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US 4,275,810 AGranted
Package for diamonds and other precious stones
OwnerOthmar E. Waldmeierinventor
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Abstract
A package for precious stones such as diamonds comprises a two-part transparent core defining a first space receiving the precious stone and a second space receiving a data carrier such as a microfilm containing all of the information necessary for complete identification of the stone. The two-part core is held together by a two-part ring which can be separated only upon destruction of the package or the information carried thereby.
Claims13
A secure package for storing a precious stone, comprising:
- a two-part transparent core formed from a pair of disks defining between them a chamber for receiving a precious stone and a space for receiving a data carrier identifying said stone;
- an annular body of a material difficult to destroy surrounding said core and holding the parts thereof together, said body being formed from a pair of hard-metal rings secured inseparably together along a contact surface and holding said disks against one another, one of said rings having an annular groove at said contact surface;
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- sound-recording material received in said groove and provided with coded information relating to the stone in said chamber.
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A secure package for storing a precious stone, comprising:
- a two-part transparent core formed from a pair of disks defining between them a chamber for receiving a precious stone and a space for receiving a data carrier identifying said stone;
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- an annular body of a material difficult to destroy surrounding said core and holding the parts thereof together, said body being formed from a pair of hard-metal rings secured inseparably together and holding said disks against one another, at least one of said rings being provided with an electronic package-identifying circuit and terminals connected to said circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.