Fire protection wallet A3 - one more layer between the contents and the heat
The wallet is made from fibreglass-reinforced plastic with an aluminium
coating and has a soft inner lining. It closes with a zip and a Velcro fastener,
and it is made to protect the contents from heat.
The A3 format takes what must not be folded. Drawings, maps,
certificates and mounted documents fit without bending, and A4 material sits
loosely with room to spare. Otherwise it suits the same things as its smaller
sibling: contracts, insurance papers, cash, licences, USB drives, memory cards,
hard drives, passports, photographs and jewellery.
How it is meant to be used
The wallet is made to sit inside something else. The manufacturer
states explicitly that it should be placed in a safe that has only limited fire
protection. Put it, holding the most important things, into your fire chest,
document cabinet or safe, and that content gets one more layer between itself
and the heat.
The wallet carries no fire rating, and the manufacturer states no
protection time. We say so plainly, because it decides how the wallet should
be used. It is a complement, not a substitute for a fire chest or a fire rated
cabinet.
It also works as a sleeve
The padded lining makes the wallet useful as a protective sleeve when a
laptop or tablet is being carried around. It is also available in A4.