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US 7,131,300 B1Granted
Seal guard
OwnerLarry Monascoinventor
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Abstract
A protective cover for cargo seals. The cover has two parts with intermating elements on the two parts, and a pair of apertures that can be aligned in the two parts. When the apertures are aligned a padlock hasp can be passed through the aligned apertures.
Claims13
A protective cover for a seal on a cargo door, said protective cover comprising:
- a first part,
- said first part having a top surface and a bottom surface and sides connecting said top and bottom surfaces,
- apertures in said sides of said first part,
- a second part,
- said second part having a top surface and a bottom surface and sides connecting said top and bottom surfaces,
- apertures in said sides of said second part,
- said first part and said second part move from a relative first position to a relative second position,
- wherein said movement is a linear movement, and
- means on at least one of said sides of said first part for aligning said first part for engagement with means on said second part during said linear movement, and
- wherein said means on said first part comprises a horizontal ledge adjacent said top surface of said first part, and
- a downward sloping wall which starts at said horizontal ledge and extends to said bottom surface of said first part, and
- a horizontal ledge adjacent said top surface of said second part, and
- a downward sloping wall which starts at said horizontal ledge and extends to said bottom surface of said second part, and
- when said first and second parts are joined, said top surface of said first part is coplanar with said top surface of said second part.
11 more elements
A protective cover for a seal on a cargo door, said protective cover comprising:
- a first part,
- said first part having a top surface and a bottom surface and sides connecting said top and bottom surfaces,
- apertures in said sides of said first part,
- a second part,
- said second part having a top surface and a bottom surface and sides connecting said top and bottom surfaces,
- apertures in said sides of said second part,
- means on at least one of said sides of said first part for aligning said first part for engagement with said second part, and
- wherein said second part has means on at least one of said sides of said second part for cooperating with said means on said first part for aligning said first part for engagement with said second part, and
- said means on said first part for aligning said first part for engagement with said second part comprises a ledge and a downwardly sloping wall, and
- said means on said second part for aligning said first part for engagement with said second part comprises a ledge and a downwardly sloping wall, and
- wherein said first part and said second part move from a relative first position to a relative second position, and
- wherein said movement is a linear movement, and
- when said first and second parts are joined, said top surface of said first part is coplanar with said top surface of said second part.
10 more elements
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