Patent ID: 6331022
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: B65D,E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
To securely close a container having at least one door, an improved cargo seal comprising:a lock assembly, said lock assembly being structured to secure the door in a closed orientation and including at least one lock aperture;an elongate segment of substantially strong, generally flexible material, said elongate segment including opposite ends and structured to extend through said lock aperture of said lock assembly so as to restrict movement of said lock assembly and accordingly release of the door from said closed orientation;at least one of said opposite ends of said elongate segment including a mating segment;a lock segment structured to be correspondingly and substantially fixedly disposed at said opposite ends of said elongate segment so as to generally prevent removal thereof segment and thereby providing visible evidence of tampering;said mating segment structured to be securely coupled with said lock segment,said lock segment having an increased diameter relative to a diameter of said elongate segment, so as to prevent removal of said elongate segment from said lock aperture, and accordingly movement of said lock assembly to permit opening of the door, without removal of said lock segment or visibly damaging said lock assembly, thereby providing clear evidence of tampering and opening of said door,said lock assembly including at least a cargo door latch assembly in which said lock aperture is defined, and a tamper evident container door lock,said cargo door latch assembly including a lock rod disposed on the door of the container,said tamper evident door lock including a retention bracket structured to be disposed about said lock rod, and a cross brace structured to be secured with said retention bracket;said cross brace structured to generally retain said retention bracket engaged with said lock rod so as to prevent removal of said retention bracket from said lock rod; andsaid elongate segment structured to extend through at least said cross brace.