Transparent security seal

A seal for utility meters and the like comprising:

• a generally hollow, transparent, pendular body having two opposed openings in its upper surface leading into a central cavity extending vertically from the upper surface of the body to its lower surface, two opposed shoulders intermediate the top and bottom surfaces of the body extending laterally into the cavity and two opposed catches located in the upper portion of the body in the central cavity;
• an opaque, locking member inserted into the central cavity and fixedly connected to the body, the locking member having two opposed frangible fingers cooperating with the catches of the body to form recesses facing downwardly into the cavity at opposite sides of the locking member;
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• a generally U-shaped fastening shackle, each end of which is reversibly bent to form a tang, one end of the shackle being inserted through one of the openings along the top surface of the body down into the central cavity so that the bend of the tang rests on one of the opposed shoulders and the tip of the tang is secured in one of the downwardly facing recesses adjacent a frangible finger, the other end of the shackle being insertable through the other opening and likewise securable in the downwardly facing recess on the opposite side of the locking member to lock the seal.