US 12,325,567 B2
Tamper-indicating device having robotic application features
Michael J. Dalmaso, Martinez, GA (US); Daniel Krementz, Augusta, GA (US); and Richard E. Koenig, II, Evans, SC (US)
Assigned to Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC, Aiken, SC (US)
Filed by BATTELLE SAVANNAH RIVER ALLIANCE, LLC, Aiken, SC (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/524,035.
Prior Publication US 2023/0147819 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 55/02 (2006.01); B65B 7/28 (2006.01); B65D 8/00 (2006.01); B65D 45/32 (2006.01); G21F 5/12 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 55/02 (2013.01) [B65B 7/2842 (2013.01); B65D 7/045 (2013.01); B65D 45/322 (2013.01); G21F 5/12 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tamper-indicating system comprising:
a drum enclosure assembly including a drum body, a lid, a lid ring extending from a first flanged end to a second flanged end, the lid ring securing the lid to the drum body, a closure bolt having a head and a body extending through the first flanged end and the second flanged end; and
a tamper-indicating assembly comprising:
a tamper-indicating device defining a cavity sized to receive and surround at least a portion of the closure bolt, the first flanged end, and the second flanged end to prevent movement of the closure bolt, wherein the tamper-indicating device includes a mid-body portion, a first arm extending from the mid-body portion and partially surrounding the first flanged end, and second arm extending from the mid-body portion opposite the first arm and partially surrounding the second flanged end, wherein the mid-body portion includes a first side wall, a second side wall extending generally parallel to the first side wall, and an end wall extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, and wherein a tab extends radially outward from the mid-body portion of the tamper-indicating device with respect to an axial centerline of the tamper-indicating assembly; and
a pin non-removably coupled to the tamper-indicating device, the pin including a pin head and a pin body, the pin head extending into first side wall and the pin body extending across the cavity and into the second side wall such that the first side wall, the second side wall, the end wall, and the pin body collectively surround the body of the closure bolt.