Underarm security pouch for carrying cash receipts container

A security pouch of a size adapted to hold a cash receipts container in a vertical position and adapted to be worn by an individual and suspended from the shoulder of said individual and positioned adjacent the side of the individual's chest and under the individual's arm and comprising:

• a flat, oblong container comprising two oppositely disposed substantially flat panels, said flat panels each having two substantially parallel longer sides connected by two substantially shorter sides, means for permanently joining one pair of said shorter sides and one pair of said longer sides together throughout their length, means for detachably securing the remaining pair of said shorter sides and the remaining pair of said longer sides of each panel to each other at the edges thereof,
• a strap,
• means connecting one end of said strap to one end of said pair of shorter sides which are detachably secured to each other at the edges thereof, the other end of said strap being detachably connected by means of hook- and loop-type fasteners to the interior of said pouch adjacent to the pair of longer sides which are detachably secured to each other for a length sufficient to permit adjustment of the useful length of said strap, and to provide support of said security pouch in normal usage, but which will permit detachment of said other end of said strap from said pouch when force is applied to the exterior of said pouch.