Sealing bolt
AssigneeThe European Union, Represented By the European Commission
InventorsFrancois Littmann, Piercarlo Tebaldi, Marco Sironi
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AssigneeThe European Union, Represented By the European Commission
InventorsFrancois Littmann, Piercarlo Tebaldi, Marco Sironi
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A sealing bolt for sealing a container lid to a body with a threaded bore includes a shaft, a head connected to a first shaft end, and a threaded second shaft end engaged with the bore to lock the lid between the head and the body. The bolt includes a security element with a breakable integrity element. The security element comprises a first part arranged at the second shaft end, connected to the shaft with a breakable integrity element therebetween. The first part has a first thread cooperating with the bore, and a second part between the first part and second shaft end includes, a second thread cooperating therewith. An entrainment device disposed between first and second parts such that when the shaft and first part rotate in a tightening direction, second part is entrained. When the shaft and first part rotate in a loosening direction, second part remains stationary.
Sealing bolt for sealing a container lid to a container body with a threaded bore, said sealing bolt comprising a bolt shaft having a first shaft end and a threaded second shaft end opposite to said first shaft end, and a bolt head connected to said first shaft end, said threaded second shaft end cooperating with said threaded bore so as to allow said sealing bolt to lock said container lid between said bolt head and said container body, said sealing bolt further comprising a security element with a breakable integrity element for verifying the integrity of said sealing bolt, wherein said security element comprises:
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