WO2013062400A2

WO2013062400A2 - Security seal for securing and closing containers, ensuring said containers are tamper-proof

Info

Publication number: WO2013062400A2
Application number: PCT/MX2012/000105
Authority: WO
Inventors: Rene JIMENEZ SERRALDE
Original assignee: Enlactec Negocios S.A. De C.V
Priority date: 2011-10-24
Filing date: 2012-10-22
Publication date: 2013-05-02
Also published as: WO2013062400A3; MX2011011200A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a security seal for securing and closing containers, which ensures that said containers are tamper-proof, for the application and use thereof in the securities and banking industry for the protection and transport of documents, which is easy to install and durable in order to guarantee security. The security seal includes: a) an identification tab with indicative etchings; b) a vault for insertion and a lock with lips for indicating manipulation and violation at the entrance and exit thereof, needles, bolts and bars that indicate the manipulation and/or violation, also provided with a floating internal latch or lock which enables the toothed strap to be inserted quickly and easily; c) three tapered fastening needles with a height of 4 mm for ensuring the closure and fastening; d) an adjustable strap provided with raised saw-type teeth forming a trapezium on the front portion, comprising bridge beads on the rear portion for reinforcement between the teeth and indicative etchings; e) a smooth area with indicative etchings; f) a pulling groove on the insertion end for flush installation; and g) a strap coupling.

Description

A SEAL AND / OR SECURITY SEAL TO INSURE AND CLOSE CONTAINERS THAT GUARANTEE YOUR INVIOLABILITY

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a seal and / or security seal to secure and close containers that guarantees its inviolability, for its application and use in the securities industry and banks for the protection and transport documents, such as money, jewelry, etc. ., easy installation and durability that guarantees your safety.

Background of the invention

The present invention relates to a seal and / or security seal to secure and close containers that guarantees its inviolability.

Different seals or insurances are known to secure and close containers such as bags and sacks that are used to store and transport securities, these seals or insurances do not guarantee the inviolability of their content by not indicating in any way that they have been manipulated in an attempt to violate the bag, which does not guarantee its safety and inviolability. To solve all this problem and inconvenience, the seal and / or security seal of the present invention has been developed to guarantee its safety and inviolability. Document MU 1408 describes a safety seal or seal comprising a flat and elongated main body which has a receiving end formed by a widening of the main body defining a plate with a transverse opening and an insertion end opposite the receiving end and constituted by a smooth section, the main body has between the receiving end and the insertion end a rack section consisting of a plurality of projections and ribs, a hollow prismatic body which projects backwards from the main body from the transverse opening of the plate, the marching or seal is characterized in that it has two needles or clamping tips arranged between the plate and the section of the zipper, which protrudes towards the front of the main body and also an elongated groove disposed at the insertion end, however this seal or gear is different from the seal and / or seal of the present invention, because it does not guarantee safety and inviolability the same being different parts and function of each of these.

The following table 1 indicates the differences between the seal and / or seal of the present invention with respect to MU 1408.

Table 1

Seal and / or seal MU 1408 Remarks

Adjustable band with 8mm width which has a different type of light teeth has raised saw teeth with the same cable tie zipper

of trapezoid with a maximum height of 3mm that does not guarantee anchoring, nor

in the anchorage area where it works with guarantees its effectiveness against

floating tongue of the vault, for attempted rape, by

ensure that the toothed belt does not have heat and mechanical agents

recoil and resist rape attempts due to the low height of the

for any attack of rack-type serrated heat agents.

aqueous and / or direct heat avoiding its

seal manipulation and violation.

It has an identification plate 2.9x4 Its identification plate Different cm with indicative engraving ENTER for a lack of indicative engravings

correct insertion of the toothed band (type of insertion, which does

enhanced sawtooth) in the vault of vulnerable to manipulation in

anchor and thus avoid an installation its use and application. incorrect, which may cause

seal manipulation and violation.

It has a pull groove for installation Pull groove without dimensions. Say full face with dimensions of 3x23mm, in your

application for bags, bolts, etc.

The toothed of the band, is made with the low relief toothed type Di front saw type teeth with a maximum height of cable tie zipper, the

3mm and a minimum of 1.2mm in the form of which it is very easy to jump and / or

trapeze to ensure its effective anchorage manipulate with agents

in the vault by means of the mechanical or calorific tongue at high

lock located inside the vault, temperatures, in addition to

which is positioned on the maximum height of lacking a mechanism of

sawtooth and thus avoids its manipulation and relieved of efforts that

violation by mechanical and caloric means guarantee its dimensions

at high temperatures, in addition to having criticism of the teeth with

a central groove 2mm wide, in relation to the band anchor

along the seal band. This slot in the security vault.

works as a relief of efforts

to ensure its dimensional stability

of the saw type serrated embossed, with

relation to the contraction of materials

plastics used in its manufacture, this

guarantees that your behavior of

effectiveness in closing or anchoring the band

serrated inside the vault always be the

same and always guarantee your

safety operation

It has three conical needles of 4 mm of Solo has two needles of different height to improve the closure and fastening in the fastener without dimensions,

neck of plastic and canvas bags, three

this makes it less effective

needles have better hold and greater

resistance to the manipulation of the efforts to grip and hold the

rotational and / or longitudinal. rotational efforts and

Longitudinal

It does not have a hole between the two different needles

The vault has lips witnessing His vault lacks lips Di ferente manipulation and violation at the entrance and witnesses of violation at the

exit of the vault, to register the entrance and exit, doing it

seal manipulation primarily by totally vulnerable to

mechanical means; needles, bolts and leznas, mechanical attacks through

evidencing clearly and needles bolts and leznas, which

Blunt manipulation and / or violation makes the level of security

of the seal when presenting deterioration or rupture of the seal is of low effectiveness,

the lips witnessing violation at the entrance for its ease of handling

and exit the vault, count on these and leave no evidence of the

rape witnesses increases security tampering attempts and

and seal reliability. violation if we add that the

It also has a tongue or tongue band toothed design

internal floating that allows the insertion of low relief and low height

the toothed band in an easy way and the zipper-type teeth of

safe and in turn does not allow the cable tie band, this still does

Toothed returns because the lock is less safe and functional since

perfectly anchored to the top when pulling in the opposite direction to the of the tooth with a 3mm grip inserting the band into the

interference between the lock and vault tooth, it comes back with a lot

band, guaranteeing its effectiveness and ease without leaving evidence or

Security in the seal mechanism. trace of manipulation and / or

rape.

Band guide tip has a flattened guide tip thickness and no 0.8mm difference to facilitate its introduction and dimensions

insertion in the security vault.

The teeth clearly show the design of the teeth lacking in high Di different face of the raised sawtooth and also the relief of the teeth type

reinforcement bridge laces between the cable tie zips and

teeth which increases its resistance to the reinforcements between tooth and tooth,

tension and rupture, even proof of making it vulnerable to

rough handling in your application, making manipulations and attempts to

rape and with minor

Reliable security of this seal or

tensile strength and breakage.

seal.

It has 3 needles which improves the grip and has 2 needles, which makes it different in the neck of the bags or sacks, weak and vulnerable to efforts

These three needles prevent manipulation by rotation and longitudinal.

rotational and / or longitudinal forces.

The security vault has dimensions There is no information on its 19xllmm Different faith with an internal design and no witness lips

tongue or floating lock with a thickness of violation at the entrance and

0.6mm high strength, whose design exit from the vault which does not

guarantees the highly effective anchoring of the allows to accuse the attempts of

floating lock on the shoulder of the tooth manipulation and violation by

enhanced, whose insertion is easy and safe and mechanical agents.

that does not require special tools

for installation and has lips

rape witnesses in and out of the

vault.

The engravings indicative of use are lacking these different engravings related to security that should indicate safety indications

provide this product to the customer, as it makes it easy to handle and

band length graduation every 5 violate by cutting effect

cm, providing the client with the same level of intentional closure that can be

that requires in the sealing of the goods in reinserting without leaving

custody, 5-10-15-2O-25cms, in addition to evidence of manipulation and / or

have a security engraving 123Δ in violation to which it has been subject,

the tip of the seal band which indicates this for lacking the engraving of

that the seal is complete, that it has not been security 123 that indicates that the

cut and reinserted or installed, this seal is complete and has not been

It happens a lot on seals that lack manipulated cutting.

this type of engravings indicative of

security.

It also has the engravings that indicate

The Quality Seal ® brand, Made in Mexico,

Recycling symbol according to material

which is used in its manufacture and finally

The seal model. Document MX 189993 describes a thermoplastic safety seal provided with a clamping plug and an elongated toothed shackle fixed at one end of the plug for attaching and securing the shackle on the plug, but this document is also different from the seal and / or seal of the present invention because its parts and function thereof do not guarantee the security and inviolability of the seal. US documents 3,597,803, 5,183,301 and MX

159737 also describe seals but all these documents are different from the seal and / or seal of the present invention because they do not guarantee either safety or inviolability, none of the documents mentioned above suggest or anticipate the invention alone or in combination.

None of the documents mentioned above solve all this problem and inconvenience, so it is considered that the seal and / or security seal to secure and close containers that guarantees your inviolability of the present invention is new and inventive because this seal and / or seal if it solves all this problem and inconvenience, and it has advantages over other security and protection seal.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a security seal and / or seal to secure and close containers that guarantees its inviolability, for its application and use in the securities industry and banks for the protection and Transport documents, such as money, jewelry, etc., easy installation and durability that guarantees your safety.

The seal and / or security seal of the present invention guarantees inviolability because it has different indicative elements that: First guarantee its safety and second guarantee its inviolability.

The seal and / or security seal of the present invention can be manufactured by methods known in the art, the material used and that guarantees its operation of all parts is of great importance, since an incorrect selection causes failures in the parts of the seal external agents such as temperature, mechanical and shear forces, solvents, etc., to manipulate and violate the seal, the material can be selected from linear and / or branched polyolefins, selected from homopolymers, copolymers and terpolymers and / or mixtures of these, such as homopolymers of polypropylene, high density ethylene and polystyrene, copolymers of propylene-ethylene, propylene-polystyrene and ethylene-polystyrene, and terpolymers of propylene-ethylene-polystyrene. The seal and / or security seal of the present invention can be manufactured in any color, for example fluorescent and translucent, with a length that can vary from 15 to 50 centimeters, preferably 20, 25 and 30 centimeters, and the band It can be between 4 and 15 millimeters wide, preferably 8 millimeters. In a first embodiment the seal and / or security seal of the present invention comprises;

a) An identification plate with indicative engravings;

b) An insertion and locking vault provided with witness lips of manipulation and violation at the entrance and exit of this, needles, bolts and lenzas that indicate manipulation and / or violation, also provided with a floating tongue or internal lock that allows the insertion of the toothed band easily and safely;

c) Three 4 mm high conical clamping needles to ensure closure and clamping; d) An adjustable band provided with saw-type teeth enhanced with a trapezoid shape on the front, on the back it has reinforcement bridge cords between the teeth and indicative engravings;

e) A smooth area with indicative engravings;

f) A pull groove at the insertion end for butt installation; Y

g) A guide band tip that is 0.8 mm thick to facilitate its introduction and insertion into the safety vault.

In a second embodiment, the adjustable band of the seal and / or safety seal of the present invention is 8mm wide and provided with trapezoid-shaped raised saw teeth with a maximum height of 3mm and a minimum of 1.2mm in the area of anchor where it locks with the floating tongue of the vault, to ensure that the toothed band has no recoil and resists attempts to violation by any attack of aqueous calorific agents and / or direct heat, thus avoiding their manipulation and violation. In a third embodiment, the adjustable band of the seal and / or safety seal of the present invention has reinforcing bridge cords between the teeth at the rear which increases its resistance to tension and breakage, even to rough handling in its application, guaranteeing its safety and inviolability.

In a fourth embodiment the identification plate of the seal and / or security seal of the present invention has a dimension of 2.9 X 4 cm with an ENTER indicative engraving for a correct insertion of the adjustable and serrated band in the anchor vault and thus avoid improper installation, which can lead to tampering and violation of the seal. In a fifth embodiment, the seal groove of the seal and / or security seal of the present invention has a dimension of 3 X 23 mm.

In a sixth embodiment, the seal and / or security seal of the present invention has three conical needles 4rran high to ensure the closure and fastening of the neck of the containers (plastic or canvas bags) these three needles have a better grip and increases its resistance to handling rotational and / or longitudinal forces. In a seventh embodiment the vault of insertion and lock of the seal and / or security seal of the present invention has witness lips of manipulation and violation in the entry and exit of this, to record the manipulation of the seal mainly by mechanical means, in addition It is provided with needles, bolts and leznas, which clearly and bluntly demonstrate the manipulation and / or violation of the seal when presenting deterioration or rupture of the witness lips, having these witness lips increases the security and conflability of the seal, it also has a Floating tongue or inner lock that allows the insertion of the toothed band in an easy and safe way and in turn does not allow the toothed band to return since it locks and is perfectly anchored to the top of the tooth with a 3 mm interference grip between the lock and tooth of the band, guaranteeing its security and inviolability of the seal.

In an eighth embodiment, the indicative engravings of the seal and / or security seal of the present invention are of use and are related to guaranteeing the seal's conflability, security and inviolability, the band at its back has a length graduation every 5 cm , thereby facilitating the level of closure that is required in the sealing of custody containers, selected from 5-10-15-20-25 cm, in addition it is provided with a 123Δ safety engraving on the tip of the band of the seal which indicates that the seal is complete, that it has not been cut and reinserted or installed, this happens a lot in stamps that do not have this type of security engravings, which guarantees their safety, conflability and inviolability, it also has engravings that indicate the brand, recycling symbol and model.

Security benefits

The seal and / or security seal of the present invention has safety advantages and solves the following problem that other seals do not solve:

1) An anti-tamper brand.

2) Violation witness lips at the entrance and exit of the vault

3. - Three needles that guarantee the sealing of the container.

4. - High relief teeth type closures that guarantee their safety.

5. - Graduated band to regulate seal closure at a single distance.

6. - Reinforcement of the rib between tooth and tooth to prevent the seal from breaking or breaking in its handling and installation and increase its resistance to rupture.

7. - Relief groove of efforts to achieve dimensional stability and ensure its safety operation in the vault of the seal.

8. - Security engraving 123Δ indicating that the seal has not been cut and handled and indicates that it is complete.

9. - Made of a material that guarantees its operation and safety by resisting external agents such as temperature, shear and mechanical stresses, and also solvents.

Example The following example is intended to illustrate the invention and not to limit it.

In an injection machine provided with a mold, a propylene-ethylene-polystyrene terpolymers are injected under pressure and temperature, the seal of the present invention is obtained in fluorescent color, which is used to seal and close bags of canvas values or of plastic guaranteeing its safety and inviolability.

Brief description of the figures

Figure 1 is a front view of the seal and / or security seal to secure and close containers that guarantees its inviolability, in which (1) represents the adjustable band, (2) represents the identification plate, (3) represents a smooth area, (4) represents the groove of pull, (5) and (6) represents the teeth of the band with trapezoid-type teeth to guarantee an effective anchor, (7) represents three 4mm clamping needles high to improve the closure and fastening, (8) represents the vault of insertion and lock that has witness lips of manipulation and violation at the entrance and exit of the vault and needles, bolts and avenues to clearly and forcefully demonstrate the tampering and / or violation of the seal, (9) represents the indicative engravings and (10) represents a guide band tip that is 0.8 mm thick to facilitate its introduction and insertion into the security vault. Figure 2 is a side view of the seal and / or security seal to secure and close containers that guarantees its inviolability, in which (1) represents the adjustable band, (2) represents the identification plate, (3) represents a smooth area, (5) represents the toothed of the band with trapezoid-type closed teeth to guarantee an effective anchoring, (7) represents three 4mm high clamping needles to improve the closure and clamping, (8) represents the vault of insertion and lock that has witness lips of manipulation and violation in the entrance and exit of the vault, needles, bolts and leznas to show in a clear and forceful way the manipulation and / or violation of the seal and (11) represents the reinforcement bridge cords between the teeth of the toothed belt which increases its resistance to tension and rupture.

Figure 3 is a rear view of the seal and / or security seal to secure and close containers that guarantees its inviolability, in which (9) represents the indicative engravings.

Claims

1.- A seal and / or security seal to secure and close containers that guarantees its inviolability that includes;

a) An identification plate with indicative engravings, further characterized by

c) Three 4mm high conical clamping needles to ensure closure and clamping;

d) An adjustable band provided with saw-type teeth enhanced with a trapezoid shape on the front, on the back it has reinforcement bridge cords between the teeth and indicative engravings;

e) A smooth area with indicative engravings;

f) A pull groove at the insertion end for butt installation; Y

g) A guide band tip that is 0.8 mm thick to facilitate its introduction and insertion into the safety vault. 2. A seal and / or safety seal, according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjustable band is 8mm wide and provided with teeth type enhanced saw with a trapeze shape with a maximum height of 3 m and a minimum of 1.

2 mm in the anchorage area where it locks with the floating tongue of the vault, to ensure that the toothed band does not have recoil and resists the attempts of violation by any attack of aqueous heat agents and / or direct heat, thus avoiding its manipulation and rape.

3. - A seal and / or safety seal, according to claim 1, characterized in that the adjustable band has reinforcement cords on the back between the teeth which increases its resistance to tension and breakage, even to rough driving test in its application, guaranteeing its safety and inviolability.

4. - A seal and / or security seal, according to claim 1, characterized in that the identification plate has a dimension of 2.9 X 4 cm with an ENTER indicative engraving for a correct insertion of the adjustable and serrated band in the anchor vault and thus avoid improper installation, which can lead to tampering and violation of the seal.

5. A seal and / or security seal, according to claim 1, characterized in that the pull groove has a dimension of 3 X 23 mm.

6. A seal and / or security seal, according to claim 1, characterized in that it has three conical needles 4mm high to ensure the closure and fastening of the neck of the containers (bags of plastic or canvas) these three needles have a better grip and increase their resistance to handling rotational and / or longitudinal forces.

7. - A seal and / or security seal, according to claim 1, characterized in that the insertion and locking vault is provided with tamper-evident and tampering lips at the entrance and exit of this, to record the manipulation of the seal mainly by mechanical means, it is also provided with needles, bolts and leznas, which clearly and forcefully show the manipulation and / or violation of the seal when it shows deterioration or rupture of the witness lips, having these witness lips increases security and conflability of the seal, it also has a floating tongue or internal lock that allows the insertion of the toothed band in an easy and safe way and in turn does not allow the toothed band to return as it locks and is perfectly anchored to the top of the tooth with a 3 mm interference grip between the lock and tooth of the band, ensuring its safety and inviolability of the seal.

8. A seal and / or security seal, according to claim 1, characterized in that the indicative engravings on the band at its back have a length graduation every 5 cm, thereby facilitating the level of closure required in the sealing of the custody goods containers, selected from 5-10-15-20-25 cm, it is also provided with a 123Δ safety engraving on the tip of the seal band indicating that the seal is complete, that has not been cut and re-inserted or installed, it also has engravings that indicate the brand, recycling symbol and model.

9. - A seal and / or security seal, according to claim 1, characterized in that it can be of any color, for example fluorescent and translucent, with a length that can vary from 15 to 50 centimeters, preferably 20, 25 and 30 centimeters, and the band can be between 4 and 15 millimeters wide, preferably 8 millimeters.

10. - A seal and / or security seal, according to claim 1, characterized in that it is a material selected from linear and / or branched polyolefins, selected from homopolymers, copolymers and terpolymers and / or mixtures thereof, such as homopolymers of polypropylene, high density ethylene and polystyrene, copolymers of propylene-ethylene, propylene-polyetherene and ethylene-polystyrene, and terpolymers of propylene-ethylene-polystyrene.