US2178810A - Sealed tag - Google Patents

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M. RUBINOFF Npv. 7, 1939.

SEALED TAG Filed May 51, 1939 4.1 7 6 \INVENTOR U MAW/a Rue/Non:

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 7, 193% SEALED TAG Mark Rubinofi, New York, N. Y.

Application May 31, 1939, Serial No. 276,596

2 Qlaims.

This invention relates to sealed tags, and is particularly directed to a tag provided with a loop which cannot be removed without destroying the seal.

An object of this invention is to provide an article of the character described, in which the loop may be passed through opening in an article to which the tag is to be attached, the loop being provided with terminals which may be inserted into the seal on the tag, and thereafter, cannot be removed without destroying either the loop or the seal.

A further object of this invention is to provide a sealed tag of the character described, and a pair of wires each having a terminal which may be inserted into the seal, and which cannot be removed therefrom, and means for attaching the free ends of the wires together and to abagin such a way that the tag cannot be removed from the bag without destroying the seal or injuring the tag.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a strong, rugged and durable seal of the character described, which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and yet practical and,

efficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a sealed tag embodying the invention, showing one terminal of the loop within the seal and one outside of the seal;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the sealed tag with the loop passingthrough an opening in the article to which the tag is attached, and with parts broken away;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the tag showing the prongs of the seal engaging the tag;

Fig. 5 is a top plan View of a sealed tag embodying the invention, attached to a bag;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a seal tag embodying the invention, and illustrating a modified construction; and

ElSSiilEb tuition Fig. 7 is a side elevational view of the structure shown in Fig. 6. g

Referring now in detail to the drawing, lil designates a sealed tag embodyihgth'e lr'i'wfhtidgand comprising generally of a tag I! which may be made of paper, cloth cardboard or the like sheet material, a seal 52 attached thereto, and a loop it to be inserted into the seal, in the manner hereinafter appearing. I

The seal 52 has a circular top wall 58 parallel to and spaced above the tag I l. Extending downwardly and outwardly from. the top wall it is a tapered annular wall ll, and extending outwardly from the lower end of the wall ll, is an annular rovided with terminals M which are adapted flange l9 contacting the top surface of the tag ll. Extending from the periphery of the flange 59 are a plurality of equiangularly spaced pointed prongs 2t, piercing the tag H and bent inwardly against the underside of said tag.

In the drawing, the seal is shown to be provided with six prongs, it being understood however that any number of prongs may be provided. v

The seal i2 may be located adjacent one end edge No of the tag Ii. The tapered wall H is formed adjacent said end edge with a small slot i l, for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

The loop 83 comprises a flexible cord, string or wire 26, to the outer ends of which are attached the terminals Hi. Each terminal it may comprise a piece of oblong shaped metal having a slot along its longitudinal axis extending. halfway the length of said piece of metal. The end of the string 25 passes through the slot, and the piece of metal is folded 'over its longitudinal axis to grip the string. With this construction, the terminal extends at right angles to the string and the string emerges from the mid portion of the terminal. The terminal members may be inserted through the opening 2 into the seal, but after insertion, cannot be removed. The string is passed through an opening 3!] in a sheet 3!, or may be passed through a buttonhole. In this manner the tag may be attached to any article through which the string may be passed. It will now be understood that the string cannot be removed from the tag, and the seal cannot be opened without tearing the tag.

Obviously, the tag ll may be in the form of a calendar and may be of any color. In fact the seal may be attached to any sheet, such as a bookcover.

In Fig. 5 the tag i i is provided with a seal l2. The beveled wall ll, however, is formed with a pair of small openings Ha located close to each other, and into each of which is inserted the terminal M of a piece of wire 40. The outer ends of the piece of wire may be passed into the open end of a bag 43 and twisted together, as at 44. The open end of the bag may then be stitched, as at 45, so that the wires 40 cannot be removed.

In Figs. 6 and '7 there is illustrated a still further modified construction. The seal [21 of Figs. 6 and 7 is similar to the seal l2, with the exception that there extends from the flange IS, a circular tab 50 which may be bent underneath the tag i I to cover the prongs 20. The seal lZa mayalso be formed with a pair of openings Ila, similar to the openings lid of the seal shown in Fig. 5 to receive the terminals of a loop I3.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As Various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination, a sheet and a seal having a top wall, parallel and spaced above the sheet,

a downwardly and outwardly tapered wall extending from said top wall toward said sheet, a flange extending from the lower end of said tapered Wall and contacting the top of said sheet, and prongs extending from the outer edge of said flange piercing the sheet and bent inwardly against the underside of the sheet, said tapered wall being formed with an opening, a string passingthrough said opening and providing a loop having terminals at the outer ends thereof extending transversely of the ends of said string and disposed within the seal, and said loop passing through said opening, said terminals being adapted to be passed into the seal through said opening, but not being adapted to be removed from said seal.

2. In combination with a sheet, a seal comprising a member having a flat annular wall spaced parallel to and above said sheet, a downwardly and outwardly tapered wall extending from said top wall, an outwardly extending annular flange extending from the lower end of said tapered wall, a plurality of equiangularly spaced prongs extending from said flange and piercing said tag,

and bent inwardly against the undersurface of said tag, said tapered wall being formed with an opening, and a looped shackle having the free ends thereof passing through said opening, and terminals fixed to the ends of said shackle and extending at right angles thereto.

MARK RUBINOFF.

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