Security seal

Details Security seal Security seal

1997-06-18

1999-03-23

Meyers, Steven N.

Closure fasteners

Seals

Rigid shackle ends

292307R, B65D 2730

Patent

active

058849491

ABSTRACT:
A rigid base interconnects a pair of spaced legs, one of the legs being resiliently hinged to the base. A locking socket with a cavity is secured to an end of one of the legs distal the base and a locking stud is secured to the end of the other leg distal the base, the stud for manual resilient insertion into the socket cavity. The stud is rectangular having a wide transverse dimension and includes a locking tip with at least one barb which extends along the width. A U-shaped spring steel female locking member is secured in the socket cavity and has at least one locking tang to engage the at least one barb. The U-shaped member comprises any one of a plurality of different tang arrangements each for engagement with the same given barb configuration and are randomly assembled to the sockets of different seals. The studs of a plurality of seals include different barb configurations each engagable with any of the tang arrangements and are randomly assembled to the seals, the various combinations of barb configurations and tang arrangements providing enhanced tamper resistance.

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