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US 2006/0119111 A1Published application
Tie-type security seal
OwnerAndre De Lima Castroinventor
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A tie-type security seal is described that comprises a body (2) of thermoplastic material with a passage (7) therethrough, a metallic insert element (11) that is fixed in the passage and has at least one opening (15) aligned therewith, as well as a locking tooth (14). An elongated strip of thermoplastic material (4) is integral, at one end, with the body (2) and has another free end for insertion through the passage (7) in a first direction where it is locked by the tooth (14) against removal from the cavity in the opposite direction, the body and strip having been manufactured by a plastic injection operation. In accordance with the invention, the seal is not only highly secure against tampering, but can also easily be mass manufactured since the metallic insert element (11) is incorporated into the body of thermoplastic material (2) during the injection operation.
A tie-type security seal comprising a body of thermoplastic material with a locking cavity in the form of a passage through the body, a metallic insert element fixed in said cavity and formed with at least one through-opening aligned with said passage and also a locking tooth, and an elongated strip of thermoplastic material integral at one end with the body and having another free end for insertion through said passage in a first direction where it is locked by said tooth to prevent removal from the cavity in the opposite direction, the body and the strip having been manufactured by a plastic injection operation, wherein the metallic insert element has been incorporated into said body of thermoplastic material during the injection operation.
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