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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Erwin Ruegg, Tompkins Cove, NY (US);
Assignee:
Stoffel Seals Corporation, Tuckahoe, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
292318 ; 2923 / ; 292323 ;
Abstract
A shackle seal which includes a housing which is open at least at one end and which receives, through the open end, a bail or shackle strap having a plurality of spaced locking elements along at least a portion of the length thereof which are engagable by at least two locking cages, each of which includes flexible locking fingers for engaging the locking elements of the strap. A first of the locking cages is fixedly mounted adjacent the at least one opening in the housing while a second of the locking cages is movable within the housing so as to be selectively engagable with the locking fingers of the first cage.