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Title: Bank bag sealer
Claims: I claim: 1. A sealing device for a receptacle having at least one open end, which receptacle consists at least in part of deformable material adjacent the open end thereof, so that the material may be gathered together to form a neck, said sealing device comprising a relatively thin band of flexible material which is of sufficient strength that it is manually severable only by cutting through the same, said band comprising an elongated flat body portion and a pair of end portions at the extremities thereof, means for tightly securing the body portion of said band circumferentially about the neck of said receptacle adjacent to said end, with said end portions extending outwardly from the circumferential body portion, means on said band for preventing the seal from being opened to gain access to said receptacle without severing or damaging the band, a plurality of projections formed on one side of the body portion of the band at substantially right angles to the length thereof and bent in one direction toward one end of the band, and locking means adjacent said one end of the band for engaging one or more of said projections, said locking means and said projections permitting relative movement of said band in one direction relative to said locking means and substantially preventing relative movement thereof in the other direction, said locking means comprising a pair of oppositely formed panels extending at substantially right angles to the length of said strip to provide a pair of slits in said band through which the other end of the band is inserted a sufficient distance for at least two of said projections to engage with the edge of one of said panels and with an edge in the strip formed by the other of said panels being locked in position thereby to prevent substantial movement of said second end of the band away from the locking means. 2. A sealing device as claimed in claim 1 wherein material is formed from the band and extends outwardly therefrom in the opposite direction from said projections adjacent the lock, and means on the edges of said outwardly extending material for engaging the deformable material of the neck of the bag to prevent removal of said sealing device without tearing the receptacle or damaging the band. 3. A sealing device as claimed in claim 1 wherein a hole is placed adjacent each end of the band. 4. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the band is formed of a single piece of flexible material. 5. A sealing device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the band is formed of a single piece of material. 6. A sealing device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the band is formed of a single piece of metal. 7. A sealing device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the band is formed of a single piece of plastic material. 8. A sealing device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the band is formed of a single piece of material and the projections and the panels are formed integrally therewith. 9. A sealing device as claimed in claim 8 wherein the material for engaging the deformable material is formed integrally with the single strip of material. 10. A sealing device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the distance between the projections and the band is slightly greater than the distance between the edges of the panels and the blank through which said projections on the band are to be inserted. Other info: Inventors: Burnett, Ralph G. (Kenosha, WI, US) Application Number: 951569 Filing Date: 1978-10-16 Publication_date: 1980-09-23 Assignee: American Casting and Manufacturing Corporation (Plainview, NY) Primary Class(es): 24/30.5R 24/16PB, 24/20TT, 24/704.2 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
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Primary Examiner: Sakran, Victor N. Assistant Examiner: Attorney: Allegretti, Newitt, Witcoff & McAndrews |
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