Reusable tamper respondent enclosure
AssigneeGore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
InventorsSteve Hunter, Dale Murray, John Voltz, Harold Wylie
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tamper respondent enclosure which may be opened and closed as many times as necessary. In particular, the present invention relates to a re-usable tamper respondent enclosure comprising a first sensing means and a second sensing means wherein the first sensing means detects any attempt to breach the enclosure or to compromise the second sensing means.
Claims54
A re-usable tamper respondent enclosure comprising a first sensing means and a second sensing means wherein the first sensing means detects any attempt to breach the enclosure or to circumvent the second sensing means.
A method of protecting at least one item comprising the steps of:
- providing a casing adapted to be opened and closed and wherein at least one item may be stored and protected;
- providing a first sensing means comprising at least one detecting element which is capable of detecting any damage to the detecting element by forming an electrical circuit including said detecting element and monitoring for detectable variations in a characteristic of the detecting element;
- providing a second sensing means comprising at least one sensor and forming an electrical circuit including said sensor wherein the sensor is capable of detecting the opening of the casing;
- whereby said detectable variations activate a system to erase or destroy information contained in the at least one item or to signal or otherwise notify of tampering.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.