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.
Claims29
A security seal comprising:
- a receptacle including a bore with an exit end, at least one tab extending into the bore and an end plate having thereon a saddle;
- a tip having a cutout therein;
- and
- a middle portion between the receptacle and the tip,
- wherein the tip is insertable into the bore and engageable with the at least one tab, and
- wherein the end plate is moveable with a living hinge to block the exit end and to insert the saddle into the cutout.
A one-piece security seal comprising:
- a tip having a slot;
- a middle portion;
- and
- a receptacle having a bore, at least one tab extending into the bore and an end plate, the bore having an exit end and the end plate having thereon a saddle,
- wherein the security seal has an open position wherein the tip is not positioned in the receptacle and the end plate is not positioned in the exit end, and
- wherein the security seal has a closed position where the tip is positioned in the bore such that the saddle is housed in the slot, the end plate closes off the exit end and the tip is prevented from moving axially or radially within the bore.
A security seal comprising:
- a one-piece plastic seal having a tail portion, a receptacle portion, and a middle portion therebetween;
- wherein the tail portion includes a tip having a rectangular portion and having a slot, and
- wherein the receptacle portion includes a receptacle and a cap, the receptacle having a bore and having extensions extending inwardly into the bore adapted to engage with the rectangular portion of the tip, the cap having a saddle, and the cap adapted to be moved into an orientation such that the saddle is positioned in the slot and such that the cap closes off an end of the bore.
A security seal comprising:
- a receptacle including a bore having an exit end and including a cap having a saddle;
- a tip having a slot therein;
- and
- a middle portion between the receptacle and the tip,
- wherein the tip is insertable into the bore, and
- wherein the cap is moveable with a living hinge from an open position non-blocking the exit end of the bore to a closed position blocking the exit end of the bore with the saddle positioned in the slot.
A security seal comprising:
- a receptacle including a bore and an end plate having thereon a saddle;
- a tip having a slot therein;
- and
- a middle portion between the receptacle and the tip,
- wherein the tip is positionable into the bore such that the saddle is positioned in the slot to prevent movement of the tip in the bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.