Sealing device
AssigneeVersapak International Limited
InventorIan Denny Anderson
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A sealing apparatus for tamper-evidently closing an opening in a sealable product comprising a locking housing mountable adjacent the opening and including an entrance passage leading to a stall; a fastener for closing the opening, the fastener having a fastener head adapted to pass through the entrance passage into the stall and an actuator tab attached to and movable about the fastener head to, with the fastener head received into the stall, engage with and close the entrance passage behind the fastener head, and a seal for tamper-evidently securing the actuator tab in position in the entrance passage.
Claims16
A sealing apparatus for tamper-evidently closing an opening in a sealable product, the apparatus comprising:
- a locking housing mountable adjacent said opening and including an entrance passage leading to a stall;
- a fastener for closing said opening, said fastener having:
- a fastener head adapted to pass through said entrance passage into said stall, and
- an actuator tab attached to and movable relative to said fastener head, the actuator tab being configured and arranged to engage with and close said entrance passage behind said fastener head such that said actuator tab is configured and arranged to seal said opening with a surface of the actuator tab whereby the actuator tab forms part of a first seal on the opening in response to said fastener head being received into said stall;
- and
- a second seal configured and arranged to tamper-evidently secure said actuator tab in position in said entrance passage, where said second seal is configured and arranged to cover said actuator tab.
A sealing apparatus for tamper-evidently closing an opening in a sealable product, the apparatus comprising:
- a locking housing mountable adjacent said opening and including an entrance passage leading to a stall;
- a fastener for closing said opening, said fastener having:
- a fastener head adapted to pass through said entrance passage into said stall, and
- an actuator tab attached to and movable relative to fastener head, the actuator tab being configured and arranged to engage with and close said entrance passage behind said fastener head and seal said opening in response to said fastener head being received into said stall;
- and
- a seal comprising a first portion frangibly connected with a second portion, said second portion engageable with corresponding features of said actuator tab and entrance passage, the seal being configured and arranged to tamper-evidently secure said actuator tab in position in said entrance passage, wherein said first portion is planar, and said second portion comprises at least one leg extending orthogonally from said first portion, and wherein each at least one leg has at least one foot distal said first portion.
A sealing apparatus for tamper-evidently closing an opening in a sealable product, the apparatus comprising:
- a locking housing mountable adjacent said opening and including an entrance passage leading to a stall;
- a fastener for closing said opening, said fastener having:
- a fastener head adapted to pass through said entrance passage into said stall, and
- an actuator tab attached to and movable relative to fastener head, the actuator tab being configured and arranged to engage with and close said entrance passage behind said fastener head and seal said opening with a surface of the actuator tab in response to said fastener head being received into said stall;
- and
- a seal including a first portion frangibly connected with a second portion, wherein said first portion is a T-shape, with a stem adapted to fit into at least part of said entrance passage and arms adapted to fit into a portion of said opening transverse said entrance passage, and wherein said second portion is engageable with corresponding features of said actuator tab and entrance passage, the seal being configured and arranged to tamper-evidently secure said actuator tab in position in said entrance passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.