Patent ID: 7098444
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A tamper detection system for a multisided shipping container, comprising: a plurality of liner panels, each sized to line an interior wall of a respective side of the shipping container; each of the liner panels having an optical fiber embedded therein and extending in a path across substantially the entire area of the panel, the optical fiber having a first end and a second end; and each of the liner panels having a first coupler connected to the first end of the optical fiber and a second coupler connected to the second end of the optical fiber; wherein at least one of the couplers of each panel is operative to interconnect to at least one of the couplers of another panel to provide a continuous path through the interconnected optical fibers of the interconnected panels; and wherein at least one of the plurality of liner panels has at least one hingable region extending across the panel to define at least two foldable portions of the panel.