Enhanced tamper evident seal
View Patent ↗A tamper evident seal includes a wire hasp, an insert and a body for receiving the insert and the wire hasp. The one leg of the wire hasp must be located in the channel in the insert prior to the insert being located in the body. A coupling structure for coupling the insert in the body includes angularly extending supports extending angularly outwardly upwardly from the sides of the insert for engaging indentations in the sides of the body for further preventing removal of the insert and the wire hasp once they are fully inserted in the body and in the insert, respectively. The insert of the seal further includes centrally located reinforcing extension members, each including a round base portion partially extending above base surface of the insert and a centrally located, flattened side tamper evident extension member extending from the round base portion and which extension member which will show a blemish if the insert is tampered after the seal is completed.
1. A security seal comprising:
a. a body having a front side and a backside spaced from the front side, the body having a chamber between the front side and the backside, and the body having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is open;
b. an insert located in the chamber, the insert having a first channel and a second channel, the insert further having a first end and a second end and wherein the first and second channels extend from the first end of the insert, and further wherein the first channel has an opening located proximal the first end of the insert, the opening of the first channel having a length;
c. a wire hasp having first and second legs, the first leg for being located and being locked in the first channel and the second leg for insertion and being locked in the second channel;
d. wherein the first leg of the wire hasp has a thickness that is slightly less than length of the opening of the first channel such that a liquid is significantly impeded from being able to pass into the chamber; and
e. wherein the first channel and the second channel each have a base surface extending from the first end of the insert, and wherein a rib is located between the first channel and the second channel and extends from the base surfaces of the first channel and the second channel toward the front side of the body, and wherein an extension member including a round base portion extends from the base surface of the second channel, and wherein a tamper evident extension member extends from the round base portion toward the front side of the body, the tamper evident extension member having a flat face in parallel with the front side of the body.
2. The security seal of claim 1 wherein each of the first and second legs of the wire hasp has a reversely bent end portion for engaging a portion of the insert to prevent removal of the wire hasp from the body once the legs have been fully inserted therein.
3. The security seal of claim 2 wherein the first leg of the wire hasp is partially inserted in the first channel and the second leg of the wire hasp is insertable in the second channel of the insert.
4. The security seal of claim 1 further comprising a passage having a first end located proximal the second end of the chamber of the body and in communication with the chamber and a second end in communication with the atmosphere external of the tamper evident seal.
5. The security seal of claim 1 wherein the insert includes a first sidewall spaced from the rib with the first channel disposed between the first sidewall and the rib, and a second sidewall spaced from the rib with the second channel disposed between the second sidewall and the rib, and wherein the insert includes a plurality of angled engagement members extending from the first and second sidewalls for engaging the body and preventing removal of the insert from the body.
6. The security seal of claim 1 wherein the insert is disposed between the wire hasp and the body.
7. The security seal of claim 3 wherein the insert includes a second opening located proximal the first end of the insert and spaced from the opening for receiving the second leg of the wire, the insert including a wall extending from the second opening along the second channel, and the insert including another wall extending transverse to the wall for engaging the second leg of the wire.
8. The security seal of claim 5 wherein the body includes a first side extending from the front side to the backside, and a second side spaced from the first side and extending from the front side to the back side with the chamber extending from the first side to the second side, wherein the first side and the second side include indentations designed to receive the engagement members.
9. The security seal of claim 8 wherein the insert includes an extension tab extending from the first sidewall to the first side of the body, and an extension tab extending from the second sidewall to the second side of the body.