Patent ID: 6688241
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: E05G

Abstract:
An emergency destruct system for microfiches contained within a drawer of a security container, the drawer having its back side cut away and the security container having a pad of rubber adhered to the back of the container covering the area which was adjacent to the cut away portion and making the drawer fluidtight when the drawer is in its closed position, said system comprising:storage-tray means for storing cards bearing microfiches thereon, said tray means having a closed front, bottom and back but having sides comprising only a strip which otherwise leaves the side open, said tray means being located at the bottom of said drawer; spacers located within the tray means to form compartments for storing said cards; tank means for holding a fluid capable of dissolving the emulsion on said microfiches, the spacers being made of material which also is dissolved by said fluid thereby allowing said cards to fall flat, said tank means being formed with a release port opening and a closeable filling port opening therein and having release port means for releasing said fluid therefrom; tank-retaining means mounted on the security container so as to be located above the tray means, said tank means being held by said retaining means above the tray means with its release port means facing the tray means; and actuation means for opening said release port means whereby said dissolving fluid is dropped upon said tray means to fill said tray means and to dissolve the emulsion on said microfiches.