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Rotary security seal

  • US 9,175,501 B2
  • Filed: 05/13/2014
  • Issued: 11/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A rotary security seal assembly comprising:

  • a housing body defining a socket including a top opening, a tab portion at or near the top opening of the socket, and a housing locking filament receiving bore extending at least in part through the housing body and intersecting the socket, wherein the socket includes a peripheral socket wall and a plurality of peripheral socket one-way detent features located along the peripheral socket wall, the peripheral socket one-way detent features comprising solid molded ratchet teeth;

    a locking filament including;

    a first end area permanently secured to the housing body by hardened molding material forming the housing body, the first end area extending through at least part of the tab portion outside of the socket; and

    a second end area dimensioned and configured to be received in and extended at least in part through the housing locking filament receiving bore leaving a continuous locking filament loop outside the housing body when so received; and

    a rotor body receivable in the socket and including a central body area and a rotor locking filament receiving bore extending at least in part through the rotor body and intersecting the central body area,wherein the second end area of the locking filament is dimensioned and configured to be received in and extend at least in part through the housing locking filament receiving bore and the rotor locking filament receiving bore when the bores are substantially aligned and the rotor body is received within the socket leaving the continuous locking filament loop outside the housing body when the second end area is so received.

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