Seal assembly for cargo container
First Claim
1. ) A method of securing a cargo container having at least one door, a pair of spaced lock rods, and a latch assembly including a seal aperture, said method comprising:
- extending a flexible material segment around the lock rods into a wrapped orientation which prevents opening of the door;
disposing one end of the flexible material segment into a position relative to the seal aperture and latch assembly to prevent unlatching of the door; and
securing an enlarged seal element to the one end to prevent passage of the one end through the seal aperture thereby preventing unlatching of the door.
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Abstract
A cargo seal assembly structured to maintain one or more doors on a cargo container in a closed and latched position comprising an elongated flexible material segment having a distal end, a proximal end and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. The flexible material segment is disposed and structured to extend in surrounding relation to the lock rods an concurrently into sealing engagement with the latch assembly. A lock body is attached to the flexible material segment at a location which prevents removal of the material segment from its operative position. As such unauthorized access to the interior of the cargo container can only be accomplished by destructive separation of the flexible material segment at two separate, spaced apart locations along its length. A single identifying indicia is disposed on the flexible material segment or an operative component associated therewith.
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26 Claims
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1. ) A method of securing a cargo container having at least one door, a pair of spaced lock rods, and a latch assembly including a seal aperture, said method comprising:
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extending a flexible material segment around the lock rods into a wrapped orientation which prevents opening of the door;
disposing one end of the flexible material segment into a position relative to the seal aperture and latch assembly to prevent unlatching of the door; and
securing an enlarged seal element to the one end to prevent passage of the one end through the seal aperture thereby preventing unlatching of the door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18)
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16. ) In combination with a cargo container including at least one door, a pair of spaced apart lock rods structured to maintain the door in a closed orientation and a latch structure having a seal aperture and structured to latch the door in a closed orientation, a cargo seal assembly comprising:
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a) an elongate, flexible material segment including a proximal end, a distal end and an intermediate portion;
b) at least said distal end and a length of said intermediate portion of said flexible material segment being sized to pass through the seal aperture;
c) said flexible material segment being sufficiently elongate to substantially surround both of the lock rods in a wrapped orientation, said wrapped orientation structured to restrict separation of the lock rods a distance sufficient to open the door;
d) a lock body fixedly secured to adjacently oriented portions of said flexible material segment and disposed to maintain the flexible material segment in said wrapped orientation; and
e) said flexible material segment including a seal element secured to said proximal end thereof, said seal element structured to prevent passage thereof through the seal aperture. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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