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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1993
George Georgopoulos, Pine Brook, NJ (US);
E. J. Brooks Company, Newark, NJ (US);
Abstract
A molded rectangular plastic body in one embodiment is formed with a shallow depth rectangular chamber in which an insert is inserted. The insert takes up the full width, depth and length of the chamber and comprises a relatively thin molded plastic sheet. A plurality of thin walls upstand from one side of the sheet to form a plurality of chambers with the body. A shackle formed of resilient wire has two legs each with a reversely bent end portion. Each leg is inserted into and lockable in a different chamber. A bar code label or bar code indicia is adhered to or imprinted on a side of the insert opposite the locking chambers and recessed in the insert. The indicia is surrounded by a wall which is welded to the body to seal the indicia. The body is transparent so the bar code is externally readable. The insert may be opaque to provide seal identity classification by color coding the insert. In a second embodiment, no insert is used, the body being formed of two halves, one of which receives the bar code indicia and the other being formed with leg receiving and locking channels, the indicia being internal the body when the halves are attached.