Container

Abstract

A container in the form of two solid ended, hollow, cylinders with a threaded or push fitted seal to form a water resistant capsule with a hole at one end to enable a split ring or quick release clip to be added. The container is able to hold a folded note wrapped around a specifically designed clip within its body, thus reducing the required size of the container to a minimum yet allowing the banknote to be retrievable when required.

1 . A container for containing a banknote comprising:
 a body member having a cavity therein for receiving a banknote, said cavity having an opening therein;   a sealing member which releasably seals said opening of the cavity of the body member;   a mounting member for mounting said container to a key-ring, and   a clasp removably received in the cavity of the body member for holding the banknote in a folded position within said cavity of said body member.   
     
     
         2 . A container for containing a banknote according to  claim 1 , wherein said body member is a tubular body member with one end closed and one end open. 
     
     
         3 . A container for containing a banknote according to  claim 2 , wherein said sealing member is a tubular sealing member with one end closed and one end open, and said sealing member and said body member are engagable with each other to form a fully closed container. 
     
     
         4 . A container for containing a banknote according to  claim 1 , wherein when the clasp is received in the cavity of the body member of the container, the clasp extends beyond the opening of said cavity of said body member so that the clasp can be easily removed from the container by pulling said clasp. 
     
     
         5 . A container for containing a banknote according to  claim 1 , wherein said clasp comprises two substantially parallel portions with a space therebetween for receiving the banknote, one end of one portion being connected to one end of the other portion. 
     
     
         6 . A container for containing a banknote according to  claim 5 , wherein each of said substantially parallel portions is in the shape of a strip. 
     
     
         7 . A container for containing a banknote according to  claim 5 , wherein each of said substantially parallel portions is in the shape of a rod. 
     
     
         8 . A container for containing a banknote according to  claim 5 , wherein the clasp is in the form of a closed loop. 
     
     
         9 . A container for containing a banknote according to  claim 1 , wherein the container is less than 2 cm in diameter. 
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . A container according to  claim 3  wherein the open ends of the respective body member and the sealing member are formed with threads so that the body member can be screwed to the sealing member 
     
     
         12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . A container according to  claim 1 , wherein said container further comprises a water proof seal between the body member and the sealing member. 
     
     
         14 . A container according to  claim 13  wherein the water proof seal is an O-ring. 
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . A container according to  claim 1  wherein the mounting member comprises a projection on a closed end of the sealing member. 
     
     
         17 . A container according to  claim 1  wherein the mounting member is rotatable relative to the body member or the sealing member. 
     
     
         18 . A container according to  claim 16 , the projection comprises an aperture or a hole for attaching to a key-ring.