Seal

Sept. 3, 1935. j. a. byrne 2,013,299

SEAL Filed Jan. 21, 1935

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INVENTOR

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Patented Sept 3, 1935

2,013,299

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,013,299

SEAL

James A. Byrne, West Orange, N. J.

Application January 21,1935, Serial No. 2,697 ³ Claims. (CI. 292—307) ^{relates t0 seals}> ^{311,3 more} Particularly relates to seals adapted for use bv accountants to- control securities, vouchers accost audn· ^CaSh’ ^{and the llke}- ^while under ’ ^{th a}? ^{bemg adapted t0 be} Ρ^θ<1 on the boxes, compartments, folders, or other containers housing the articles involved in the audit to pretherewith^aU °^nZed °^{Γ undetected} tampering ’ ™.?^eretofore accountants commonly have used ordinary single-ply gummed paper labels to seal

V^sualIy Ptacing a signature and ^da* the label. Such labels, however, can be removed and replaced quite readily without giving any indication of the tampering, and may be X°b^ed j^^aci^{and put t0} unauthorized use! which is difficult to detect, and are so fragile that ^dmaf^y handling and use of the containers ineffective* θ ^beingj^3roken and rendered

One of the principal objects of this invention is ^pr°^{yide a seal} hereby containers of various ^k'^{Pd8and types}’ ^and Particularly containers and receptacles housing articles under audit, may be thp™f^ab^{aiDSi b}!j^{ng opened} without indication the !f^fi^bem5 T^{ade apparent} by the condition of the seal; and to provide a seal of the character described and which, after being properly applied ^{papnpt b}+^{e 100s}®^{ned or} removed without being torn and destroyed, and preferably not without the accountant s signature or private marking thereon being riestroyed ai_{so; and to provlde a}of the character described which is simple and inexpensive, convenient and easy to apply pronerly, and to be broken open in a proper Ser which insures destruction of the seal against unί_ς““^Γθ^Μ· 7^{hich ls 80 strong 311(1} durable as not to tear, break or become loosened or dislodged inadvertently when the container or other receptacle is moved about or handled.

Other objects of this invention will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter

In accordance with this invention the seal com^{prl8es a relatiyeIy strong 311(1} tough portion which holds the entire seal intact and prevents inadvertent loosening, breaking or tearing of the seal as a result of ordinary handling of the container or other receptacle to which it is applied ₅₀ and also comprises a relatively fragile and weak portion so joined to the stronger portion that the seal cannot be removed without the weaker portion being torn.

In order that a clearer understanding of this 55 invention may be had, attention is hereby directed to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, and illustrating one possible eniDocument of this invention, and^ in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a closed box having a seal embodying this invention applied thereto, and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the seal itself, showing the gummed surface thereof.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in both views of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the seal illustrated therein comprises a piece I of relatively light and fragile paper, or other readily tearable material reenforced about its periphery and across its center with relatively tough and sturdy but flexible material 2, such as linen, parchment, or the like, which is pasted or otherwise affixed to the under surface of the piece I. Thus there is exposed on the under surface of the seal the under surface of the reenforcing material 2 and the areas of under surface of the piece I which are not covered by the reenforcing. This entire under surface preferably is gummed so that the seal S nfbl ^{pasted readlI}Y and easily to a container ^recePfacle 3, as shown in Fig 1 and 25 m^to ^“forcing material and the weaker material adhere to the container. The reenforcing material adhering to the box, or other container is sufficiently strong to prevent the seal being torn or ruptured by the strains incident to 30 ^{the container}· The weaker portion of the seal, however, is so susceptible to tearing and so securely held to the container by the adhesive that it is sure to be tom when an attempt it made to disengage it from the container. ³⁵wpat^deS1I^eh ^{the tearable} Portion may be further weakened by perforations 4, made in the material at any suitable locations therein, and prefL^adjaC?^{Dt the} «enforcing materials toward wL ^PPe u ^{lower and side edges} °f the seal. When such weakening perforations are present Sr«ih^rabIL^m^^{terial may of} stronger tex^tbap °therwise, since the piece is so weaktpmn?^{7 the} P^ei?^OTations as to tear when an attempt is made to remove the seal intact.

As a further protection, special protective type paper, or the like, may be used for the tearable material, and may have the protective features ^{bat are} °^Ρη™^{Οη10 paper used for bank} checks, co stock certificates and the like, which paper cannot be duplicated by unauthorized persons, and ^We!l^6d ?^{r any} irking thereon erased or altered without detection.

To facilitate proper removal and breaking of 55 tempt it made to disengage it from the container ³⁵

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