EP0634735A1 - Guarantee seal - Google Patents

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EP0634735A1
EP0634735A1 EP94500124A EP94500124A EP0634735A1 EP 0634735 A1 EP0634735 A1 EP 0634735A1 EP 94500124 A EP94500124 A EP 94500124A EP 94500124 A EP94500124 A EP 94500124A EP 0634735 A1 EP0634735 A1 EP 0634735A1
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head
teeth
flat terminal
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Jaime Baucells Granel
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Brooks Todo Seguridad en Espana SA
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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
    • G09F3/0311—Forms or constructions of security seals characterised by the type of seal used having arrow-like sealing means
    • 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
    • G09F3/0323—Forms or constructions of security seals characterised by the type of seal used having clamp-like sealing means
    • 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
    • G09F3/037—Forms or constructions of security seals characterised by the type of seal used having tie-wrap sealing means

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  • the present invention relates to guarantee seal, i.e. a seal which ensures that the container which it protects remains perfectly sealed in such a way that said container can only be opened by breaking the seal, providing clear evidence that such an action has taken place.
  • Seals of this type are known and have the form of a naturally flexible strip, preferably plastic, that terminates at one end in a small grooved head through which the other end passes, said head being provided with fastening means which go through the body of the strip as it passes through said head and which become immovable, i.e. once they have been sealed or fastened it is impossible to open them again without breaking the ring formed by the seal at any point along its length.
  • the guarantee seal of the invention is of the type described above, i.e. formed by a ring which becomes immovable once closed, and has been designed and constructed to achieve optimum guarantees of security by means of an extremely simple structure as well as a simple closing operation.
  • the seal proposed by the invention is made of an elongated, flexible body, which may be laminar, such as those described above, or may be have the form of a cord, without affecting the basic concept of the invention, but where in either case one of its ends terminates in a flat terminal and the other end in a small grooved head.
  • the flat terminal defines a kind of elastically deformable arrowhead which converges towards its free end to make it easier to insert into the groove of the head, and on which are provided two rear, lateral, interlocking teeth corresponding to complimentary teeth provided inside the groove of the head, just inside its opening, such that these complimentary teeth of the head at first force the two parts of the flat terminal to converge, by deforming it elastically, until the teeth of said terminal have passed beyond those of the groove, at which point the flat terminal recovers elastically and becomes perfectly adapted inside the groove of the head with the teeth of both elements permanently interlocked, since when the seal is pulled to try and extract the flat terminal from the head, the special configuration of said teeth tends to cause them to become interlocked even more tightly.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a guarantee seal according to the object of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a lateral elevation view of the same seal, showing what will be its external face in the closed position.
  • Figure 3 is again an elevation view of a detail of the same seal, showing the face opposite to that of figure 2.
  • Figure 4 shows a profile view of the same seal.
  • Figure 5 is a cross section of the head taken across the line A-B of figure 4.
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of the same seal, this time in the closed position.
  • figure 7 is a cross section detail through the head, similar to figure 5 but with the seal in the closed position.
  • the guarantee seal proposed by the invention is made of an elongated, flexible body 1, which may have the form of a band, as in the embodiment shown in the figures, or that of a cord, the shape of said flexible, elongated body adapting to the specific requirements of each case, one end of said elongated body terminating in either case in a small, basically cylindrical grooved head 2 provided with a diametral groove 3 whose opening 4 lies in the plane of the elongated body 1.
  • the other end of the body 1 terminates in a flat terminal 5 which defines a kind of arrowhead comprising two lateral branches 6 that converge towards the free end and are separated by an intermediate cutout 7 to make it more flexible, the rear ends of said branches ending in interlocking teeth 8 that diverge towards the rear and which correspond to complimentary teeth 9 provided inside the groove 3 of the head, just inside its opening 4, the bottom of said groove 3 being provided with small holes 10 through which the free ends 11 of said branches 6 of the flat terminal, which constitutes the arrowhead or fixing element, emerge slightly.
  • the arrowhead or flat terminal 5 which is elastically deformed as it is inserted into the head 2, recovers elastically once the rear, lateral teeth 8 have passed beyond the complimentary teeth of the head, such that the free ends of said teeth 8 become permanently engaged in the notches 12 defined immediately behind the teeth 9 of the head, there being no means of gaining access to these interlock points since the holes 10 are "filled" by the ends 11 of the lateral branches of the arrowhead, thereby guaranteeing the inviolability of the seal.

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EP94500124A 1993-07-15 1994-07-14 Guarantee seal Ceased EP0634735A1 (en)

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ES9301992U 1993-07-15
ES9301992U ES1025407Y (es) 1993-07-15 1993-07-15 Precinto de garantia.

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EP0634735A1 true EP0634735A1 (en) 1995-01-18

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8149114B2 (en) 2010-02-09 2012-04-03 Ekstrom Industries, Inc. Utility meter tamper monitoring system and method
WO2013038321A1 (es) 2011-09-16 2013-03-21 Precintia International, S. A. Precinto
CN108146818A (zh) * 2018-02-07 2018-06-12 唐红波 可循环使用的快递袋

Citations (2)

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US3367701A (en) * 1966-01-14 1968-02-06 American Casting And Mfg Corp Self-locking plastic seal
FR2140272A1 (es) * 1971-06-07 1973-01-19 Lima Castro Netto E De

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3367701A (en) * 1966-01-14 1968-02-06 American Casting And Mfg Corp Self-locking plastic seal
FR2140272A1 (es) * 1971-06-07 1973-01-19 Lima Castro Netto E De

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8149114B2 (en) 2010-02-09 2012-04-03 Ekstrom Industries, Inc. Utility meter tamper monitoring system and method
WO2013038321A1 (es) 2011-09-16 2013-03-21 Precintia International, S. A. Precinto
CN108146818A (zh) * 2018-02-07 2018-06-12 唐红波 可循环使用的快递袋

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