Ceramic tamper-revealing seals
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1. A tamper revealing seal comprising:
- a fracturable binding element, said binding element having a face area and a side profile, and wherein said binding element includes means for identifying tampering further comprising a fixed acoustic signature; and
a connecting element having two end portions and means for coupling allowing heat shrinking and said end portions to be coupled to said binding element.
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Abstract
A flexible metal or ceramic cable with composite ceramic ends, or a u-shaped ceramic connecting element attached to a binding element plate or block cast from alumina or zirconium, and connected to the connecting element by shrink fitting.
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1. A tamper revealing seal comprising:
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a fracturable binding element, said binding element having a face area and a side profile, and wherein said binding element includes means for identifying tampering further comprising a fixed acoustic signature; and a connecting element having two end portions and means for coupling allowing heat shrinking and said end portions to be coupled to said binding element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of shrink fitting a ceramic seal, comprising the steps of:
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providing a fracturable binding member having a face area and a side profile, including means for identifying tampering comprising an acoustic signature embedded in said binding member and having at least one cavity within said face area; heating said binding member until said cavity expands; providing a connecting element having two end portions, and at least one of said two end portions deposed within said cavity; and cooling said binding member until said cavity contracts and forms a shrink fit around said end portion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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