An Improved Seal Fastening.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 15th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Seal Fastening.
I, HENRY DALE of 93 South Mall Cork, Ireland, Merchant, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to an improved keyless locking device of simple and
effectual construction, and consists in forming a ring of metal or other suitable
material in two sections hinged together at one extremity of a diameter, and provided
with overlapping ends at the opposite extremity of same diameter, each overlapping
end being provided with an aperture both of which come in line with each other when
the sections are closed.
The ring as thus formed is locked or made fast by inserting through the apertures
a rivet or plug of lead just long enough to protrude at each side. The ends of this
rivet or plug are then flattened or squeezed by means of a strong plyers so as to form
a head or flange, of the leaden rivet or plug.
Dated this 9th dow of January 1800
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9, Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Seal Fastening.
I, HENRY DALE of 93 South Mall, Cork, Ireland, Merchant, 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 :-
This invention relates to a seal device, to be used in connection with fasteners, for
preventing packages, and other enclosures, from being surreptitiously opened on their
transit, thereby preventing the contents of the same being examined or extracted.
My invention consists essentially in the employment of a soft metal rivet or closure,
in connection with a ring, or hard metal annulus, having overlapping terminal parts,
with holes through them, wherethrough soft metal rivets, with encircling hard metal
bushes pass, and are sealed by upsetting, or forming upon a plain end, a head, which
is impressed or marked with the particular brand.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing, represents in edge view, a fastening for
boxes, packages, and the like, provided with. a metallic seal, made and applied
according to my invention.
The said fastening, consists essentially of two semi-circular segments, hinged or
jointed together at one of their ends respectively, and with their other ends, rabated or
made to overhang each other when closed, and through which overhanging parts, a
soft metal rivet or closure is passed, and the heads or terminals of the said closure,
impressed or indented with the private mark or brand of the consignor.
Figure 2 represents the fastening, with the parts of the same, opened out.
Figure 3 represents a front elevation of Figure 2, exhibiting the joint of the link
fastening, and also the cut away or overhanging parts.
Figure 4 represents an edge view of the said fastening, closed, looking from the
joint side.
Figure 5 represents a front elevation of the same, closed.
Figure 6 a front edge view of it.
Figure 7 represents a like view as Figure 6, but with the front overlapping part in
section, and with the soft metal rivet or closure, headed at one end, passed through

page_text: Figure 9 represents the rivet or closure, and
Figure 10 the bush. .
Figure 11 is a modification of the fastening part of my invention, and
Figure 12 an edge view of the same, with the sealing part in section.
The same letters of reference, indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of
the drawings.
a is a two part ring or annulus, with the sections a¹, a², hinged at their respective
outer ends a³, a, by a joint a', whilst their inner ends a, a', are rabbeted or cut away,
and overlap each other, in manner that the holes as, directed transversely through
them, becoine coincident, and wherethrough a hard metal bush, or open ended ferrule b,
passes from end to end of the said holes, and through the axis of which ferrule, the
shank c², of the single headed soft metal rivet or closure e, passes.
After the passing of the said two-part ring or annulus constituting the fastener,
through staples or other devices, secured to the lid and body of the package, as in
Figure 1, the outer and protruding end 3, of the said rivet or closure, is upset, and
headed by pliers, or by a heading tool, thereby sealing the fastener.
At the same time that the heading or upsetting is performed, 1 impress both ends or
heads, with the mark or brand of the consignor, or other person.
To remove the fastening, the head at either end of the seal, has to be removed, by a
cutting off tool.
In Figure 11, the fastener, with its overlapping ends, is made from a single length
of metal, fashioned into a ring or annulus, with loops at the two opposite sides
of it.
a is a ring, a² a joint loop, and a³, a*, fastening loops, through the middles of which
latter, a soft metal rivet, with encircling hard metal bush b, passes, and with the seal
produced by the formation of a head upon the plain and protruding end of the said
rivet as aforesaid.
The soft metal rivet, is preferably made of copper, or lead, although an alloy of lead
and tin, or tin alone, may be employed, and if necessary, soft
employed.
may be
copper rivets
By providing the fastener with a loop a², (which is preferably made from spring
metal) the same admits of opening out, for the passing of the overlapping ends,
through staples or like connections.
To the loop a², in Figure 11, a label, chain, or an address, may be attached.
The connection with the seal, is particularly applicable for postal purposes, as well
as for articles transported in the general course of commerce.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First A seal fastening, consisting of a soft metal rivet, passed through coincident
holes, of the overlapping parts of the fastening parts, and sealed by the expanding of
an impressed head or heads, at one or both ends, as set forth.
Secondly: A seal fastening, consisting of a soft metal-rivet or closure, in conjunc-
tion with a surrounding internal support, in the form of a hard metal bush or ferrule,
beyond the open ends of which, the impressed heads of the said rivet or closure come,
substantially as set forth.
Thirdly A seal fastening, consisting of a primary loop a, and secondary
ones a, a³, a, which latter are sealed or connected by a soft metal rivet or closure,

page_text: with or without a hard metal encircling bush, substantially as described and set forth
in Figures 11 and 12.
Dated this 6th day of October 1890.
HENRY DALE,
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.