Closure fasteners – Seal bolts
Patent
1989-10-24
1990-06-26
Moore, Richard E.
Closure fasteners
Seal bolts
292324, 403326, B65D 3334
Patent
active
049366122
ABSTRACT:
A seal lock for use on the access doors of freight cars, trailer trucks and cargo containers or other applications requiring a one time use disposable locking device. In the preferred embodiment a C shaped locking body (10) having a locking mechanism within its upper leg member (14) and a blind hole within its lower leg member (16) and a locking pin (30) with its first end temporarily held in place by the locking mechanism within the upper leg member (14). The seal lock is positioned over the hasp and the locking pin is pushed with sufficient force to overcome the temporarily held position and is pushed through the aperture of the hasp until the first end of the locking pin (30) fully engages and is secured and supported by the blind hole within the lower leg member (16), while simultaneously the opposite end of the locking pin (30) permanently engages the locking mechanism within the upper leg member thereby securing the seal lock in place by means of a single engagement permanently secured locking means.
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