Tamper evident bolt security seal

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8991879
APP PUB NO 20130259598A1
SERIAL NO

13785062

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A tamper evident security seal includes a locking unit and a bolt with a groove at its shank locking portion, the groove for receiving a resilient locking ring attached to a lock body in a locking unit receiving the bolt in a locked state. The locking unit includes two housing portions one of which has a top wall, a bottom wall and a first upstanding segment of a circular cylinder side wall interconnected thereto may be of any color. The top wall has an aperture for receiving the bolt therethrough. A mating second housing portion has a second segment of a circular cylinder side wall, preferably white having ID indicia thereon, forms a circular cylindrical housing with the first housing portion and is captured between the top and bottom walls. A lock body first element is plastic and molded one piece with the second housing portion. A lock body second steel element mates with the first element forming a lock body with an annular channel in which the ring is positioned. The channel and ring generally form a conventional bolt locking arrangement. A plastic transparent cover, enclosing the two housing portions, is bonded to the bottom wall. A collar on the top wall has two slots for receiving mating anti-spin tabs on the bolt shank.

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E J BROOKS COMPANY409 HOOSIER DR ANGOLA IN 46703

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bonczyk, Andrew White Plains, US 1 7
Debrody, Robert Wayne, US 10 267
Dreisbach, Richard Lafayette, US 17 350
Lundberg, George Pompton Plains, US 9 272

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