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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1995
Brian R Morgan, La Jolla, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A security tag with an affixed label for deterring tampering or unauthorized opening of a closed container, case or other item to be secured has a base unit and an elongate strap secured at one end to the base unit for extending through eyelets on adjacent parts of the item to be secured, such as one part of a container or case and the closure or lid of the container or case. The base unit has a trapper channel for releasably trapping the free end of the strap. An upper wall of the base unit includes a fixed part and a moveable cover which is hinged to the base unit and moveable between an open position and a closed position preventing removal of the strap from the trapper channel. A label is secured across the fixed part of the upper wall and the closed lid, and a signature is applied to the label. The lid cannot be opened to release the strap without simultaneously tearing the label.