Back to results
US 2006/0202489 A1Published application
Security seal
AssigneeITW Limited
InventorJames Collingham
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
Loading patent…
AssigneeITW Limited
InventorJames Collingham
Estimating the term…
The application discloses a padlock-type security seal comprising a housing and a J-shaped hasp, the hasp being locked by a disposable seal having a body and a head separated by a line of weakness, the housing having first and second openings to receive the legs of the hasp, the longer leg of the hasp having a recess on its inside edge for receiving the head of a disposable seal and including means for engaging the head, the housing having a third opening which communicates with the opening for the said one leg of the hasp so as to allow insertion of the head of the disposable seal, the housing having a seat for the disposable seal, the third opening being laterally of the other openings such that the disposable seal is inserted transversely of the insertion direction of the hasp. An edge of the third opening of the housing is adjacent the seat and forms an edge against which the seal is bent to break the seal along the line of weakness, and preferably the longer leg of the hasp extends laterally beyond the said bending edge and thus beyond the line of weakness of the disposable seal when the disposable seal is in its inserted position. The application also discloses a disposable seal having a body and a head separated by a line of weakness, the head being formed of a pair of hook-shaped elements including resiliently flexible barbs, the barbs facing each other.
A security seal, comprising a housing and a hasp moveable relative to said housing in a first direction between a locked position and a unlocked position;
A disposable seal having a body and a head separated by a line of weakness,
The combination of claim 11, further comprising a security seal comprising a housing defining said lock chamber and a hasp including said locking element, said housing having an opening allowing insertion of said disposable seal in said housing to engage with the locking element of said hasp;
The combination of claim 11, further comprising an envelope or container comprising said lock chamber, the envelope or container being lockable by means of the disposable seal engaging in the lock chamber, the lock chamber comprising said locking element being formed by a T-shaped protrusion which, upon insertion of said disposable seal into said lock chamber, slots between the hook-shaped barbs which then engage behind forward edges of the T-shaped protrusion.
In combination,
A security seal, comprising:
A method of providing evidence of potential tampering with a security seal comprising a body, a hasp and a disposable seal, said method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.