Labeled security seal

• US 4,811,977 A
• Filed: 04/18/1988
• Issued: 03/14/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: E J Brooks Company
• Original Assignee: E J Brooks Company
• Inventors: Venable, Frank, Swift, Allan W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gall, Lloyd A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brueske, Curtis B.
• Application Number:
  US07/182,333
• Time in Patent Office: 330 Days
• Field of Search: 292/307 R-309, 292/314-326, 283/81, 283/101, 156/268, 156/209, 156/219-220, 40/630, 40/299, 29/453, 29/525
• US Class Current: 292/307.00A
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0311 having arrow-like sealing means
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0323 having clamp-like sealing means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1082 Partial cutting bonded sandwich [e.g., grooving or incising]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/496 Resilient engaging means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/507 Tag type

Abstract

A security seal having a tag attached to a flat strap at the central portion by a pair of flexible members. The seal is adapted for sealing a box structure or container having a strap in one surface thereof and a hasp attached to the container. The tag extends upwardly so as to be visible against the surface of the hasp and container. Formed in the label and the tag surface, such as by stamping or the like, are a plurality of circular scores randomly positioned. The random positioning may be recorded to provide a means for verification. Any attempt to remove the label from the tag will result in destruction of the label.

Claims

1. A labeled security seal comprising:

a security seal for sealing a container or the like including a surface thereon for receiving a label;

label means secured to said surface of said security seal, said label means for carrying information thereon; and

coincident non-linear scores formed in said label means and said surface of said security seal, said scores in said label being spaced such that attempted removal of said label will result in destruction of the label, said coincident scores being randomly spaces such as to render accurate replacement of said label with a substitute label having matching scores without evidence of tampering to be virtually impossible.

2. A labeled security seal according to claim 1 wherein said scores are circular.

3. A labeled security seal comprising:

a security seal for sealing a container or the like including a surface thereon for receiving a label;

label means secured to said surface of said security seal, said label means for carrying information thereon;

coincident scores formed in said label means and said surface of said security seal, said scores in said label being spaced such that attempted removal of said label will result in destruction of the label, said coincident scores being randomly spaced such as to render accurate replacement of said label with a substitute label having matching scores without evidence of tampering to be virtually impossible; and

said scores in said security seal extending into the material of said seal below said surface of the seal, said label being in contact with said material below said surface whereby it improves the securing of said label to said seal.

4. A labeled security seal according to claim 3 including adhesive means for securing said label to said seal, said adhesive means extending into said scores in said surface of said security seal.