutting
operation preferably using a hot wire or hot knife or the like.
[0010] The length of sheet before cutting is printed with areas 8 of security printing which
are located at the opposite longitudinal side margins of the bag when divided up to
the line of transverse heat seal to be hereinafter described and an area 8a of security
printing is located near the end edge of the inner front face folded over part 6 of
the bag adjacent the other folded over part 7. A logo 10 is applied to the bag to
specify the name of the bank handling or issuing the coins in the bag 1 and an indication
12 of the value of the bank notes or coins in the bag is also applied. Also blocks
13 of colourare printed on the bag, a label 14 is applied to the bag to which a tellers
stamp and confirming signature may be applied to confirm the amount of coin in the
bulk bag 1 is correct.
[0011] The security printing 8 is preferably printed in a solvent soluble ink comprised
of two or more dyestuffs.
[0012] A transverse line of heat seal 15 is applied to the bag in the fold over part 6 between
its outer edge and the foldline 2 and a cut out 16 is formed adjacent the foldline
2 and between the foldline 2 and the line of heat seal 15. The cut out 16 is intended
to serve to receive the fingers of a person to carry the bag and enable the upper
part of the bag to serve as a carrying handle, a reinforcing heat seal 16a is provided
outside the periphery of the cut-out 16 to reinforce the carrying handle. Longitudinal
lines of heat seal 17 are applied to the margins of the bag just within the areas
8 of security printing at the edges of the bag. The outer end of the fold over part
6 between the line of heat seal 15 and the outer edge of the fold over part 6 constitutes
a flap 18 at a position where the flap overlies the folded over part 7 of the bag.
The part 7 is coated with an area of adhesive 19 which is covered by a barrier coating
20 preferably comprising a barrier coated tape applied over a layer of adhesive to
prevent the flap being secured to a surface before the coating is removed. The rear
side of the flap 18 that is the side adjacent to and overlies the area of adhesive
19 is provided with security printing 8a. This security printing 8a is also preferably
printed in a solvent soluble ink comprised of two or more dyestuffs. Micro-holes 21
are formed in the bag to allow for any air trapped in the bag to be allowed to escape.
[0013] It is preferred that the transverse lines 15 of heat seal and the longitudinal line
17 of heat seal are applied when the longitudinal sheet is divided into bag lengths.
It will be apparent that the transverse line 15 of heat seal prevents any bank note
bags or coin bags dropping out of the handle cut out 16 of the bulk bag in use.
[0014] The security printing is preferably made up of the name of the bank or user repeatedly
printed in small print across or along the bag as described in British Patent Specification
no 1365240.
[0015] A bulk bag as described may have transverse width of about 11in (28 cm) and a depth
between the fold lines 2 and 4 of about 14.75in (37cm). The flap has a depth of about
1.75 in (4.3cm). The transverse heat seal line 15 is about 3.25in (8cm) from the fold
line 2 and parallel to the foldline.
[0016] In use a bag as described is used in a bank to transport bags of coin in bulk. The
bag 1 is positioned so that the coin bags may be loaded into the bulk bag probably
employing a hopper, scoop or by hand. When a required number of bags containing the
required value of bank notes or coins is inserted into the bulk bag, the bulk bag
is closed by closing the flap of the bag over the folded over part 7 and removing
the barrier coating 20 from the flap 18 and folding the flap so that the security
printing area on the flap 18 engages the adhesive 19 on the part 7 to ensure that
the bag is closed and so that a warning will be given if the bag is tampered with.
[0017] The bag may be opened by cutting transversely across the bag within the line of transverse
heat seal 15.
1. A bag (1) to contain bank notes or coins in bulk comprising a sheet of thermo plastics
material, folded twice about parallel fold lines (2, 4) to provide two overlapping
parts with the free ends overlapping one another and which comprises marginal heat
seals (17) near its edges with security printing (8) between the marginal side edges,
and or transverse heat seal (15) adjacent one of the folded over edges (2,4) and having
a cut out part (16) to form a carrying handle portion between the fold of the sheet
and the transverse heat seal and wherein part of the folded over overlapping part
(6) extending beyond the transverse heat seal constitutes a flap (18) to engage the
other of the folded over overlapping parts to close the bag when the flap part is
folded into contact with the other of the folded over parts to seal the bag.
2. A bag according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the folded over parts is provided
with adhesive means (19) to retain the bag sealed when closed, said part with the
adhesive means being folded into contact with security printing on the other folded
over part.
3. A bag according to claim 2 wherein the adhesive means (19) comprises an area of adhesive
covered by a removable barrier coating (20) on the inner of the folded over parts.
4. A bag according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the bag has a label (14)
or colour (13) area applied to the front face to enable data to be applied to the
bag.
5. A bag according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the marginal heat seals
are located adjacent the margins of the bag just within the areas of security printing
(8) at the edges of the bag.
6. A bag according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that a reinforcing
heat seal (16a) is provided outside the periphery of the cut out part (16).
1. Beutel (1) zur Aufnahme ungeordneter Banknoten oder Münzen, mit einer Lage aus thermoplastischem
Material, das zweimal um parallele Falzlinien (2,4) gefaltet ist, um zwei überlappende
Teile bereitzustellen, deren freie Enden einander überlappen, und die Rand-Wärmesiegelungen
(17) nahe ihrer Kanten mit einem Sicherheitsaufdruck (8) zwischen den Randseitenkanten
und eine Quer-Wärmesiegelung (15) an einer der umgefalzten Kanten (2,4) aufweist und
einen ausgeschnittenen Teil (16) hat, um einen Tragegriffabschnitt zwischen der Falzung
der Lage und der Quer-Wärmesiegelung zu bilden, und bei dem ein Teil des umgefalteten
überlappenden Teiles (6), der sich über die Quer-Wärmesiegelung hinaus erstreckt,
eine Klappe (18) bildet, um mit dem anderen des umgefalteten überlappenden Teils in
Eingriff zu kommen, um den Beutel zu schließen, wenn der Klappenteil in Berührung
mit dem anderen der umgefalteten Teile gefaltet wird, um den Beutel zu versiegeln.
2. Beutel nach Anspruch 1, bei dem wenigstens einer der umgefalteten Teile mit einer
Klebeeinrichtung (19) versehen ist, um den Beutel versiegelt zu halten, wenn er geschlossen
ist, wobei der Teil mit der Klebeeinrichtung mit einem Sicherheitsaufdruck auf dem
anderen umgefalteten Teil in Berührung gefaltet wird.
3. Beutel nach Anspruch 2, bei dem die Klebeeinrichtung (19) eine Klebstoffläche aufweist,
die durch eine entfernbare Trennschicht (20) auf der Innenseite der umgefalteten Teile
bedeckt ist.
4. Beutel nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem der Beutel eine Beschriftungs-
(14) oder Farb- (13) Fläche aufweist, die an der Vorderseite angebracht ist, um die
Anbringung von Daten an dem Beutel zu ermöglichen.
5. Beutel nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die Rand-Wärmesiegelungen
an den Rändern des Beutels genau innerhalb der Flächen des Sicherheitsaufdrucks (8)
an den Kanten des Beutels angeordnet sind.
6. Beutel nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Verstärkungs-Wärmesiegelung
(16a) außerhalb des Randes des ausgeschnittenen Teils (16) vorgesehen ist.
1. Un sac (1) destiné à contenir des billets de banque ou de la monnaie en vrac, composé
d'une feuille de matériau thermoplastique, pliée deux fois au niveau de lignes de
pliage parallèles (2, 4) pour fournir deux parties se recouvrant avec les cinq extrémités
se recouvrant l'une l'autre, comportant des thermosoudures marginales (17) près de
ses bords avec un marquage de sécurité (8) entre les bords marginaux latéraux, et
une thermosoudure transversale (15) adjacente à l'un des bords replié (2, 4), et comportant
une partie évidée (16) formant une poignée de transport entre le pli de la feuille
et la thermosoudure transversale, et dans lequel une portion de la partie repliée
en recouvrement (6) qui s'étend au-delà de la thermosoudure transversale constitue
un rabat (18) destiné à engager l'autre des parties repliées en recouvrement et permettant
de fermer le sac lorsque ce rabat est plié pour venir en contact avec l'autre des
parties repliées.
2. Un sac suivant la revendication 1, dans lequel une au moins des parties repliées est
pourvue d'un moyen adhésif (19) qui maintient le sac fermé, ladite partie avec moyen
de fermeture adhésif étant repliée pour venir en contact avec un marquage de sécurité
de l'autre partie repliée.
3. Un sac suivant la revendication 2, dans lequel le moyen de fermeture adhésif (19)
comporte une zone adhésive recouverte d'un revêtement amovible isolant (20) à la partie
intérieure des parties repliées.
4. Un sac suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le sac comporte une
zone d'étiquetage (14) ou de couleur (13) sur la face avant afin de permettre l'inscription
de renseignements sur le sac.
5. Un sac suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les thermosoudures
des bords sont situées le long des bords du sac, juste à l'intérieur des zones de
marquage de sécurité (8) sur les bords du sac.
6. Un sac suivant l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par l'existence d'une
thermosoudure de renfort (16a) à l'extérieur de la périphérie de la partie évidée
(16).