Patent ID: 7545639

Claim:
A thermally activated container system for at least one electronic storage devices comprising: (a) a fireproof container including an enclosure and a lid and having at least two vent holes there through; (b) a fireproof panel disposed along the exterior of said fireproof container adjacent to said holes and separated from said fireproof container so as to allow airflow there between; (c) at least two compression pins disposed between and attached at opposite ends to said fireproof container and said fireproof panel, each said compression pin includes a nut and a linear spring at one end of a threaded rod extending into said fireproof container, said linear spring applies a mechanical load onto said fireproof panel directed towards said fireproof container; and (d) at least one heat sensitive pin disposed between and attached to said fireproof container and said fireproof panel, each said heat sensitive pin includes a t-shaped rod slidably disposed within a threaded cylinder, said t-shaped rod movable along the length of said threaded cylinder, a temperature sensitive material fills the circumferential volume between said threaded cylinder and said t-shaped rod, said temperature sensitive material securing said t-shaped rod to said threaded cylinder below the melt temperature of said temperature sensitive material and allowing said t-shaped rod to move into said enclosure above the melt temperature of said temperature sensitive material, said fireproof panel contacts the exterior of said fireproof container so as to interrupt airflow into said enclosure after said temperature sensitive material has melted.