The invention provides a theft-inhibiting carrier which includes a body 12 having a chassis 16 on which three wheels 18, 20 and 22 are mounted. The carrier 10 includes theft deterrent means 12. The theft deterrent means is configured, when activated, to dismount the wheels 20, 22 from their respecti
The invention provides a theft-inhibiting carrier which includes a body 12 having a chassis 16 on which three wheels 18, 20 and 22 are mounted. The carrier 10 includes theft deterrent means 12. The theft deterrent means is configured, when activated, to dismount the wheels 20, 22 from their respective axles 44 but to retain them connected to the chassis 16 by an elongate flexible tether to impede the movement of the carrier. Two containers 60, 62 are provided and contain chemicals which are fed via pistons 68 to a mixing device 76 and into a valuables receiving chamber in which they foam and set thereby encasing valuables contained therein. A pair of arms 88 are pivotally displaced from a retracted position to an extended position in which they protrude from the containers 60, 62. Sharpened teeth 94 are provided on the arms to further inhibit displacement of the carrier.
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1. A method of inhibiting theft of valuables being transported in a wheeled carrier, comprising: activating, by a remote activation signal, theft deterrent means of the carrier which includes dismounting at least one wheel or from an axle of the carrier by explosively breaking a fastener retaining t
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A method of inhibiting theft of valuables being transported in a wheeled carrier, comprising: activating, by a remote activation signal, theft deterrent means of the carrier which includes dismounting at least one wheel or from an axle of the carrier by explosively breaking a fastener retaining the at least one wheel in position on the axle; further providing the carrier with:a wheeled carrier body and a valuables receiving container mounted on the wheeled carrier body;wherein activating the deterrent means includes: selectively mixing a plurality of predetermined liquid chemical components and accordingly feeding the mixed components into the valuables receiving container to cause the plurality of predetermined liquid chemical components to foam, expand and set within a short time to encapsulate valuables contained within the valuables receiving container; anddeploying at least one arm of the deterrent means provided with a plurality of relatively sharp protrusions from a retracted position to an extended position to protrude from the wheeled carrier body and increase the effective size of the wheeled carrier, in order to discourage gripping of the deployed at least one arm by a would-be thief. 2. A method as claimed in claim 1, which includes retaining the dismounted wheel connected to the rest of the carrier by an elongate tether, such that the wheel dangles loose and forms an impediment to any would-be thief. 3. A method as claimed in claim 1, which includes dismounting two wheels of the carrier. 4. A method as claimed in claim 1, which includes containing the plurality of predetermined liquid chemical components in a respective separate compartment and discharging the components from the compartment in which they are contained to a mixing device prior to feeding the mixed components into the valuables receiving container. 5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one arm includes two arms, and activating the deterrent means includes deploying the two arms which, in their extended position, protrude in opposite direction from the carrier body. 6. A method as claimed in claim 1, in which activating the theft deterrent means includes triggering an alarm mounted on the carrier, the alarm being a visual and/or audible alarm. 7. A method as claimed in claim 1, in which activating the theft deterrent means includes activating a smoke generator which causes smoke to be emitted from the carrier. 8. A theft inhibiting wheeled carrier comprising: a wheeled carrier body defining a valuables receiving chamber;a theft deterrent means activated by reception of a remote activation signal; wherein the theft deterrent means includes: wheel dismounting means configured, when operated, to dismount at least one wheel of the carrier, the wheel dismounting means including an explosive charge which, when activated, dismounts the at least one wheel; andat least one arm secured to the body and when activated, being displaced between a retracted position in which the at least one arm is retained releasably in normal use of the carrier and an extended position to protrude from the body to increase an effective size of the carrier, the at least one arm being pivotally connected at one end to the carrier body, and being urged by bias means towards its extended position, the at least one arm including a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart sharp protrusions or spikes which serves to inhibit gripping of the arm by a would-be thief. 9. A theft inhibiting carrier as claimed in claim 8, which includes an elongate flexible tether whereby the wheel, when dismounted from the axle, remains connected to the rest of the carrier. 10. A theft inhibiting carrier as claimed in claim 8, in which the theft deterrent means includes at least two chemical containing containers containing liquid chemicals which, when mixed, foam, expand and set, each of the containers having an outlet which is connected in flow communication with a mixing device which, in turn, is connected in flow communication with the valuables receiving chamber and a discharge arrangement configured, when activated, to discharge the chemicals from the containers, to the mixing device and, once mixed, into the valuables receiving chamber where the mixed chemicals foam and set and encapsulate valuables contained in the chamber. 11. A theft inhibiting carrier as claimed in claim 10, in which each chemical containing container is in the form of a cylinder, with the discharge arrangement including a piston slidably mounted in each of the cylinders and a drive arrangement drivingly connected to the pistons by connecting rods, the drive arrangement including a screw threaded shaft to which an electric motor is drivingly connected and a complementary screw-threaded sleeve which is threadedly engaged with the shaft and connected to the connecting rods such that rotation of the shaft causes longitudinal displacement of the sleeve and hence the piston rods and the pistons, the carrier including an electrical power source which is connected to the electric motor. 12. A theft inhibiting carrier as claimed in claim 8, wherein the at least one arm includes two arms that are secured to the body and displaceable between a retracted position and an extended position. 13. A theft inhibiting carrier as claimed in claim 8, in which the theft inhibiting carrier includes a receiver which is operatively connected to the theft deterrent means and which is configured to receive the remote activation signal from a transmitter and, upon receipt of said signal, activate the theft deterrent means. 14. A theft inhibiting carrier as claimed in claim 8, in which the carrier body includes a wheeled chassis and a valuables receiving container secured to the chassis, and defining the valuables receiving chamber, the valuables receiving container being reinforced. 15. A theft inhibiting carrier as claimed in claim 8, which includes a tracking device. 16. A method of inhibiting theft of valuables being transported in a wheeled carrier comprising: activating, by a remote activation signal, theft deterrent means of the carrier which includes dismounting at least one wheel from an axle of the carrier by explosively breaking a fastener retaining the at least one wheel in position on the axle; anddeploying at least one arm mounted to a carrier body of the wheeled carrier from a retracted position, in which it is retained releasably in normal use, to an extended position to protrude from the carrier body and to increase an effective size of the wheeled carrier, the at least one arm having a plurality of sharp protrusions to discourage gripping of the deployed at least one arm by a would-be thief.
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