IP Library Granted Patent US 42,304
Granted Patent E1
US 42,304 · App. 12/796,815 · Granted Apr 26, 2011

Lock out tag

Assignee: Lomont Molding, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 42,304
App. No.
12/796,815
Granted
Apr 26, 2011
Kind
E1
Abstract

A tag has an in-mold graphic plate portion with a slot therein. Extending outwardly from the plate portion is an extension or tongue that has a neck and locking tip. The locking tip has an aperture adapted to receive a lock. The neck of the tongue is flexible such that the locking tip is received by and extends through the slot.

Claims (5)

1. A method of securing an object, comprising the steps of:

providing a tag having an elongate, in-mold plastic plate portion, a slot, and a flexible tongue wherein the tongue further comprises a neck portion that extends outwardly from the plate portion and a locking tip extending from the neck portion; wherein the neck portion is narrower than the tongue and locking tip and wherein the locking tip has a centrally located aperture adapted to receive a lock;

bending the tongue around an object to be secured;

engaging the locking tip and the slot;

twisting the tongue so that the locking tip is received by and passes through the slot; and inserting a lock through the aperture.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: LOMONT MOLDING LLC
To: MIDWESTONE BANK
Reel/Frame 070736/0729 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2014
From: LOMONT MOLDING, INC.
To: LOMONT MOLDING LLC, F/K/A LOMONT ACQUISITION COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 033922/0286 →
Continuity (1)
Reissue 11277007 · Mar 20, 2006