EP0288290B1 - A sign - Google Patents

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EP0288290B1
EP0288290B1 EP19880303626 EP88303626A EP0288290B1 EP 0288290 B1 EP0288290 B1 EP 0288290B1 EP 19880303626 EP19880303626 EP 19880303626 EP 88303626 A EP88303626 A EP 88303626A EP 0288290 B1 EP0288290 B1 EP 0288290B1
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Peder Ingvartsen
Bent Jensen
Erling Mogensen
Berno Holmgaard Jensen
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F3/03—Forms or constructions of security seals
    • G09F3/0305—Forms or constructions of security seals characterised by the type of seal used

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  • the invention concerns a plate-shaped sign which is preferably to be used for identification of products, such as transport materiel.
  • the plate is adapted to be placed on an edged object so that it is closed around the edges of the object.
  • Marking systems in the form of thin metal signs, labels, bosses or the like are known, which are relatively easy to remove or conceal. Consequently, it is not unusual that imitators remove such markings from competitors' products and transfer them to their own products.
  • marking systems are shaped so that it is difficult to remove/disassemble them or that they are directly useless after disassembling or when attempting to re-fit them, respectively.
  • it may moreover be advantageous to give it a shape which makes it expensive and difficult to imitate it.
  • seal devices having various properties are known e.g. from the GB Patent Applications 2 025 856, 2 134 046 and 2 042 424.
  • the great majority of such means is adapted to act as a type of locking means which are relatively easy to break, and thus it is the visible attempt at getting access to the sealed product which is of importance.
  • These devices frequently comprise a bracket, a wire or the like for locking, the ends of these means being then joined with a seal device adapted for the purpose.
  • Other seal devices are known, where the actual seal member in the locking devices is shaped so that an attempt at removal or subsequent re-fitting leaves visible traces, which is described e.g. in the GB Patent Specification 2 113 616.
  • a seal for tagging poultry is known from US Patent No. 1,820,595.
  • the seal is placed loosely around an object (a leg) so that it is not harmed by the seal.
  • the material of the seal has been weakened along a bending zone which causes the seal to break in case of backwards bending.
  • Said prior art does not disclose a construction which may be used when a seal is to closely follow the profile of an edged object.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a method for placing a plate around an edged object. This object is achieved by the method stated in the characterising portion of claim 1.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a plate sign for product marking and of such a type that an attempt at removal or refitting will cause the sign to break along determined rupture lines.
  • the plate object Since the plate object is adapted to be applied relatively tightly around an edged object, it will comprise a plurality of bends in the mounted state, one or more of said bends being provided prior to fitting. However, the material at the other bending lines is weakened by means of e.g. punching along the bending line. The perforations thus provided in the material are so dimensioned that the plate can resist a first bending deformation, but will break on backward bending and possible further bending, i.e. removal and refitting, respectively, so that the structure cannot be used again, without it being clearly apparent that such use is illegal.
  • these holes or perforations serving as seal means is provided in accordance with the types of materials and plate thicknesses selected in each case, so that both steel and plastics materials may be used. In connection with this, it is to be ensured at the same time that the sign must maintain its break properties at ambient temperatures of about -30 o C to 70 o C.
  • the perforations mean that the stresses occurring when the sign is bent are transferred to the ribs positioned between the holes.
  • these ribs are to have a surface cross section and a thickness which are sufficient to ensure adequate strength for retention of the sign after mounting of it, while the stress established upon mounting of the sign ensures a sufficient strain hardening of the material in the bending zone so that the sign will break with certainty upon additional bending along the bending line.
  • these break ensuring dimensions may be adapted to the number of weakened bending lines. It will be appreciated that there should be as many pre-provided bends as possible because e.g. just one weakened line will entail that upon removal the sign will receive a relatively greater part of the bending forces because of the ridigity of the other bends and thus take up most of the backward bending, thus making it certain that breaks will occur.
  • the plate sign 1 is shown in a plane, punched state.
  • the plate sign is adapted for bending around a tubular object having a polygonal cross-section, which is rectangular in the illustrated case.
  • the sign is thus adapted for bending along four bending lines, the ones 2 and 3 shown in broken lines, in the present case, indicating two bends provided prior to fitting.
  • the two other bending lines 4 and 5 have their material weakened, which is shown here in the form of punched holes 8 which are oblong and rounded in the longitudinal direction of the bending lines.
  • One end of the sign is provided with a hole 6 to receive a tongue 7 at the opposite end of the sign upon bending.
  • two of the bending lines are thus provided with weakenings in their material, which are so dimensioned that the sign will break with certainty upon attempted removal or at any rate attempted re-fitting, one and two bendings, respectively, in addition to the assembling deformation, and thus the sign cannot be used again in connection with e.g. thefts.
  • said break of the sign will occur with a relatively greater certainty when the sign is provided with as many pre-established bends as possible, so that e.g. the weakened bending area 4 takes up substantially the entire backward bending.
  • fig. 3 shows the plate sign in its initial shape according to one embodiment where it has been bent by machine in advance along the lines 2 and 3.
  • the additional bends 4 and 5 are to be made on location by hand and preferably by means of an auxiliary tool adapted for the purpose.
  • the sign is bent along the perforations 4 and assumes the position shown in fig. 4.
  • bending is performed along the line 5, and the tongue 7 is provided with a bend adapted to be received directly in the hole 6.
  • the sign is thus present in the position shown in fig. 5, where the plast bending of the tongue in plane with the adjacent profile side is made, so that the plate sign assumes its final, mounted position of use, as shown in fig. 6.
  • resistant bending lines of the sign can be provided with various forms of weakenings to facilitate shaping of the sign prior to assembling, and so that a sufficient resistance to backward bending along these lines is maintained.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
  • Adornments (AREA)
  • Holo Graphy (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Bending Of Plates, Rods, And Pipes (AREA)
  • Eye Examination Apparatus (AREA)
  • Road Signs Or Road Markings (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
  • Luminescent Compositions (AREA)
  • Sorption Type Refrigeration Machines (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
  • Package Frames And Binding Bands (AREA)
  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Shaping Of Tube Ends By Bending Or Straightening (AREA)
  • Packaging Frangible Articles (AREA)
  • Constituent Portions Of Griding Lathes, Driving, Sensing And Control (AREA)
  • Control And Other Processes For Unpacking Of Materials (AREA)
  • Making Paper Articles (AREA)
  • Pallets (AREA)
  • Cereal-Derived Products (AREA)
  • Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
  • Paints Or Removers (AREA)
  • Polishing Bodies And Polishing Tools (AREA)
  • Credit Cards Or The Like (AREA)
  • Burglar Alarm Systems (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Acyclic And Carbocyclic Compounds In Medicinal Compositions (AREA)
  • Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
EP19880303626 1987-04-22 1988-04-21 A sign Expired - Lifetime EP0288290B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DK2040/87 1987-04-22
DK204087A DK157220C (da) 1987-04-22 1987-04-22 Plade, isaer et skilt til identifikationsformaal

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EP0288290A1 EP0288290A1 (en) 1988-10-26
EP0288290B1 true EP0288290B1 (en) 1992-12-30

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EP (1) EP0288290B1 (da)
AT (1) ATE84161T1 (da)
DE (2) DE8805289U1 (da)
DK (1) DK157220C (da)
ES (2) ES1006282Y (da)
FI (1) FI100210B (da)
FR (1) FR2614457B3 (da)
GR (1) GR3007156T3 (da)
IE (1) IE62421B1 (da)
IT (1) IT214183Z2 (da)
NO (1) NO175125C (da)
PT (1) PT87297B (da)
TR (1) TR23852A (da)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US749035A (en) * 1904-01-05 Stock-marker
US670099A (en) * 1900-11-10 1901-03-19 Abner F Callison Cattle-tag.
US1820595A (en) * 1930-08-29 1931-08-25 Winfred M Brooks Seal
US1822390A (en) * 1931-01-30 1931-09-08 Winfred M Brooks Sealing means
US3535810A (en) * 1968-06-27 1970-10-27 William A Baehrle Jr Tag fastener
US4278281A (en) * 1977-11-01 1981-07-14 E. J. Brooks Company Seal
GB2025856A (en) * 1978-07-03 1980-01-30 Coleing W Security Seals
ES285930Y (es) * 1983-01-31 1986-10-16 E.J. Brooks Company Cierre de seguridad perfeccionado.

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FR2614457A3 (fr) 1988-10-28
DK204087A (da) 1988-10-23
PT87297A (pt) 1989-05-12
DE3877038T2 (de) 1993-05-06
DE8805289U1 (de) 1988-07-14
IT214183Z2 (it) 1990-04-02
NO881731L (no) 1988-10-24
TR23852A (tr) 1990-10-15
GR3007156T3 (da) 1993-07-30
IE881193L (en) 1988-10-22
DK204087D0 (da) 1987-04-22
DK157220B (da) 1989-11-20
DE3877038D1 (de) 1993-02-11
ES2036678T3 (es) 1993-06-01
IT8853082V0 (it) 1988-04-21
NO175125C (no) 1994-08-31
ES1006282U (es) 1988-12-16
FI881822L (fi) 1988-10-23
ES1006282Y (es) 1989-05-16
FI100210B (fi) 1997-10-15
DK157220C (da) 1990-04-16
NO175125B (no) 1994-05-24
EP0288290A1 (en) 1988-10-26
IE62421B1 (en) 1995-01-25
FR2614457B3 (fr) 1989-07-07
PT87297B (pt) 1993-09-30
NO881731D0 (no) 1988-04-21
ATE84161T1 (de) 1993-01-15
FI881822A0 (fi) 1988-04-19

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