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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin E. Myszka, Kent, OH (US);
James M. Byrne, Massillon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Nexpak Corporation, Uniontown, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/557 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 8/557 ;
Abstract
A locking device for a disc retaining hub includes a base and a head that lock together over the hub to lock a disc on the hub until a portion of the locking device is destroyed. The head or the base of the locking device includes locking fingers that allow the head and base to lock together in a one-way snap fit connection. The locking mechanism may also cooperate with the disc retaining hub to lock itself to the hub. The locking mechanism prevents the disc from being removed from the hub until the locking mechanism is destroyed by the user.