US 6,499,241 B1
Packing unit seal
Manuel Vila-Martínez,
Barcelona (Spain)
Assigned to Aparellaje Electrico, S.L.,
Barcelona (Spain)
Filed on 21-Sep-1998, as Appl. No. Aparellaje Electrico, S.L.,
Barcelona (Spain)
Int. Cl.7G09F 3/00
US 6,499,241 B1
Packing unit seal
Manuel Vila-Martínez,
Barcelona (Spain)
Assigned to Aparellaje Electrico, S.L.,
Barcelona (Spain)
Filed on Sep. 21, 1998, as Appl. No. 9/157,496.
Claims priority of application No. 9702563 (ES), filed on Oct. 08, 1997.
Int. Cl.7G09F 3/00
U.S. Cl. 408212;312
4 Claims
1. A packing unit, comprising:
a container comprising sidewalls and a bottom adjacent the sidewalls, said container holding identical articles;
a cover member hingedly attached to a first one of the sidewalls to pivot between an open position and a closed position,
and, when in the closed position, said cover member forms a slit between said cover member and the remaining sidewalls other
than the first one of the sidewalls;
an identifying label that is located on a second one of the remaining sidewalls that is not opposite the first sidewall, and
identifies both the articles and a number of the articles within said container; and
a seal comprising an adhesive sealing tape that, in the closed position, is adhered to said cover member and the second one
of the remaining sidewalls so as to both cover a portion of the slit and be in proximity to said identifying label.