Patent ID: 7472933

Claim:
A security seal, comprising a housing and a hasp; the housing having first and second openings to receive first and second legs of the hasp, the first opening communicating with a third opening of the housing to form a channel for the first leg of the hasp; a locking mechanism being provided within the housing wherein said locking mechanism is biased to resist withdrawal of the first leg of the hasp through the first opening, the hasp being lockable within the housing by said locking mechanism, wherein the housing comprises a main body and a cover, the main body includes a first side on which the first and second openings are located; a second side on which the third opening is located, said first and second sides are opposite to each other; a third side having a fourth opening sealed by the cover, said third side is perpendicular to the first and second sides; the cover has at least two protrusions each of which is engaged in a corresponding recess provided inside the main body, each of the protrusions being perpendicular to the third side and having therethrough an aperture that is opened in a direction in which a respective one of the legs of the hasp is insertable through said aperture when the hasp is locked within the housing by said locking mechanism; and the locking of the hasp within the housing by said locking mechanism prevents a retraction of the cover from the main body.