Security cabinet, combined security unit and pick unit, and ATM including such an arrangement
First Claim
1. A mobile security cabinet for engagement with an automatic dispensing machine, the mobile security cabinet comprising a plurality of reception regions for receiving and engaging with containers, each container including a delivery unit for delivering a spoiling agent to spoil the contents of the container, the security cabinet further comprising at least one sensor for detecting an attempt to open the cabinet or an attempt to remove a container, and a controller responsive to the at least one sensor for initiating spoiling of the contents of the containers via the delivery unit, the cabinet further including a pick unit that engages the mobile security cabinet with an automatic dispensing machine while said containers remain enclosed within the mobile security cabinet, the mobile security cabinet is received into engagement with an automatic dispensing machine, and the contents of the containers made available to the automatic dispensing machine via the pick unit.
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Abstract
A security cabinet (2) is provided in which security boxes are protected by virtue of being connected to a spoiling system. A data processor monitors sensors around the cabinet to determine when an attack is being made.
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17 Claims
- 1. A mobile security cabinet for engagement with an automatic dispensing machine, the mobile security cabinet comprising a plurality of reception regions for receiving and engaging with containers, each container including a delivery unit for delivering a spoiling agent to spoil the contents of the container, the security cabinet further comprising at least one sensor for detecting an attempt to open the cabinet or an attempt to remove a container, and a controller responsive to the at least one sensor for initiating spoiling of the contents of the containers via the delivery unit, the cabinet further including a pick unit that engages the mobile security cabinet with an automatic dispensing machine while said containers remain enclosed within the mobile security cabinet, the mobile security cabinet is received into engagement with an automatic dispensing machine, and the contents of the containers made available to the automatic dispensing machine via the pick unit.
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16. A replaceable cash store for an automatic teller machine, comprising a portable container defining a plurality of reception regions for receiving and engaging with containers, a spoiling arrangement for delivering a spoiling agent to the containers, at least one sensor for detecting an attack on the cash store and a controller for initiating operation of the spoiling arrangement, in which said cash store is dockable with an automatic teller machine such that cash can be delivered from the container to the Automatic teller machine without opening the cash store.
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17. A mobile security cabinet for engagement with an automatic dispensing machine, comprising a plurality of reception regions for receiving and engaging with security boxes, each security box including delivery means for delivering a spoiling agent from at least one reservoir within the security cabinet so as to spoil the contents of the security box, the security cabinet further comprising at least one sensor for detecting an attempt to open the cabinet and a controller responsive to the at least one sensor for initiating spoiling of the contents of the boxes via the delivery means, each security box having a connector for engaging with a co-operating connector of the security cabinet when the security box is in a reception region, the co-operating connectors including means for displacing foreign matter out of a fluid delivery path between the connectors as the connectors move into engagement, and wherein the mobile security cabinet is engageable with an automatic dispensing machine without exposing said security boxes.
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