Tamper-evident bag seal

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1033214
  • Patent Number
    D1,033,214
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, August 29, 2023
    a year ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 2, 2024
    9 months ago
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tamper evident bag seal showing our new design;



FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;



FIG. 3 is bottom plan view thereof;



FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 along line 4-4;



FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the tamper evident bag seal of FIG. 1 shown in a partially folded configuration;



FIG. 6 is another perspective view of the tamper evident bag seal of FIG. 5;



FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 5;



FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 5;



FIG. 9 is a left side elevation view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 5, the right side being a mirror image;



FIG. 10 is a top plan view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 5;



FIG. 11 is bottom plan view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 5;



FIG. 12 is another perspective view of the tamper evident bag seal of FIG. 1 shown as installed on a bag in a sealed configuration;



FIG. 13 is a front elevation view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 12;



FIG. 14 is a rear elevation view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 12;



FIG. 15 is a left side elevation view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 12, the right side being a mirror image;



FIG. 16 is a top plan view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 12;



FIG. 17 is another perspective view of the tamper evident bag seal of FIG. 12 shown as installed on a bag in an unsealed or tampered evident configuration;



FIG. 18 is a front elevation view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 17;



FIG. 19 is a rear elevation view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 17;



FIG. 20 is a left side elevation view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 17, the right side being a mirror image;



FIG. 21 is a top plan view of the tamper evident bag seal in the configuration as shown in FIG. 17;



FIG. 22 is another perspective view of the tamper evident bag seal of FIG. 12 shown as installed on a bag in a partially unsealed or tampered evident configuration;



FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the tamper evident bag seal of FIG. 1 showing an alternate embodiment;



FIG. 24 is a top plan view thereof;



FIG. 25 is bottom plan view thereof;



FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the tamper evident bag seal of FIG. 1 showing an alternate embodiment;



FIG. 27 is a top plan view thereof; and,



FIG. 28 is bottom plan view thereof.


In the drawings the dotted lines are for the purpose of illustrating perforations that form part of the claimed design. The dash-dash broken lines are shown for the purpose of illustrating both parts of the article as well as environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a tamper-evident bag seal, as shown and described.
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Divisions (2)
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Parent 29848360 Aug 2022 US
Child 29901132 US
Parent 29836371 Apr 2022 US
Child 29848360 US
Continuations (1)
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Child 17683560 US
Continuation in Parts (3)
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Child 29836371 US
Parent 29725476 Feb 2020 US
Child 29836371 US
Parent 29707037 Sep 2019 US
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