Title of Invention

A TEMPER PROOF, TRANSPARENT, ROTARY SEAL, REQUIRING NO TOOLS FOR APPLICATION

Abstract ABSTRACT Drawings - 4 A tool-less, tamper-proof rotary seal The invention pertains to a low-cost seal, which works on rotary action of insert (30) inside housing (20) in clockwise direction only. Movement of the insert (30) in counter-clockwise direction is restricted due to locking of twin hooks (35, 3 5-A) with about 1 mm deep depressions at diametrically opposite ends of the said housing (20). The clockwise movement of the insert (30) causes - after wrapping around an object the said 7-strand wire (10) - the said wire (10) being wound around a vertical shaft (31) of the said insert (30). A wing-shaped head of the said insert (30) is torn off to leave a tamper-proof seal without requiring a tool in application. Atul Umarshi Dedhia, Applicant
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THE PATENT ACT 1970 (39 of 1970)
&
The Patents Rules, 2003 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(See section 10 and rule 13)
1. TITLE OF THE INVENTION : 'A temper proof, transparent, rotary seal, requiring no tools for application'

2. APPLICANT
(a) NAME :

Atul Umarshi Dedhia



(b) NATIONALITY :

Indian



(c) ADDRESS :

226/C,Bombay Talkies Compound Near Amar Plastics, Malad (West) Mumbai - 400064, M.S. India

3. PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION The following specification
particularly describes the invention
and the manner in which it is to be
performed

17-APR-2008


GRANTED


30-5-2008
ORIGINAL
86/MUM/2007


1.0 ■ Title of Invention
A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal, requiring no tools for application 2.0 Field of Invention
The invention pertains to field of tamper-proof seals for preventing or checking pilferage of goods or merchandise or utilities and more particularly to tool-less application of seals with conspicuous identification number for the seal applied and name of seal applicant.
3.0 Background of Invention
3.1 There are a few prior works of art reported in the field each of which is described in following paragraphs in comparison to the present invention to highlight their shortcomings, if any, and the dissimilarities to the present invention.
3.2 The US Patent No. 6494508 relates to a seal, wherein the insert is a thin, circular disk of hardened stainless steel that has a plurality of radially, inwardly extending cantilevered fingers that obstruct attempted withdrawal of filament by grip exercised on the filament. The present invention employs neither a solid, hardened stainless steel insert nor a plurality of the cantilevered fingers thereof. It employs, rather, a 7-strand 12 inches long stainless


steel wire, which gets wound around, after being inserted through a pair of aligned holes, onto its insert.
3.3 In the US Patent No. 6962376, the invention employs a pin with an elongated shaft at its front and an enlarged head at its real ends and retains for locking,, a ring on a pair of aligned grooves. The prior invention has no similarities to the present invention, which engages a 7- strand stainless steel wire on the insert and holds the wire in place by means of a pair of hooks on the ratcheted insert.
3.4 In the invention at patent serial no FR 20040002569, locking is obtained by means of edges that are engaged into notches of a wire inserted into an elongated ring-shaped housing. The present invention employs no notches on the wire, has an insert over which the wire is wound, unlike the prior invention, and is pre-pressed into a cylindrical housing. The present invention substantially differs from the said prior work.
3.5 The U.S. Patent No. 6, 719,335 relates to a lock comprised of a polygonal cross sectioned string secured at one end and advancing at other end longitudinally between openings of a cavity such that the string does not move back longitudinally

when nipped in locking action. The present invention employs a 7-strand stainless steel wire, which is wound around insert during rotational movement made during locking. The present invention differs from the said prior work, for if employs winding around the insert of the 7-strand wire.
3.6 The U.S. Patent No. 5,524,945 relates to a one piece plastic seal having a socket body and a flat elongated shackle with circular segment teeth in 2 parallel rows. The present invention-with its pre-pressed insert and a 7-strand wire - substantially differs from the cited earlier work.
3.7 The U.S. Patent 4,241,595 relates to a lock based on a pair of a stationary and a moving transverse pins of which the moving pin is retained, during a locking action, between key plates of the lock. The cited prior work substantially is different from the present invention, which has a 7-strand wire, wound around an insert during a locking action.
3.8 The U, S. Patent no. 6,311, 531 discloses a security strap around retail objects which is locked by spreading apart a pair of asymmetric tines by means of an asymmetric member and closing the tines behind the asymmetric member to form a lock.

The present invention substantially differs from the cited prior invention, since it has no pair of asymmetric tines and no imsymmetric member. It has instead a 7-strand stainless steel, wire, wound around an insert pre-pressed in a hovesing.
3.9 The U.S. Patent 5,542,724 discloses an invention comprising a cavity having a pair of openings, separated by base of a tooth. The present invention differs substantially from the cited invention, since if engages a 7-strand stainless wire by means of a rotary movement of an insert on the insert itself in an housing. The prior work has none of these features.
3.10 The U.S. Patent No. 5,772,380 discloses a 2-piece attachment that works on longitudinal alignment of a threaded mounting hole with a retaining screw. Two halves of adjustable attachment device lock together by means of depressions on plug half interlocking into matching sockets on receptable half. For locking action, the adjustable attachment device is freely rotated to intersect the longitudinal axis of the fastner retaining slot with that of the threaded mounting hole. The present inveintion is substantially dissimilar to the prior invention, since it has no interlocking of depressions into receptable half.
4.0 Objects of the Invention :
4.1 An object of the present is to provide a low-cost, tool-less and tamper-proof seal, made of commercially available plastic material.
4.2 Another object of this invention is to integrate conspicuously seal identification and sealant's identity features into the invention.
4.3 Lastly, another twin object of this invention is to render the seal transparent for its integrity and robust to withstand unsheltered weather conditions for a long service span.
5.0 Summary of the Invention
A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal for tool-less application, comprises following components:
i) an inverted, trapezium-shaped, transparent housing (20), having a narrower, bottom end and a wider, top end, the said wider, top end accommodating a 3-planar zone (24, 25, 26) and extending perpendicularly to the said trapezium-shaped housing (20) into an identification tag (21). The said housing (20) has a concentric, inverted, trapezium-shaped void (22-A) for 90% lower length thereof, ii) an insert (30) having (a) a flat, wing-shaped head (32), (b) a three-planar, middle portion (33, 33-A, 34), integrally joined

to narrowest end of the said wing-shaped head (32), (c) a solid cylindrical cross-sectioned shaft (31), having one end integrally joined to lower end of the bottom plane (34) of the said middle portion. The said cylindrical shaft (31) integrally is fitted with a 3-planar disc (37) at a point between the lower 1/3 and the middle 1/3 lengths of the said cylindrical shaft (31). The said cylindrical shaft (31) is also integrally fitted with a twin teeth (35, 35-A) at a point just under the said bottom plane (34) and (d) a pair of round holes (36, 3 6-A) on the said cylindrical shaft (31) such that the said round hole (36) is equidistant between the said twin-teeth (35, 35-A) and the said 3-planar disc (37) and the said round hole (3 6-A) is equidistant between the said 3-planar disc (37) and the bottom tip of the said cylindrical shaft (31)
a 7-strand stainless steel wire (10) of 12 inches or longer length for wrapping around an object to be sealed , one end of the said wire (10) permanently secured in the said housing (20) and the other end of the said wire (20), after wrapping around the said object, is available for sealing application.
6.0 Description of Drawings
Drawing # 1 illustrates exploded view of the housing (20). Drawing # 2 illustrates front view of the housing (20). Drawing # 3 illustrates exploded view of the insert (30). Drawing # 4 illustrates front view of the insert (30).

7.0 Description of the Invention
7.1 The present invention is comprised of 3 distinct components, namely


i) a 7-strand stainless steel wire (10), whose one end is secured
in a housing (20) and whose other end is available for
application of seal to an object.
ii) a trapezium-shaped housing (20), having a cylindrical bore
with a radial identification tag (21) at broader upper end
thereof
iii) an insert (30) with head thereof formed in the shape of a
wing nut (32); The said housing (20) has a hole (22) of about 4 mm diameter at midpoint region thereof on one side thereof, being the side on 90 degrees rotation in clockwise direction from the side having the said radial identification tag (21) and has a pair of holes (23, 23-A) of the said diameter on the side diagonally opposite to the said one side and being the side on 90 degrees rotation in an+:-clockwise direction from the side having the said radial identification tag (21). The said holes (22) and (23) are in perfect horizontal alignment with each other. The said housing has carved to it an uppermost trapezium-shaped, circumferential slot (24) in the entrance region to the said annular cylindrical chamber of .a length of 1-2 mm. The said slot (24) serves as a resting place for the said insert (30) immediately before being pressed into a


groove (25) below. Below the said slot (24) is carved a hyperbola-shaped, circumferential receptacle groove (25) of length 1.5 mm-2.5 mm, followed by an inverted-trapezium-shaped, circumferentially carved void (26) of about 1 mm length that serves as a buffer zone between the said groove (25) zone and a serial depressions zone (27). The said circumferentially serial 6 no. depressions (27-1, 27-2, 27-3, 27-4, 27-5 and 27-6) of longitudinal length of 3-4 mm are carved in the said housing below the said void (26) such that each of the said depressions flattens out from the radial depth of about 1 mm in anti-clockwise direction to 'zero' radial height at end of its circumferential base length, as shown in the accompanying drawings # 1/4 and # 2/4. The said 6 no. serial depressions facilitate clockwise rotational movement of the said insert (30) but block reverse rotation of the said insert (30) in anti-clockwise direction. The said insert (30) is made of a cylindrical shaft (31), the uppermost end of which has a wing-shaped nut (32), which is rested atop a trapezium-shaped zone (33), having a male twist (33-A) that locks with its counterpart trapezium shaped slot (24) of the said housing (20). Immediately under the said trapezium-shaped zone (33) lies a hyberbola-shaped groove (34-A)

that is the male counterpart of the said receptacle groove (25) of the said housing (20). Corresponding to the said circumferential void (26) of the said housing (20), the said shaft (31) is rendered longitudinally to distance the said hyberbola-shaped male groove (34-A) on upstream end of the insert (30) from a pair of hooks (35, 35-A) on the downstream end of the insert (30). The said hook (35), including its identical twin (35-A), is solid circular segment-shaped, covering one side of the said shaft (31) and extending beyond the said shaft (31) in counter-clockwise direction almost up to one end of the periphery of the said hyperbola-shaped, male groove (34), while the said identical twin counterpart hook (35-A) covers the other side of the said shaft (31) and identically extends in counter-clockwise direction beyond the said shaft (31) almost up to the other end of the said periphery of the said hyperbola-shaped male groove (34). The said shaft (31) has longitudinally twin holes (36, 36-A) that are spaced apart with respect to each other and to the said trapezium-shaped male groove (34) as the holes (23, 23-A) of the said housing (20) are with respect to each other and to the said

trapezium-shaped slot (24). The said holes (36, 36-A) are separated from each other by a disc-shaped radial partition (37) around the said shaft (31). The said partition (37) longitudinally fits into the void between the corresponding twin holes (23, 23-A) of the said housing (20). 10. Best Operation of the Invention:
10.1 The insert (30) is pressed into the housing (20) and is freely rotated till the said hole (36) of the insert is perfectly aligned with the said singular hole (22) on one side of the housing (20) and with the upper hole (23) on the other side of the said housing (20).
10.2 The said 7-strand stainless steel wire is passed right through the said aligned 3 holes such that a small length of the dangling said wire (10) is firmly held in hand by seal operator, until the some length already entered in the said housing (20) is wound around -by rotating the said wing-shaped nut (32) in clockwise direction - the said shaft (31) in the form of a few loops - by letting a short length of the said wire (10) being taken in - in the upper chamber formed in the housing (20) that is marked between the said serial depressions at the upper end of the said housing (20) and the partition (37) - filled void of the housing (20).


10.3 The loose other end of the said wire (10) is wound around object to be sealed and is inserted assuredly in the lower hole (23-A) of the said housing (20).
10.4 The said wing-shaped nut (32-) is rotated in clockwise direction for a few turns to let a short length of the other end of the said wire (10) wound around the said shaft (31) in the form of a few tight loops, formed in the chamber marked at upper side by the said partition (37) - filled void of the housing (20) and the bottom end of the said housing (20).
10.5 The wing of the wing-shaped nut (32-); is sheared off the said nut (3 2-3" to leave behind a tamper-proof seal on the said object.
ATUL UMARSfflDEDfflA, APPLICANT

claim

A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal, comprising: i) a trapezium-shaped, transparent housing (20), having a wider, top end, the said wider, top end accommodating a 3-planar zone (24, 25, 26) and extending perpendicularly to the said trapezium-shaped housing (20) into an identification tag (21), the said housing (20) having a concentric, inverted, trapezium-shaped void (22-A), ii) an insert (30) having (a) a flat, wing-shaped head (32), (b) a three-planar, middle portion (33, 34-A, 34), integrally joined to narrowest end of the said wing-shaped head (32), (c) a solid cylindrical cross-sectioned shaft (31), having one end integrally joined to lower end of the bottom plane (34) of the said middle portion (33, 3 4-A, 34), the said cylindrical shaft (31) integrally fitted with a 3-planar disc (37) at a point between the lower 1/3 and the middle 1/3 lengths of the said cylindrical shaft (31), the


said cylindrical shaft (31) also integrally fitted with a twin teeth (35, 35-A) at a point just under the said bottom plane (34) of the said middle portion (33, 3 4-A, 34) and (d) a pair of round holes (36, 36-A) on the longitudinal side of the said cylindrical shaft (31) such that the said round hole (36) is equidistant between the said twin-teeth (35, 35-A) and the said 3-planar disc (37) and the said round hole (36-A) is equidistant between the said 3-planar disc (37) and the bottom tip of the said cylindrical shaft (31) iii) a 7-strand stainless steel wire (10) of 12 inches or longer length for wrapping around an object to be sealed , one end of the said wire (10) permanently secured in the said housing (20) and the other end of the said wire (20), after wrapping around the said object, being available for insertion in the said insert (30). 2 A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal as claimed in 1, wherein
the said housing (20) has a singular hole (22) of about 3-4 mm diameter at about midpoint on one side of the said housing (20), such that the said


hole (22) is situated at 90 degrees turn in anti-clockwise direction from the central axis of the said radial identification tag (21) of the said housing (20).
3 A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal as claimed in 1 and 2, wherein the said housing (20) has a pair of holes (23, 23-A) of the diameter same as that of the said singular hole (22), the said pair of holes (23, 23-A) situated on the longitudinal side of the said housing (20) in the direction diagonally opposite to the said singular hole (22) such that the said singular hole (22) precisely aligns with the said upper hole (23) for inserting the said 7-strand wire (10).
4 A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal as claimed in 1, wherein
the said 3-planar zone of the said housing (20) has a circumferential slot (24) at top end of the said housing (20), the said slot (24) being of inverted trapezium shape.
5 A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal as claimed in 1, wherein the
said 3-planar zone of the said housing (20) has a circumferentially
hyperbola-shaped, middle slot (25), in the direction vertically under the
said top slot (24) of the said 3-planar zone of the said housing (20).


6. A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal as claimed in 1, wherein
the said 3-planar zone of the said housing (20) has a circumferentially inverted-trapezium-shaped bottom slot (26), in the direction vertically below the said middle slot (25) of the said 3-planar zone of the said housing (20).
7. A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal as claimed in 1, wherein the said housing (20) has circumferentially 6 equal-sized recesses (27-1, 27-2, 27-3, 27-4 27-5, 27-6), situated vertically under the said bottom slot (26) of the said 3-planar zone of the said housing (20), the said 6 recesses being rectangular in shape, serial and each said recess uniformly and circumferentially leveling to zero depth in clockwise direction at other end such that each succeeding recess begins at the point at which the preceding recess levels to zero depth.
8. A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal as claimed in 1, wherein the said 3-planar middle portion of the said insert (30) has a top plane (33) of circular cross section and circumferentially of inverted- trapezium-shape.

9. A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal as claimed in 1 and 8, wherein
the second plane (3 4-A) of the said 3-planar middle portion of the said
insert (30) is situated vertically under the said top plane (33), the said
middle plane (3 4-A) being of circular cross section and circumferentially
being hyperbola-shaped.
10. A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal as claimed in 1, wherein the
said cylindrical shaft (31) of the said insert (30) has a circumferentially
protruding pair of hooks (35, 35-A), situated vertically just under
bottom plane(34) of the said 3-planar middle portion of the said insert
(30) such that the said hooks (35, 35-A) are diametrically opposite to
each other and are housed in the same vertical plane of the said wing-
shaped (32) head of the said insert (30).
11. A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal as claimed in 1 and 10, wherein
the said hooks are laterally rectangular-shaped and laterally extend in
counter clockwise direction beyond the said cylindrical shaft (31) up to
a length just short of corresponding lateral length of the said hyperbola-
shaped middle plane (34) of the said 3-planar portion of the said insert
(30).


12. A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal as claimed in 1, wherein
the said holes (23, 23-A) on the longitudinal side of the said housing (20) are larger in diameter than the corresponding holes on the said insert (30).
13. A tamper-proof, transparent, rotary, seal as claimed as substantially
described herein above and illustrated in the accompanying drawings 1 to
4.
Date: 16TH January, 2007
Atul Umarshi Dedhia, Applicant


Documents:

86-mum-2007-abstract(30-05-2008).pdf

86-mum-2007-abstract-(30-5-2008).doc

86-mum-2007-abstract.doc

86-mum-2007-abstract.pdf

86-mum-2007-cancelled pages(30-05-2008).pdf

86-mum-2007-claim(granted)-(30-5-2008).doc

86-mum-2007-claims(granted)-(30-05-2008).pdf

86-mum-2007-claims.doc

86-mum-2007-claims.pdf

86-mum-2007-correspondence(ipo)-(16-07-2008).pdf

86-mum-2007-correspondence-received.pdf

86-mum-2007-correspondence1(10-01-2007).pdf

86-mum-2007-correspondence2(30-05-2008).pdf

86-mum-2007-description (complete).pdf

86-mum-2007-drawing(30-05-2008).pdf

86-mum-2007-drawings.pdf

86-mum-2007-form 1(17-04-2008).pdf

86-mum-2007-form 18(16-01-2007).pdf

86-mum-2007-form 2(granted)-(30-05-2008).pdf

86-mum-2007-form 2(granted)-(30-5-2008).doc

86-mum-2007-form 26(27-11-2006).pdf

86-mum-2007-form 3(16-01-2007).pdf

86-mum-2007-form 5(16-01-2007).pdf

86-mum-2007-form 9(16-01-2007).pdf

86-mum-2007-form-1.pdf

86-mum-2007-form-18.pdf

86-mum-2007-form-2.doc

86-mum-2007-form-2.pdf

86-mum-2007-form-26.pdf

86-mum-2007-form-3.pdf

86-mum-2007-form-5.pdf

86-mum-2007-form-9.pdf

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Patent Number 222063
Indian Patent Application Number 86/MUM/2007
PG Journal Number 42/2008
Publication Date 17-Oct-2008
Grant Date 16-Jul-2008
Date of Filing 16-Jan-2007
Name of Patentee ATUL UMARSHI DEDHIA
Applicant Address 226/C, BOMBAY TALKIES COMPOUND, NEAR AMAR PLASTICS, MALAD (W), MUMBAI -
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 ATUL UMARSHI DEDHIA 226/C, BOMBAY TALKIES COMPOUND, NEAR AMAR PLASTICS, MALAD (W), MUMBAI - 400 064.
PCT International Classification Number B65D39/00, B65D43/00, B65B19/00
PCT International Application Number N/A
PCT International Filing date
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 NA