Patent ID: 6231579
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B65C,G09F

Abstract:
A padlock type marking seal, comprising:a body defining a locking cavity having an internal formation and a cavity axis;a substantially arcuate preformed loop portion having a first end and a second end;a pivot portion weakened relative to said loop portion and connecting said first end of said loop portion to said body;a barb formed on said loop portion, said barb having a leading end substantially at said second end of said loop portion; anda sharp piercing tip integral with and extending tangentially beyond said second end of said loop portion, said tip having a tip axis, and wherein said tip is in the form of a head connected to said second end of said loop portion by a neck, there being a reinforcement in the form of a connecting rib in the vicinity of said neck,said tip and said loop portion being spaced from said cavity axis;said pivot portion supporting said loop portion and said tip in a seal open position remote from said cavity and for movement toward said cavity axis, in response to force exerted on said barb toward said cavity axis, to a position where said tip enters said cavity along said cavity axis.