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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2018
Eco-latch Systems, Llc, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Jack David Wilson, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Thomas Jon Wilcox, Waterford, WI (US);
James Forsythe Wilson, III, Yardley, PA (US);
Eco-Latch Systems, LLC, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a box fastener. The box fastener can have sides with both a top piece and a bottom piece that are separated by a gap. The bottom piece is deformable along its length. The bottom piece has a hole that is either offset or enlarged compared to a corresponding hole in the top piece to accommodate the arcuate path of a curved piercing element of arm. A seal can be provided between the top and bottom piece. The piercing element optionally can puncture the seal and the seal can be fastened around the arm that is in the locked position. Unlocking of the arm will break the seal thereby revealing evidence of an unlocking event. The fastener has a bottom with grips having angled distal surfaces. The grips provide increasing levels of grip as the thickness of the box increases, and vice versa.