claim is: 1. A seal comprisino- a hollow housing, said housino, having @'n inlet opening and n .in otitlet opening, a shackle and means within said liousin- to guide the ends of the t% 30 shackle from said inlet opening to said olitlet c@pening, s,,tid means bein- so constructed as to entangle the ends of the shackle when the s,.Lid shtekle is twisted within the said housing. .35 2. A seal c6mprising a flat hollow housstid housin!,y havin- inlet openings on the sides and an outlet opening on an edge, a sh,,telcle, nnd means within said housing @o giiide the ends of the shaeli:le from said 40 inlet opening to said outlet opening, saicl ii,ieans being so constructed as to entangle the ends of the shackle -when the said sliackle is twistecl within the saicl housing. . 3. A seal comprisin- a hollow housint, --, 7 45 said housin- h,,iving an inlet openin and an 9 oiitlet opening, ,L shaeli:le, and means compris;in-- a fl@i sheet member within said hoiising to -iiide the ends of the shaelkle from said inlet opening to said outlet.open50 in-, said me,,tns being so constructed as to eii-tan.gle the encls of the shackle -when the s,tid sbteli:le is twisted within the said housing 4 A seal comprisin- a hollow housing zm 55 ma(le from a single piece, said housin(y having an inlet opening a.nd an olitlet o@ening, a shaeli:le, and means within said hou@ing to ,Ztiide the ends of @the sh,,tekle from said inlet opening to said o7Litlet openinol, said 60 meins bein,,- so constructed as to @-niangle 'Lbe ends of tlie sli,,iclzle wben the saici shackle is t.-wistecl within the said @housing to -prevent movement of tl-ie shackle relatii,ely to the housing -when the seal is made. 65 5. A se,,,il comprising a flit hollow ho@Lisinol, said housino, havii@a inlet openin on @g" . - the sides and an outlet opening on an odce a, shaeli:le, and meana coirtprisina a flat sh6et mei-nber within, said housill, Lc@ Fo ouide - th(,ends of the shackle from said, inle4L. Openling TO to said outlet opening, said meaT-is@bein(y so coiastructed as to, entatig@e the ends of-tl-ie, shackle when the said: @haek'ie@ is luwist-ed within the said, hbi-ising. 6. A seal comprisiiig a flat hollo,,v hous-. 75, ing made from a single piece, @,,tid lilousilig havin(y inlet - openings on@- the side@ ,tnd aln outlet@op@ening on ;an edge, @t s@hael@le,@ and means -,vithiii said, housihg to gtilde the ends of the shackle from said inlet, -OI)en- 80 ing to s,,tid outlet. o-,nening, said metiis being so@ constructed as to entangle the ends of the shaclde when the said sl-iael-ile is twisted wit-hin the said housing to. prevent movement of tl-Le shacli:l(,, relatively to tl-ie hous- 85 ing -w en h the seal is made. 7. In a seal, the combination of a, hollow housing having substantially flat sides, said flat sides beiiig provided with inlet o,Denings, an outlet opening provided in one, 90 side wall of said hotising, a shackle, and means to prevent movement of sald shael@le relati vely to said hougin en q wh tl-ie ends of the shackle are twisted within slid holising. 95 8. In a seal, the combination,of ,i, hollow hous ing having su.bstanti,,tlly flat' sides, said flat sides being prcvided with inlet ope-,iinlys adja cent one edue, an outlet opening provide d iii oiae si e- wall of said hotising, and 100 opp osite to the inlet openings, a shackle, a.nd means to prevent moi7em,ent 6f sai@i shac klp, relatively to s,,@id holising Nvlien the ends of the shackle are t-wisted witli-in sai(l, hous inl-. 106 9 . In a seal, the combin,,ttion of @t hollow hous ing haviin,- slibstantially fllt sides@, said flat sides beiiig provided with inlet openings, an o,-Litlet opening provided in one side wall cf said holisino- a shackle, a nd iio mea ns ad,,tpted to be deformed to prei7-eiit rnov ement of s,,tid sliaokle relativel-v to said h'ou sing *hen the ends of the shi@ckle ,ire twist ed witl-iin said housing. 1 0. In t seal, the c6mbinati.on of a hollow hous in@_r having snbstantillly flat sides, siid flot si(l@s being proyided -Nvi-th inlpt cpeilinos adjacent one edge, an cLitlet openinu ptovi ded in one side w,,ill 6T sa-id holising, i,nd opposite to tlie inlet openings, a shackle, and meins adaptod to be deforiiied to p:revent moveiiient of said sha,cklc relatively to said holisino,- when tlae ends of the slia'ckle are twisted @within s,-.id holisino,% 1 1. A selal con4prising a @hollow hotising form ed of ,i. sinyle, piece o-Lc Sheet metal, a ducti le member witliin said liotisino- a Znl@ sliackle, means to o--iiide sa-id shackle on eacli - I side of said ' ductile. memb6r, -wliereby said ductile member is entangled -witli said

shael;@le when said shaeli@le is iwisted withiri. said housino@ 12. -ks an article of iiiantifacture, a seal comprising t hollow @ho-Lisincy formed of i sin-le, piece of sheet metal, ,L dlictile i-neiiiber witbin Faid hotising, meaiis to gliicle ,t slia,cli@le on eaeli side, of sild diictile, membe-r, whereby si-id diietile memb6r is adapted to be entingled with said shael@le ivhen said ,1( sh,,tck'ie is t-wisted within said housing. 13. A seal coml-,)risin(y a, hollc,-,w housing formed of ,i, sinule piece of slieet metal, a ductile me-i-nber loosely niounted within saii h,ousin,g, a shacli:le, means to (,Ttiide said shackle on each side of said ductile @mem- 15 ber, whereby sa'd ductile meniber is P-ntangled with s,,tid shacl,,Ie, when said sha@li:le is @twistect within said housing. 14. As an article of manufaettire, a seal comprising a hollow housing formed of a 20 single@piece-of sheet metal, a ductile member loosely mounted within said ho'uslno-, rne,,Lns fo giiide ,t shaelcle on etch side of said ductile, member, -whereby said dtictile member is adapted to be Pntangled witb 25 said shaclde wb6n said shaekle is twisted within said housiiig. @JOI-IN L. DINSMOOR.

Patenp@ecl S6@t. 4. 1923. 1 466 815 UNITED SIATES r-ATENT OFFICE'. JoHi@T L. DINSMOOR, OF 13ROOKLYN NEW YORK ASSIC-NOR TO ANCHOR CAP AND CLOSURE CORPOP.AT101NT, OF LONG ISLAND CIT-@' IIEW YORK, A. CORPOR@&TION OF NEW YORK. Application filed June 10, 1921. Serial No. 476,389. To a77 qt, h,om itnzay coneern.- Be it l@:nown th,-tt I, Joii@N L., Di.N, s@iioor, a. citizeii of the Tjnited States, and a, resi(len@u of the boroucfh of Brooldi-n, in- the county of 1,Cings, ig'tate.of Ne-w @'ork, h-a@,e inirent.ecl nei@, -,ind useftil Improvenicnts in Seals' of -which the following is a specification. The present invention relates to seals and 10 more sl)ecially to ,i. sea! of tl-te sha-ekle type. The principal, object of the pr6se@it invention, is to provide a se,@tl of a sinapl6 coiistriie tion tl'lcl adapted to be used -w,,itli a,-separate sli,ickle -whereby the length of- the shaelde is 15 inclependent of the seal. A fiirtlier object of the pres-ent iiivent-ion is ,L seal formecl substanti,ally of -,t, housin(y of , pressed metal -wherelp- no SI)I@in(,Ys are titilized iii the sealing o er@Ltioii, -@,liieh is@ p @ 20 perfo-rmccl b ii-iecha,nically defo@min(r the y L, internal construction of the seal. A still furtlier object of @Lhe present inve.,ition is a seal of the character SDe I Cified ancl wherein the sealinu operation comprises 25,deforilling of a ductil'e' member 'Within the seal ho,-Lising -w@hich (le-form,atioi-i locks tlyo shacl@:le within the liousing. Another ancl i-i-iiportint object of- the ijresent invention is a seal of the chara@tei- speci30 fiecl comprising in inte,-@ral. lio-LisiDo, -within -w,hich s'backle members are adapt@d i-o be, t-Nviste(I upon theniselves ancl,@locked -within the ho-Lisino, in such.m anner that t-he twisted zn portion is .iot acc6ssible from -the. exterior :35 of the housin(r More speo-ifica-11-y an object- of- the @pre@eiit inyention is the @rodiiction o-f a seal comprisi,ig a c.lose,d -I-ie(,t i-netitl lic)i-Lilig:. Al"itl-i It shack-le adapted to be inserted @vithin the 40 h6Lising, -,t cliietile pl,.tfe within-the hQ-Lis-1, 'which -w ,Ips around. the - encls of the r sillici@i,e -w,hen tbe,said end are twisted@ f A still ftirther tiEid@more specific.object@ o the present ini-ention i5 a:seal of t,ie @ii,,trac45 -v-,7b6rei flie epds ter specified a,nd of the shaQM- e exteiicl beyond tbe, seal,holsipg .i.n pted to, be o@ert@ed .11@on@ bv a. seal' iiicr tool- -wlierebv, the en(- .1s. ,ire twisted up,6i'i themserves -which c,-tlises t@he sliekle, to en7 .50 (,a-e a ductile plate -within flie hoiising so tliat the plate is %vrapped aroLi-Tid tl@e 6nd of tlie:sbacli:le and, tl-ie.twisted operation is coiiti nued until the ends of the shackle 6xtendi ng beyond the hous greb rokenaway. An other object of the se nt invention is 65 e al of tho '6haricte e 6ifiecl comprising aa ssheet,iiietal holising,rwsitph the-walls'thereof spaced apart iiid a cli,@ctile met,,Il di8k 16osely, inoiinted in the housing whicl4 has shackle openings on each side of t-he housing and an do outlet openin in the end df the holising, 9 i-vhereby v,-hen , shael@cl6 ends are- ihserted tbroligh the in.let, opeiiin-s t-hese ends will -tond on ea e@x ch side of the disk,,tnd -will come otit of the inlet opeiiing substantially-- par- 0.5 a'Lle l so that by twisting j acent t-he@ ends aci t-lie Olitlet opening tint tb encls are btoken ii e aiviy the portion of the shackl'e in the ho-Ltsin(r is t-@Nisted aro-Lind the disl@c oi@d@ selcurely lock ed therein to pre-@,en@t, the ends. being 70 iemoved. Other and f-Lirther objects of the preseiit inien tion will in part be obvious and will in I?art be pointed oiit ber6inafter by refer-, ence to the accoiiipanyin,,, drinvings i-n Which -75 like parts are represented by lik6 cha.ractors tbroi io,@hotit tl-ie several @figlires thereof. Realizin@T tl-.iat the present in-@ention may be ei-iiboci@ied in constrtictions other than :tlios e specifically herein disclosed it is- do,- 80, sired thit the dis@elosure shall be Linderstood a,-, illiistr,,itive and not in the Iiiyiitiii-g- sense., F i_gtire@l is a view --,ho@viiigt-blatik adipt(@cl to be folcled upon itself t6 for-m the h6-Lising: incl also illtistratin(,,, -,t d'Llctile niember 85 I a '@ptecl to be enel ol osecl ip- the housl' Fi@,-Lirc@, 2 is a perspecti e v'iew of it'e corhI-) -lete dei,ice. 3 is a. sectional view ill-Listratino, a shackle ihsertecl 6n @-eltch side of the @disl;c. 00 FiZire 4 illustrat-es the --ealin- tool. Fio-tire 5 shows the se@alin, , t -osi 00 ill p tioii on the encl@ of the shaeli:le. Fi- Lii-e 6 is a sectii)nal view sli6-@vin1-io,,v@ the Giiel- n tll 0,5 Ile d,sli- i,olis tit)on i'Lself@ Avh6 e se'al la -,complet6@. -Pi ill 8 e --ure 7' u trat s tl-ie @the- se,,t-l mqy be. useci, witi-i ',I supp y, 0, 1 fsh-@cli:le m teri I n(i withoi@it etittiii(y the i-nateriiil @b-,,fore:the seal i@ @-,nade. iOO Ficru re @8 illust@-ates@ t iiio(lified form osevl in v@h; cl,,- no: cl:isk i@ usecl. Figur6' 9 i,,3 a@ se@tiontl i-. 'ie@v sho portion of the dev, i-,Ce illustrated in Fi.uLire 8

1,466,815 Heretofore in the art -of shackle seals the most customary seals Iiave been those wherein the shacl,-Ie Nvas of a definille len@@th @vvith recesses or tongues cut in the end of the shaeli:le i-.i order that these portions might enuage suitable locl@ino- sl)rino-S on the extetior of -'Llie seal housin-. TI-iese typ's of sp.Iiii,-, lock seals are expensive to inanufactu@e a-- Li(I assembfe and the sprlno,- parts io are li,,Lble to becoiyie dislocated durin(-, handling or sliipping of the seals. Furthermore the len(,tli of the, shackle is necess,,trlly predetermined ,Lnd 'Llherefore must be --DrOPOT7 tione(i to be tlie ri(,,,ht len,@-th for a particui5 lar use. Where the so-,,I is intended for other uses- different le-,igth shackles - rnust be -f)rovided. This -,s ,tnnoying 4nd the various q -tand lengths of sh,_cl-,Ies are not usually ,tt I - n ,@rlie desired. Ftirth -rmore devices of this e 2o kin(I att-ord in opportunity .1@or pulliny the prottiding portio--,a@ are brok6n ay@ay. This 85 parts fi,om the housing in or(ler to breali: se,cu,,,ely locks the parlts togetlier. In this the seal then reinserting the end of the foriii 'ch,- shacide must be of -- predetermined shackle, into the liousing so that the seal ap- leT-i-th. pears to be unl)roken -j'ro-@ii the exterior. ]Ueferrinz how to t-lie- drawings -which 25 One of the oldest types of seals -Ls the lead illustrate the preferred f orm of the pres6nt 90 seal Avlierein t wqfer or button of pliable invention the housing may coniprise 'a unimaterial is sli.pped over the s'il,,ickle which tarv str'tletiire of tin substanti,,illy of an must be crinklect or roii,-Iien,--d f,,nd 'Llien the 1-iour-olass shaped body flan,-6 1- on 6iie end ivaf(,,r is (leformed by consi(lerable pzessure and a-flan(re 2 on the other end -witli a ba(@li:- 3o t@o sr@ial9li t,Lle b-Litton ar6@nd thq sliackle. lb- 4 from which the flan-es qro turned. 95 T'iiis tv NT pe of soal reql-lit,es ver lieav-@, seal- The bick 4 i@@ pr6vided.with aii otitlet openipfr tools and considet,able stredgth to oper- in(@, 5 -and with;a pair of out@let openings 6 ate the tools. li'Lirthermove a re'l,,ttively Lnd 't. A diietile disk 8 is ad,,tl)ted to be amotirt of itielk-,al is reqiiirecl for the dropped into. one o:f the flin-e - sections then 35 butto,.-i and lionee the seals in lar-e numders the metal is folded on itself so tli,,tt the, por- 100 'i6n adjacont t,he openin(, 5 becomes an end expot-isive. Si.nee se,,tlg are a(,apteci for t, use bul@ once and 't-hen ,ire desti@-oyed, cost, ancl the flan-es 1 @Ed 2 are telescoped. s a primary e u III CO--tllmerc]"Ll use. The ed-e of the flange 2 is rollecl oier the Tile pi@esent ijiveiition overcoi-@ies the (liffifla-,ige f is at 9 and s6etirely seated in posi40 culties of the 1-:nown ,i-t by i@)rovidinff sc,,-tls tion@ to T-6rm t,li(, comT)Iete setl holising A. 105 adaptal)].e for mlliriiifacuure -f,,om sheet metal This last operation is,performed in a larye anci ivlliereiii the scaling shackle -is separate m,-Lchine so that it N@ould @ be subst,,tlitially an(-l inOi-@pend-jit froi-n the seals Li-id mav iriipossible, or at 16ast i-ety diffi@iilt to pry compri,,@,e -. plaid 'I,,it piece of n-ietal of .iny open the seal and tlicn:,- I 6set the same witli45 'L@-np,-tli Fui-t.'tiernore the se,,Ll -m,,ty oiit I,eti7ing obvioiis traees 6n', the fl:inue 9 be @iipl)e(I @over the sliael@le witl,6ut severing The shackle B @vhioh I in@ly coi@nprise flt,@ ,,-he sh")ck'@e fi-om ;tlie sLi ly so thot exa,,-tly Wir--- is ,tdtpted to haA@ I e . the ends itise@ted pp tl-i(, r'c@' nt, ic ma, ,- be used through t,h-e inlet openiiigs 6 t d 7 r ,1,-,it ai.,iou of sh kl n espee,,-,,-;tllout ivaste -foi- scalino- re-yard tively at which time these' ends -will -Dass on to Ol.' size of ell@h s;.de 6f the diietile cli-,,,k 8 tiicl tt-.te entls 115 e ' vent'op, inay be ern@,O(Iied ii a! -wi,-I@l pa s o t of the o,,itlet openin@,r 5 with Tti iii sever s Li zt li@)iisi,ng the s i deg @ of . the Nvi re' -trallel. TI@6 -e:ilid O' p lice o@@-lni-ngs to g,,11(1, f-lie, tool 10 is providecl wi@L,-i .t or @acfch 12 the @hael I e ii sifle aciapted to fit ver the e.-ids 1--t o-L c e i@Dto ,lie holis'hig .1'rom P(@' 0 5,') + lere n I 6cl clos6 ii-D to@th(@ I p - 120 @lo (,I to d'reel the (,,ii(Is ( f the B. This tool i's mol@ 0 en I-olvqr(I coll)TIll@)R Ollt,16t opeiiin,- @ so t@iit the ip.(-r 5 and i-s tllr-Tied '- .tro-LiTid o'n:thq'axis 6f s't(],e, i)-v si(le. Tliest" eii(is ar(, the sh,,tckle ends in stich maDTler as tO twist, (?(I to be bi, a@ to@)t i@-l@ieli tl,.e --,hackle Avithin.the' hotisin- 'Tbe, t-v@isttivill@ts, tjie -D(ls itpon tl-ic,- ,Ps(,Ives iilltil tie in@r ,tetion -wraps the 8 ar6iirid the se"tl@fl(, q t,-Ion 1. s l@,OS. 125 60 TI, (r -"Tires wl-i- ch q@re tw, isted iip6n them e I ai@-a-- . c in, e -,@ 1(7s f,,re b exted,cls ;11,t 0 tile 1101",Sl@n@@ tli,-. Thi-, prodil-ces a relati,i,elv c6mplex I)uiieh ocei,,i,s id@,lec-r@t, ili(, -Nvlll;o O-P mate@' I -@N-ithin the l@oiising and f@@s :I, ,h -L la -c. e s d ecu -ia s at the oil,, peniiig. Tlilg,,Prod c s rel)i locli:s the sli,,tcl@:le in 131ace so tl t r 0 Z-71ult -wliei-@ei-,,i The e-,ic'is oA' th-, sl-ia,-13:ie are the ends elcin neither be, withdrawn or pushed twlstecl p withir, the housing itsel'L so that out of the hotisirig. The outlet o ening 5 is 130 these ends are inaccessible. Meins are proATicled so tiiat the housin- may not be slippecl baclk: tipo-Q the shaeli@-le to permit the uiitwist-. ing of the ends I)y unauthorized persons. in 6ne fo@in this stop meahs may coid-prise a 70 ductile member motinted within the liousing in such n-iinner -@s to lie betaveen thc,, ends of the shackle ivlilen tlieso etids are inserted in tlte housing so that the tivisting opei@ation causes the iiiejnber to Vvrap around the 75 tn,,isted -)arts. An,,)ther ivay of -@cco-Tnplis'ilinr this s,,ime i-esiilt is to pT--o-vide a shai@Itle which is relatively -wide and 'Which is narroav at the ends 11-o provide, sh6ulders- - which are ol' a -@lvidth too great to@ei:iter into the so lioiisin,. These sl-ioulders are shoved azcnaitist tile sicle wall of the liousing and ' en the n-)rrony e-tids 01 t@-0 shaeli:le are th tvvisted iii the manner speel e(I 7Liiit'l the

relatively smal'L as comp.%recl to the twistecl@ up-mass so that it is stibstdiit-La.'Lly impossible, to reach.the raass through tlle opening with any instrumen'L that would@' er s p nut uiitwi t.5 in- of the parts. 'Pigtires 8 and, 9 illustrate- a modified form o'k the inveiation - N@herein.the. diictile member is omitted and the shacklp,. C is a relatin,ely wide sheet of metal and is provided at ihe 10 ends with slioulder portions: 14 which are: adjaceiit a reduced end 15. The ends of.the shackle extend througli. the housing @Lnd @lie parallel as at 16 so as to be capable of b6ing twisted bv ihe sealin@, tool to form the t, 15 tNviSted n@ass 17, Fiatire 6. This twisted mass prevents the shackle from being withdrawn :'Eroiai the housing and the shoulders 15 prevent the shaelkle from being pushed tlirough the hotising so that the parts are 20 securely locked to.01'ether. The device. described in the fore(yolnff is a seal of exceed ing simplicity ,ind @rea7t security which ma,y be mantifactured at a relatively small cost. Having thus described my invention, what 25 1