Claims
- 1. A method comprising the steps of:
locking a freight enclosure with a lock so that freight inside the freight enclosure can be accessed only by breaking the lock or by damaging the freight enclosure.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein
the lock has a serial number which can be seen by an agent receiving the lock unless the lock has been defaced.
- 3. The method of claim 1 further comprising
transporting the freight enclosure.
- 4. The method of claim 3 further comprising
checking the lock after the step of transporting the freight enclosure to see if the lock has been broken.
- 5. The method of claim 2 further comprising
checking to see if the serial number of the lock is correct.
- 6. The method of claim 4 further comprising
placing an indication in a log book that the lock has been broken if the lock has been broken.
- 7. The method of claim 6 further comprising
placing an indication in the log book, wherein the indication specifies an entity who last sent the freight enclosure.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein
the freight enclosure is comprised of a durable material.
- 9. A method comprising
receiving a freight enclosure in which is located freight; wherein the freight enclosure is locked by a lock having a serial number; and wherein the freight within the freight enclosure can only be accessed by either breaking the lock or damaging the freight enclosure.
- 10. The method of claim 9 further comprising
checking the serial number of the lock.
- 11. The method of claim 9 further comprising
checking the freight enclosure to see if the freight enclosure is damaged.
- 12. The method of claim 9 further comprising
checking to see if the lock is broken.
- 13. The method of claim 12 further comprising
placing an indication in a log book if the lock is broken.
- 14. The method of claim 13 wherein
the indication placed in the log book specifies an entity which last sent the freight enclosure.
- 15. The method of claim 10 further comprising
checking the freight enclosure to see if the freight enclosure is damaged; and checking to see if the lock is broken; and signing for the freight enclosure if the lock is not broken, the freight enclosure is not damaged, and the serial number of the lock is correct.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a divisional of and claims the priority of patent application Ser. No. 09/568,113, filed on May 10, 2000, title “SEALED FREIGHT ENCLOSURE” inventors and applicants Jeffrey Garfinkle and Pasquale Maglione.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09568113 |
May 2000 |
US |
Child |
10300518 |
Nov 2002 |
US |