Multi-purpose seal with lock
US7178369B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T70/8108
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A multipurpose seal with a lock, including a mobile closure apparatus of a casing containing a lock and an attachment element designed to be locked in the casing. The lock includes a barrel configured to move in the casing between a locked position and an unlocked position. A remote-interrogatable electronic component including a data-storage is maintained in a housing, which passes through part of the casing and part of the lock barrel when the lock barrel is in the locked position. Thus, any rotation of the barrel from the locked position causes the component to break.
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