EP0907157B1 - Plombage de sécurité à languette insérable - Google Patents

Plombage de sécurité à languette insérable Download PDF

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EP0907157B1
EP0907157B1 EP97117225A EP97117225A EP0907157B1 EP 0907157 B1 EP0907157 B1 EP 0907157B1 EP 97117225 A EP97117225 A EP 97117225A EP 97117225 A EP97117225 A EP 97117225A EP 0907157 B1 EP0907157 B1 EP 0907157B1
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Ortwin Aichmann
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Stoba AG
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Priority to DE59703554T priority patent/DE59703554D1/de
Priority to JP2000515265A priority patent/JP2001519548A/ja
Priority to HU0004597A priority patent/HUP0004597A3/hu
Priority to PCT/CH1998/000427 priority patent/WO1999018558A1/fr
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F3/00—Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
    • G09F3/02—Forms or constructions
    • G09F3/03—Forms or constructions of security seals
    • G09F3/0305—Forms or constructions of security seals characterised by the type of seal used
    • G09F3/037—Forms or constructions of security seals characterised by the type of seal used having tie-wrap sealing means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/15—Bag fasteners
    • Y10T24/153—Plastic band bag tie
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/50—Readily interlocking, two-part fastener requiring either destructive or tool disengagement
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
    • Y10T292/48—Seals
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
    • Y10T292/48—Seals
    • Y10T292/4945—Rigid shackle ends
    • Y10T292/496—Resilient engaging means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
    • Y10T292/48—Seals
    • Y10T292/50—Single piece, spring catch

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  • the present invention relates to a security seal according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Security seals one of which with locking means provided tape or strip through a receiving opening, which are arranged at one end of the tape or strip is pierced and by means of in the receiving opening attached restraining devices prevented from pulling out are known for example from WO 95/27968.
  • a seal shown which a flat Basic body with a perpendicular to the surface Has through hole.
  • a loop body in shape a flat tongue or flag is directly on the body trained perpendicular to the direction of penetration. The end of this tongue can now be in one direction Push-through opening inserted and pushed through.
  • a loop is formed, the size of which, i.e. their Diameter influenced by the size of the piercing length can be. With increasing piercing length, this becomes Loop smaller.
  • Tear-off area provided in the tongue, which by two grooves running across the tongue surface, which as Tear grooves serve, is formed. At this The tear-off area is now a protruding area Gripping flag trained, on which the tear-off area to Tear off can be kept.
  • the retention means transverse to the Penetration direction of the tongue on the seal in one appropriately trained housing. This is to prevent the restraint, which is usually in a piercing direction arranged opening of the housing is introduced, simply torn out and reinserted afterwards can be.
  • Such pull-through security seals are also further known in which the tongue with a flat band rectangular or dumbbell-shaped cross section.
  • Such tongues can go to any position the through hole is pulled through, i.e. the Diameter of the loop formed by the seal leaves unlike the solutions with Latching means, for example in the form of notches.
  • the disadvantage of these solutions is that the tongue always breaks at the same place under tension, namely the location of the retention means of the through opening, because there the cross section of the tongue through these means, conventionally knife-like engaging in the tongue Medium that is weakened. This leads to such Seals are easy to manipulate.
  • the object of the present invention was now a such a continuously adjustable pull-through security seal to find which one is high Tamper-evident.
  • the predetermined breaking point causes the sealed seal when attempting tampering on the tongue in the through hole breaks first at this predetermined breaking point, which is a concealment of the Manipulation attempt impossible.
  • the predetermined breaking point cannot be restored quickly and easily, after being ripped through.
  • the seal is still there closed and must now be deliberately further separated and to be destroyed with it.
  • One is preferably located above the predetermined breaking point extending unique identification mark attached. A This advantageously allows you to quickly check whether a manipulation attempt on the closed seal has been undertaken. This makes it impossible just the tongue part and retention part with new, replace intact parts and thus the manipulation conceal. In a simple way it can be optical determine whether such an attempt at manipulation or actual manipulation has taken place.
  • FIG. 1 shows the top view of an inventive designed pull-through security seal with base body 1, sticking out tongue 2 and one Pull-through opening housing part 3.
  • a retaining insert 4 here for example in the form of one used in a housing Metal insert 5 with at an acute angle in the Pull-out direction bent tips. So that's it possible that the end of the tongue 2 in the pulling direction in the Insert and pull through 3. there the tips of the metal insert 5 become resilient spread out.
  • the tips of the metal insert grip 5 into the surface of the tongue 2 at an acute angle and block a movement against the Pull-through direction. So that is only possible the tongue 2 to move in the pulling direction and thus by the Tongue 2 and the base body 1 formed loop downsize. This reduction can now be done continuously take place because the restraint insert 4 is not in certain Intervene beads, but in each any position of the tongue 2 in its smooth surface can intervene.
  • the cross section of the tongue 2 which preferably can be rectangular or dumbbell-shaped, can simply meet the required load of the closed seal formed loop can be adjusted. With a large load, the cross section can be larger, i.e. especially wider, with a smaller load be made narrower.
  • the making of one, a tongue 2 with a smooth surface is easier than the production of tongues having beads 2, which is traditionally often a circular Have cross-sectional area.
  • the housing part 3 a Aufreissikikane 11 arranged as this from the Cross section in Figure 3 emerges.
  • This tear-off chicane 11 is here preferably as one completely Restraint insert 4 formed predetermined breaking point.
  • the tear-open baffle 11 with the opening formed against the inside of the housing part 3.
  • the tongue 2 through the Housing part are pulled through by the tips of the Rebound the metal insert 5 and the necessary Force is smaller than it is for breaking open the Aufreissikikane 11 would be necessary.
  • the tongue 2 will now pulled through until the tongue 2 and the body 1 formed loop enough to do that sealing container has been created around. In order to there will also be another pull in that direction prevented and thus also the building of a large, the Breaking load of the tear-off chicane exceeding 11 Traction avoided.
  • a unique identifier 11 to attach the area of the tear harness to the seal, as shown in Figure 5 in supervision.
  • This The identifier is now preferably via the tear-off chicane 6 adequately attached.
  • This identifier 11 can for example, from deeply attached clear There are numbers or strings. So it is possible to check whether there is a the lead body 1 and the tongue 2 actually matched, or whether the original Tongue 2 has been replaced by another tongue 2. This would be a clear indication of a success Tampering with the seal.
  • tear-open baffle 6 which serves as a removal aid.
  • This tear-off chicane 6 can for example be designed as a V-shaped groove and causes a cross-sectional reduction in this area.
  • This tear-open baffle 6 is now with respect to the longitudinal axis the tongue 2 arranged substantially at an acute angle, such as is clear from Figure 1. It also shows the transition to tongue 2 an arc and runs then essentially straight and parallel to the edge of the Basic body 1 or the continuation of the tongue 2.
  • a grip tab 7 on the base body 1 of the seal to attach This grip tab 7 has a narrow, in band 7 'running essentially parallel to the tongue 2 and at the end an expanded attack surface 8, which. is preferably ribbed.
  • This attack surface 8 can now be gripped particularly well and by the preferred configuration of the tear-open baffle 6 can simply by pulling on this surface 8 tear open and thus open the seal.
  • the opened seal remains in one piece, it will not be an additional, separate one Tear-off part generates, as is the case with known pull-through security seals with tear strips is the case with which of the tear strips on both sides with a Tear-off chicane is provided.

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Claims (10)

  1. Plomb de sûreté à enfiler comportant un corps de base (1) avec une languette (2) dépassant de celui-ci, ainsi qu'une partie de boítier (3) disposée sur le corps de base (1) et présentant une ouverture de passage, avec des moyens de retenue (4) pour la languette (2), une rainure (11), servant de point destiné à la rupture, étant formée dans la zone de la transition entre la partie de boítier (3) et les moyens de retenue (4), de manière qu'en cas de sollicitation en traction entre les moyens de retenue (4) et la languette (2), ce point destiné à la rupture se brise d'abord, caractérisé en ce que la partie de boítier (3) entoure les moyens de retenue (4) de manière qu'après rupture de la rainure (11), les moyens de retenue (4) parviennent en butée contre la paroi de la partie de boítier (3), dans la direction de l'ouverture de passage.
  2. Plomb de sûreté à enfiler selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la rainure (11) est disposée périphériquement autour de l'ensemble du moyen de retenue (4).
  3. Plomb de sûreté à enfiler selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'ouverture de la rainure (11) est disposée de manière à être dirigée vers l'intérieur de la partie de boítier (3).
  4. Plomb de sûreté à enfiler selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce qu'il est formé dans la zone de la transition entre le corps de base (1) et la languette (2), une seule encoche (6) servant de chicane d'arrachage, qui s'étend sous un angle aigu par rapport à l'axe longitudinal de la languette (2) et qui présente de préférence une zone arquée (6').
  5. Plomb de sûreté à enfiler selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la languette (2) présente une nervure de renfort (9) dans la zone de l'encoche (6).
  6. Plomb de sûreté à enfiler selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que sur le corps de base (1) est formée une patte de maintien (7, 7', 8) qui s'étend sensiblement parallèlement à la languette (2) et qui présente une surface (8) nervurée à son extrémité.
  7. Plomb de sûreté à enfiler selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que la languette (2) présente une même section rectangulaire ou en forme de haltère sur toute sa longueur, et en ce que la surface est lisse.
  8. Plomb de sûreté à enfiler selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de retenue (4) sont constitués d'éléments (5) pointus en forme de dents à leurs extrémités, qui pénètrent dans la zone de bordure de l'ouverture de passage (3), sous un angle aigu, dans le sens opposé au sens de passage.
  9. Plomb de sûreté à enfiler selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de retenue (4 ; 5) sont en métal.
  10. Plomb de sûreté à enfiler selon l'une des revendications 4 à 9, caractérisé en ce que la languette (2) présente, dans la zone de la chicane d'arrachage (6), une largeur, respectivement une épaisseur, au plus égale à celle du reste du corps à languette.
EP97117225A 1997-10-04 1997-10-04 Plombage de sécurité à languette insérable Expired - Lifetime EP0907157B1 (fr)

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ES97117225T ES2158421T3 (es) 1997-10-04 1997-10-04 Precinto de seguridad por enhebrado.
DE59703554T DE59703554D1 (de) 1997-10-04 1997-10-04 Durchzieh-Sicherheitsplombe
EP97117225A EP0907157B1 (fr) 1997-10-04 1997-10-04 Plombage de sécurité à languette insérable
HU0004597A HUP0004597A3 (en) 1997-10-04 1998-10-05 Pull-through lead security seal
JP2000515265A JP2001519548A (ja) 1997-10-04 1998-10-05 突き通し式安全シール
PCT/CH1998/000427 WO1999018558A1 (fr) 1997-10-04 1998-10-05 Fermeture de securite a languette traversante
US09/509,947 US6328356B1 (en) 1997-10-04 1998-10-05 Pull-through lead security seal

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EP0907157A1 (fr) 1999-04-07
ES2158421T3 (es) 2001-09-01
DE59703554D1 (de) 2001-06-21
WO1999018558A1 (fr) 1999-04-15

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