Title (en)

Visual tamper evident security seal

Title (de)

Visuelles manipulationssicheres Sicherheitssiegel

Title (fr)

Sceau de sécurité à dispositif anti-sabotage visuel

Publication

EP 2249328 A1 20101110 (EN)

Application

EP 10380061 A 20100430

Priority

ES 200900833 U 20090504

Abstract (en)

Seal which is made up of a main body (1) with an inner cylindrical cavity which is indented in the perimeter; a rotary element (2) with flaps around is fitted into the cylinder. The main body (1) and the rotary element (2) have six holes (5,6,7,8,11,12) to allow the introduction of a wire through them, in such a way that when the rotary element (2) turns around, it winds the wire onto the rotary element (2) itself and it cannot be unwound unless the main body (1) is broken apart. Therefore the tampering becomes evident. The seal includes several ways to avoid the reconstruction of the broken seal, leaving evidence of the tampering.

IPC 8 full level

G09F 3/03 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G09F 3/0364 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [AD] ES 1063639 U 20061116 - ROYAL PACK EMBALAJES DE SEGURI [ES]
• [A] US 5402958 A 19950404 - MAHANEY JOHN C [US]
• [A] WO 0186615 A2 20011115 - ITW NEW ZEALAND LTD [NZ], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA ME RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2249328 A1 20101110; ES 1070255 U 20090703; ES 1070255 Y 20091026

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10380061 A 20100430; ES 200900833 U 20090504