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US 2020/0051409 A1Published application
Mobile valuables transport system
AssigneeEllenby Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAaron H. Dobbins, James M. Henry, Jeffrey D. Welder, Brian D. Stang
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Abstract
Valuables transport bag tampering detection and controlled triggering of smoke dispenser in response to said detection. Additionally, techniques are addressed to pair a valuables transport bag with a user fob or user fobs in response to a pairing control signal from a supervisory fob. With a valuables transport bag having a zipper closure, techniques to issue proper zipper closure and detection of such closure are also addressed.
Claims14
A mobile cash transport apparatus comprising:
- a cash storage container having a fastener;
- a sensing mechanism for sensing attempts to tamper with the mobile cash transport apparatus comprising;
- a radio signal processing circuit measuring distance from a fixed or mobile radio beacon,
- a detector arranged to monitor the state of the fastener, and
- an ambient light sensor positioned to monitor an interior of the cash storage container;
- an alarm device for attracting attention to an attempted tamper activity;
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- a controller receiving inputs from the sensing mechanism and determining if a detected attempt to tamper with the mobile cash transport apparatus warrants driving the alarm device to produce a theft countermeasure.
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A mobile cash apparatus comprising:
- a cash storage container comprising a cash transport bag having a zipper as a closure mechanism;
- a magnet attached to a bottom of a zipper body of the zipper;
- a lock mechanism locking the zipper body in place when the zipper body is pulled to a fully closed position of the zipper and is locked in place;
- a magnetic sensing device to detect position of the magnet and produce a position signal;
- a zipper lock detector detecting when the zipper is locked;
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- a controller to determine that the zipper is fully closed and locked in place from the position signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.