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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1990
Ernest D Scott, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Donald L Tedder, Carrollton, GA (US);
Gregory Scott, Jacksonville Beach, FL (US);
Edge Technology Corporation, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Abstract
A one-piece tamper-proof bundling strap comprised of a head-end portion defining an aperture therethrough, the head-end portion being integrally connected to an elongated narrow body portion, the aperture in the head-end portion corresponding generally to the cross-sectional configuration of the body portion. The head-end portion and the body portion have a locking means integrally associated therewith for preventing reverse movement of the body portion relative to the head-end portion when the body portion is looped upon itself and disposed within the aperture of the head-end portion. The locking means is comprised of a plurality of serrations oriented along a portion of the length of the body portion and a plurality of projecting teeth members disposed within said through-aperture adapted to lock against the serrations when the body portion is looped upon itself and drawn through the aperture in the head-end portion. The strap is a one-piece unit constructed of a single, preferably brittle material which will fracture when exposed to tampering forces.