SECURITY SYSTEM FOR STORING AND TRANSPORTING ARTICLES

摘要

A method of and apparatus for securing valuable articles wherein the article s are provided within a tamper evident primary container (10) or envelope, the primary container is contained within a secondary container (60) or box, and dispensing means (12) is provided in the secondary container (60) selectivel y to dispense a staining medium. The invention provides that the primary container (10) is partitioned into first (30) and second (32) portions that communicate with each other through at least one path (34.1); the articles t o be secured are inserted into the first portion (30) which is then sealed (26 ); and the dispensing means (12, 42) is arranged to dispense the staining mediu m into the second portion (32) when activated. A plurality of spaced flow path s (34.2) may be formed between the first (30) and second (32) portions, the paths being arranged to prevent access to the first portion through the seco nd portion.