Title: Seals for meters and the like

Abstract: A seal for meters and the like is provided having a generally rectangular housing with a central slot passing therethrough, a generally U-shaped shackle member having at each end a reversely bent inwardly extending hook insertable in said slot and keeper means inserted into said slot from the end opposite the shackle member, said keeper means having opposed notches intermediate its ends engaging the hook means of the shackle within the housing and breakable stop means on the keeper means limiting movement of the keeper into the slot to hold the notches and hook means in the housing and when the stop means are broken to permit the keeper to pass fully through the slot.

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Inventors: King, Sr., Karl G. (DeLand, FL, US)

Application Number: 611655
Filing Date: 1975-09-09
Publication_date: 1976-09-14
Assignee: Inner-Tite (Division of Yara Engineering Corporation) (Springfield, NJ)
Primary Class(es): 292/320
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1014252	Jan, 1912	Palmer	292/320.
1054440	Feb, 1913	Murray	292/320.
1908241	May, 1933	Heeren et al.	292/327.
3485521	Dec, 1969	Moberg	292/320.
3591223	Jul, 1971	Neto	292/320.

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Primary Examiner: Moore, Richard E.
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Attorney: Buell, Blenko & Ziesenheim