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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard C. Dreisbach, North Arlington, NJ (US);
Carlos M. Pinho, North Arlington, NJ (US);
Terrence Brammall, Angola, IN (US);
Craig B. Hamilton, Waterloo, IN (US);
Assignee:
E.J. Brooks Company, Livingston, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 3/334 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 3/334 ;
Abstract
A seal and lock mechanism employs a cable and a mechanism for securing a free end of the cable to the seal by a wedging action within a tapered housing bore employing wedging means such as balls and the like. The wedging action is enhanced by roughening the surface of the wedging means or otherwise improving their resistance to displacement with respect to the surface of the cable.