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US 6,527,312 B1Granted
Shipping container seal
OwnerJohn Jackovino, Vincent MacNairinventors
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Abstract
A seal for a container. The seal is banana-shaped and is inserted over a container handle to make it impossible to move the handle without breaking the seal.
Claims10
A sealing system for a container comprising:
- a handle having a first pivotally mounted end and a second end for opening a door of a container,
- a cover substantially covering the first end of the handle and not the second end,
- said handle being moved from a first position in which said door is locked, to a second position in which said door is open,
- seal means extending through said cover for preventing said handle from being moved from said first position to said second position without breaking the seal means,
- said seal means having a portion positioned within said cover that bears against a portion of the first end of said handle when said handle is moved to said second position, and
- said seal means having an enlarged first end outside of the cover,
- said seal means having a second end external of said cover, and
- said second end having a free end, and
- cap means attached to said second end for preventing said seal means from being removed from said cover.
6 more elements
A sealing system for a container comprising:
- a handle for opening a door of a container,
- said handle having a first pivotally-mounted end and a second free end,
- said second end being opposite said first end,
- a cover extending over a portion of said handle including said first end,
- said handle being pivotally moved from a first position in which said door is locked, to a second position in which said door is open,
- seal means extending through said cover for preventing said handle from being moved from said first position to said second position without breaking the seal,
- said seal means having a portion positioned within said cover that bears against a portion of said handle when said handle is moved to said second position, and
- said seal means having an enlarged first end outside of the cover,
- said seal means having a second end external of said cover, and
- said second end having a free end, and
- cap means attached to said second end for preventing said seal means from being removed from said cover.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.