Patent ID: 7140211
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: B60P,E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A security system for detecting if an openable cover covering at least one hole in a wall of a tank trailer has been tampered with, said security system comprising: a locking member mountable to the tank trailer and movable between a locked position wherein said locking member blocks said cover from being opened, and an unlocked position wherein said locking member extends unobstructively away from said cover, said locking member comprising: an actuating device mountable to the tank trailer and being operatively connected to the locking member in order to move said locking member between the locked position and the unlocked position; and a sealing mechanism capable of engaging the actuating device when the locking member is in the locked position in order to prevent movement thereof, said sealing mechanism comprising a breakable indicator which is broken upon disengaging the sealing mechanism from the actuating device, thereby indicating that the openable cover has been tampered with.