High security systems for protecting valuable or dangerous consignments from theft

摘要

A high security transfer system for transferring valuable or dangerous consignments from a vehicle to a receiving apparatus includes an armored container for the consignment which has at least two connectors interlocked with one another so that a connector is only releasable after another connector has been fastened. The vehicle includes at least one interconnecting element which is fastened to one of the connectors on the container when the container is in the vehicle and the receiving apparatus also includes an interconnecting element. The system also includes a transfer device having an interconnecting element. The system is arranged so that to transfer the container from the vehicle to the receiving apparatus, the interconnecting element on the transfer device is fastened to one of the connectors on the container to enable the interconnection between the container and the vehicle to be released, and the transfer device then transfers the container to the receiving apparatus. The interconnecting element on the receiving apparatus is then fastened to one of the connectors on the container to enable the interconnection between the transfer device and the container to be released to complete the transfer operation.