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AssigneeITW Limited
InventorsColin W. F. Clinch, Peter A. R. James, John H. Tibbett
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AssigneeITW Limited
InventorsColin W. F. Clinch, Peter A. R. James, John H. Tibbett
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Polythene bags are used to group together articles of clothing for transit. The invention relates to a security seal for use with such bags to prevent undetected transit theft. The seal according to the invention has two strip-like portions, which are formed with latching portions at points along the lengths of the strip-like portions. The seal is applied to the neck of the polythene bag, and during application the latching portions pierce the bag and pass through to engage in pairs with latching portions on the other strip-like portion. The latching portions have a weakened section, which breaks if the latching portions are urged out of engagement, thus a bag once sealed cannot be opened undamaged, as the seal will have broken latching portions indicating to a checker at the destination that the bag has been interfered with.
A tamper-proof security seal for sealing the open end of garment bags in transit, said seal having two strip-like portions and a plurality of pairs of complimentary male and female latching portions, said latching portions being formed at positions spaced along the lengths of said strip-like portions and extending perpendicularly to said strip-like portions, said latching portions being adapted so that when said strip-like portions are brought together in juxtaposed relation that at least one of said pairs of said latching portions engages to form a non-return restraint, said male latching portions including a stem and an enlarged head with said stem at its end remote from said enlarged head being connected to said strip-like portion by a frangible weakened section, said section having a predetermined strength capable of withstanding the forces necessary to latch the male portion within the female portion but which will break if said latching portions are urged out of engagement, thereby preventing the two strip-like portions of said seal from being separated undamaged without detection.
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