Patent ID: 9447611
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: E05B,G08B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A security device for placement about a package, the security device comprising: a cable; a housing; a spool carried by the housing for receiving the cable; a ratchet assembly engagable with the spool; a clip connected to the cable, wherein the clip is configured to engage with the housing in a first locked position and a second locked position; and a lock device configured to lock the clip to the housing when the clip engages the housing in the first locked position and the second locked position; wherein the ratchet assembly is configured to tighten the cable about the package when the clip is in the first locked position; wherein movement of the clip from the first locked position to the second locked position causes the cable to further tighten about the package; and wherein the spool is free wheeling in a cable loosening direction when the clip is not engaged with the housing and the spool is prevented from free wheeling in a cable loosening direction when the clip is engaged with the housing in the second locked position.