Portable security and protection enclosures
OwnerGregory J. Hoethinventor
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Abstract
Portable security and protection cases and enclosures for storage and transport of high value articles susceptible or vulnerable to theft, loss or irreparable damage. The cases and enclosures include reinforced structural shells electronic anti-theft and climate control and monitoring measures, electronic and non-electronic anti-breakage performance characteristics and automated locking and control systems.
Claims12
A portable security and protective enclosure for holding, protecting and monitoring the status of article contents, the portable security and protective enclosure comprising:
- a rigid outer shell defining an interior cavity configured to receive one or more articles, the outer shell having at least one access panel through which access to the interior cavity, the at least one access panel configured to engage with a corresponding part of the shell about a perimeter frame to close and seal the interior cavity,
- at least one latch operative to secure the at least one access panel to the corresponding part of the shell, the at least one latch located within the perimeter of the corresponding part of the shell with which the access panel is engaged, the at least one latch operative to engage the access panel by remote electronic operation of the at least one latch;
- a humidity sensor;
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- a GPRS transceiver coupled with the humidity sensor;
- wherein the GPRS transceiver is operable to transmit data acquired from the humidity sensor to at least one external device suitably configured and operatively connected to a GPRS gateway.
A portable security and protective case for receiving and holding on or more articles, the case having one or more sensors or devices for providing remotely accessible information regarding the environmental and geographical status of the case and the one or more articles, including temperature, humidity and shock sensors;
- and cameras for providing external visual information;
- GPS for accessing the geographical location;
- electronic and mechanical locking system;
- hinge-less cover which assists in discouraging unauthorized access;
- wireless gateway which assembles this information into a form which is wirelessly communicated to a remote server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.