Improved Combined Seal and Fastener.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Apr., 1898 ·
Complete Specification Left, 20th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 6th Mar., 1897
Improved Combined Seal and Fastener.
We, JOHN GEORGE GLOVER, and RICHARD THOMAS GLOVER, trading as
Thomas Glover and Company, of 214 to 222 St. John Street, Clerkenwell,
London, Gas Meter Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to produce preferably a metallic fastener of such
form and material that it can be used to fasten tho flaps or shutters of locks, lids of
boxes, drawers within their receptacles, mail bags, or any article that requires to
be secured together, but cannot be undone without mutilation of the said fastener
which is, in the act of being fixed in position, impressed with a name or device as
a seal, whereby fraud is prevented or detected, as any article so fastened cannot be
separated or moved without disclosing the fact.
In carrying our invention into practice, we make a short length of tube with a
swelled or trumpet end preferably of lead (but any sufficiently soft metal will do)
and having the impress of the proprietors of the articles to be fastened, said short
length of tube can be inserted in the staple to secure the hasp in position and be
afterwards compressed and swelled to such a degree by a suitable appliance that
said tube cannot be withdrawn through the eye or staple, except by cutting off or
mutilating the trumpet or swelled end.
If applied to the flap or shutter of, say a padlock, we drill a hole in said shutter
(which must project beyond the edge of the lock when the keyhole is covered) and
insert the small piece of trumpet ended seal tube in said hole, the other side being
flanged over or compressed in such a manner that it forms a projection or stop
which abuts against the edge of the lock and prevents the shutter from being slid
up to uncover the keyhole except it be cut or mutilated.
The appliance for compressing and swelling the end of the soft metal tube, or it
may be solid if desired, is formed with and has engraved in it a trade mark, name,
or distinctive device with which it impresses the soft metal and so officially seals
the fastener in the act of fixing it in position and by these means the locks, boxes,
drawers, mail bags, or other articles cannot be fraudulently opened without
indicating the same.
Dated this 04 1
1000
improved Combined seal and Fastener.
We, JOHN GEORGE GLOVER, and RICHARD THOMAS GLOVER, trading as
Thomas Glover and Company of 214 to 222 St. John Street, Clerkenwell,
London, Gas Meter Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is, to produce a padlock with extensions on keyhole

page_text: cover or on face plate and keyhole cover, or shaping the bow of the lock and the
employment therewith of a soft metallic or other fastener of such form that it can
be used to fasten the flaps or shutters or bows of locks; said fastener being,
during the fixing operation, impressed with a name or device as a seal, whereby
fraud is detected as any article so fastened cannot be separated or moved without
disclosing the fact.
Our invention will be clearly understood from the following description with
reference to the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 perspective view of hollow seal with a spread out or funnel shaped
flange.
Figures 2 and 3 front and edge views respectively of a padlock having a
vertically sliding keyhole cover limited in its drop hy pins of the face plate, which
cover when down as indicated projects below the lock body, the keyhole being
covered. The cover has a hole at its lower projecting part into which our seal is
affixed with a flange on each side to prevent the keyhole cover being raised except
when one flange of the seal has been cut away.
Figure 4 perspective view of a seal smashed up by suitable appliance such as by
powerful hand nippers having properly shaped noses, said seal being in position
between and through the face plate and the keyhole plato of a look.
Figure 5 perspective elevation of a seal with one crushed portion or head out
away to enable the other to be removed from the plates.
Figure 6 represents a seal having one crushed or flattened end similar to that
shown at Figure 1, and one crushed vertically such as after the tubular part had
been pushed through the lock plates.
Figure 7 shows a padlock with a portion of the face plate projecting from the
lock and a swing keyhole cover plate, both being provided with holes which are
coincident to one another when the keyhole cover is in position for being locked.
Figure 8 a padlock with a hinged or fold up cover plate with a seal affixed.
Figure 9 represents a padlock face plate with a forwardly projecting plate at
the bottom portion of the face plate, and with a corresponding forwardly projecting
plate on the lower end of the swinging keyhole cover plate, this having an
additional forwardly projecting plate near its upper part, and provided with a hole
like those of the lower parts for the reception of a stem of a headed pin through a
hole in the lower end of which our hollow seal crushed at both ends is indicated
which prevents the pin being removed except by the destruction of the seal.
Figure 10 shows a padlock with a swing keyhole cover plate with forwardly
projecting lower end plate corresponding to the lower plate of the face of the
padlock, these having holes for the reception of a headed piu the bottom portion
of which is crushed flat.
Figure 11 represents a padlock with a hollow in both front and back taugs and
a corresponding hollow in the shoulder of the bow which when the hollows
coincide, a seal can be inserted and crushed.
The crushing or flattening of the sealing appliance can have any device marked
or indicated on one or on both surfaces and such marks or devicings may consist of
a firm's name, initials, or mouogram, the representation of a trade mark, or the
like, the destruction of which surreptitiously would be discovered. In the case of
mail bags, hampers, or boxes containing post packages for local district transport,
the soft metal seuls could be impressed with the names of the two localities
between which the mails are transported by rail or carrier.
.
A, hollow sealing device prepared with a splayed out or funnel shaped end B.
C, extension of face plate D of padlock. E hole therein.
F extension of keyhole cover plate G.
H smashed over end of single flattened sealing device.
H, I, double smashed over ends of sealing device.
H, J, double or reverse smashing or flattening of sealing device ends.
K solid headed pin passed through extra plate L also through extensions C, E,
set at right angles to the extensions shown at Figure 9.

page_text: In Figure 10 we show a solid seal A having a half round head H and flattened
end J.
M holed tangs of padlock back and front plates. P holed swellings of bow
shoulders of padlock for reception of sealing device.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. As a means for temporarily locking the keyhole cover plate of a padlock
making said cover plate of such depth and with a hole in its lower end that it can
project beyond the bottom of the lock body and the insertion of a short length of
soft metal into said hole and by a crushing up of both ends a sealing is effected as
specified.
2. As a lock sealing appliance a hollow or short tubular length of soft metal
which when passed into the holes of extension pieces of look face plate and
keyhole cover respectively have the exposed end or ends crowded up or splayed
outwardly, as and for the purposes specified.
3. In combination with extensions of look face plates and keyhole cover plates
having holes in the exposed portions, a hollow or solid pin or short length of soft
metal which by pressure can be flattened and be caused to bear upon or in contact
with the two exposed portions of the plates mentioned as a means of sealing said
hole cover plate over the keyhole of a look as and for the purposes specified."
4. In a combined seal and fastener, so making a lock or locking device of the
padlock type that it has two permanent or movable portions which when brought
coincident with one another shall be secured by a hollow or solid plug passed
through holes thereof and impressed to indicate by the marks thereon whether or
not the lock has been tampered with, as set forth.
The 20th day of Jan 1907
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said John George Glover and Richard Thomas Glover.