Apparatus for securing a manually operable setting element against rotation
US4574831A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 1983 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/49
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a security device which discourages tampering with the operating or control element of a manually settable device of the type which has a window through which the control element is accessed. The security device has the form of a strap which surrounds the housing of the manually settable device and covers the access window. The ends of the strap are permanently connected such that the strap would have to be destroyed to be removed.
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