Security seal
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorRobert Speedie
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Abstract
A one piece plastic security seal including a generally rectangular housing having a strap integrally attached to said housing. A passageway in the housing, which is generally rectangular in shape, complimentary accepts the strap. The strap includes a plurality of barbs or teeth evenly spaced and offset from one another on opposite sides and opposing edges of the strap. Barbed means are provided within the passageway through the housing and complimentary with the strap barbs, said housing additionally being relieved adjacent opposite edges to provide resiliency to the internal barbs in the passageway.
Claims6
A one piece plastic security seal including a generally rectangular housing having a generally rectangular passageway therethrough, an elongated strap attached to said hoousing and adapted to be received in a complimentary fashion within said passageway, a plurality of bars or teeth on said strap which are evenly spaced and offset from one another on opposite sides of the strap, barbs or teeth on each edge of the strap which are evenly spaced and offset from the barb or tooth on the opposite edge of the strap, a plurality of barbs or pawls within said passageway on opposing inner walls and offset from each other whereby said wall supported barbs adapted to engage the offset barbs on said strap, portions of said housing adjacent the walls engaging the edges of said strap being relieved to provide resiliency to the barbs or pawls at engaging side edges.
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