Security seal
AssigneeJ. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
InventorsJason Jon Kreidler, Kevin Roger Kucksdorf, Benjamin Luke Burleson, Cory Brent Christofferson, Joel Clark
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Abstract
A security seal including a receptacle, a tip and a middle portion therebetween. The receptacle includes a bore with an entrance end and an exit end, at least one tab extending into the bore and an end plate having thereon a saddle. The tip has a cutout therein. The tip is insertable into the receptacle bore and engageable with the at least one tab. The end plate is moveable with a living hinge to block the exit end of the bore and to insert the saddle into the cutout.
Claims20
A security seal comprising:
- a receptacle including a bore, at least one tab extending into the bore, and a saddle portion, the saddle portion including an end plate and a rectangular saddle positioned on the end plate and extending into the bore;
- a tip having a rectangular cutout therein and a pair of arms defining the cutout therebetween;
- and
- a middle portion between the receptacle and the tip,
- wherein the tip is insertable into the bore to be engageable with the at least one tab to prevent longitudinal movement of the tip in the bore and to be positionable in the bore such that the cutout engages with the rectangular saddle on the end plate to prevent rotational movement of the tip within the bore.
A one-piece security seal comprising:
- a tip which terminates in a rectangularly shaped slot;
- a middle portion;
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- a receptacle having at least one wall that defines a bore, at least three tabs extending into the bore, and an end plate, the end plate being connected to the at least one wall and moveable relative to the bore and having thereon a saddle,
- wherein the security seal has an open position, in which the tip is not positioned in the bore, and
- wherein the security seal has a closed position, in which the tip is positioned in the bore and the end plate is moved such that the saddle is positioned in the bore and such that the slot at least partially surrounds the saddle so that the tip is prevented from moving radially within the bore.
A security seal comprising:
- a one-piece plastic seal having a cap, a tail portion, a receptacle portion, and a middle portion located between the tail portion and the receptable portion;
- wherein the tail portion is movable into a bore of the receptacle portion and the tail portion includes a tip, which terminates in a rectangularly shaped slot,
- wherein the bore is adapted to receive the tip and the bore includes an exit end,
- wherein the cap has a rectangular saddle, and the cap is adapted to be moved to close the exit end of the bore, and
- wherein when the tip is received in the bore and the cap closes the exit end of the bore, the saddle is positioned in the slot to prevent rotational movement of the tip in the bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.