TEMPORARY INSURANCE STRUCTURE OF THE PIER TYPE.
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- MX · MX
- Patent Type
- Patents
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- CIATEQ A C CENT DE TECH AVANZADA
- Filing Date
- 2021-12-13
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-12
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TEMPORARY INSURANCE STRUCTURE OF THE PIER TYPE. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION. The present invention relates to a temporary dock-type locking structure for validating the integrity of containers, commonly known as security seals or locks. This invention relates to means for validating the preservation of the container closure, such as those containers that have a lid or closure which, when the container and its lid are coupled, have means for installing the lock in a hole defined by a known area for this purpose, so that the condition in which the container closure has been maintained can be known and provides evidence of its intentional opening. OBJECT OF THE INVENTION. The object of the present invention is to have an element that makes evident the preservation of the closure of a container to ensure the integrity of the material inside during certain transportation conditions, so that the product initially placed in said container remains intact from its shipment to the point of delivery. BACKGROUND. The fastener defined in patent DE 10 2004 015 940 A1 consists of two independent components: an anchor and a central bolt. These components are joined in a pre-assembled configuration prior to use, and are then installed in the desired location for securing or fastening elements. It can be seen that the fastener, once installed, provides two activation points to maintain its position in the desired configuration. The fastener defined in US patent 5,161,838 consists of four elements grouped into two pre-assemblies. One housing member is a cylindrical portion of a body sized to receive a bolt. A circular groove is located in the perimeter wall to accommodate a retaining ring. The bolt itself has a series of grooves that engage with the retaining ring to form an assembly. This bolt is sized to fit inside the cylindrical body. The circular groove has a conical cross-sectional geometry oriented toward the end where the bolt projects, allowing the bolt to pass in only one direction. If the bolt moves in the opposite direction, the retaining ring is pressed against the grooves due to the groove's geometry, exerting pressure that prevents the bolt from being removed from the cylindrical body.This element is defined so that once installed it cannot be removed. The fastener defined in US patent 5,568,675 consists of two elements (a male element and a female element) that are separate before installation. However, these elements can be pre-assembled before use to fasten two components. The fastener secures the components when the female element is inserted into two concentric holes in the two components. The holes must be aligned to allow the female element to pass through. The fastening is achieved by inserting the male element into the female element. Both the male and female elements have features to prevent accidental separation. The fastener defined in US patent 2004 0181917 A1 is a monolithic element used to secure two components by means of pre-drilled holes in the two components to be secured, which must be concentric for the fastener to be inserted. The monolithic fastener must be assembled before use, and therefore has mating slots into which a set of pawls engages. The fastener consists of a central shaft with a head at one end, while the other end is coupled to a pair of limbs by means of a pair of hinges. The two limbs are joined at their lower ends to form a "V", while on their opposite side they have a separate flange. The two components are secured by inserting the central shaft into the two limbs with the separate flange held in place by the components to be fastened.The hinge connecting the central axis to the limbs induces the opening or deflection of the limbs, thus locking the components in place. A ratchet mechanism prevents the limbs from retracting. The fastener defined in US patent 6,481,942 B2 consists of two elements (male and female). The male element comprises a head and an insertion shaft, while the female element consists of a flange and a set of legs arranged in a cylindrical configuration. The insertion shaft of the male element is characterized by having a circularly distributed arrangement of ribs, the number of which matches the number of legs on the female element. The components are secured using the fastener by inserting the female element into the circular hole in both components and then inserting the male element into the female element. The ribs of the male element have protrusions that induce deflection of the legs of the female element when the male element is inserted, thus securing the components.The male and female elements have the necessary means to fix the position of the male element within the female element, thus maintaining the assembly of the fastener with the components to be fixed. The seal described in US patent 6,491,328 B1 is a robust, rigid block that forms a tamper-evident, quick-release seal securing a lid to a container. This seal consists of a C-shaped locking device that is inserted into holes in the container and lid. The device's legs lock it into a secure position and are capable of withstanding high shock loads. A locking element is connected to the device by a fragile plate with a cam surface that engages with an edge of the lid. This cam surface allows the element to be inserted into the holes, breaking the plate. The element has a flange plate attached to the body by a weak band for selective plate removal. A resilient / elastic tab is attached to the element to engage a locking recess in the C-shaped body and lock it into position.The device is removed by breaking the band, allowing its release. Various arrangements or designs are disclosed, employing hook-shaped prongs released by a weak band, J-shaped retainers, and other arrangements that include seals with different insertion methods into the container openings. Other documents that address seals can be seen in the following patent documents: US 8,348,567 B2, US 2007 0003390 A1, US 5,775,860 and US 6,481,942 also show a configuration similar to the one previously described. TECHNICAL PROBLEM. Even though seals are known to be used for permanent closure or for a significant period of time, or require considerable force to break in order to open the container, in the specific case of containers used for transporting goods that are sealed from the point of loading to the point of delivery, and where the container is only sealed for a relatively short period, the use of devices known for their resistance characteristics or the significant force required to open them leads to deterioration of the container, as well as a longer opening time.The known devices are characterized by being made up of two or more elements necessary to form the seal or lock and achieve the closure of the container, which represents unfavorable characteristics in the product shipping line when it is placed inside the container and closed, because it requires a greater number of pieces or elements to be handled for its closure and opening, which consumes more time and therefore, a possible bottleneck in the production lines. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION. The present invention relates to a temporary dock-type locking structure for verifying that a container has remained closed from the point of loading to the point of delivery. This lock is designed to fit into a first hole drilled in a lid, which is coaxial with a hole drilled in the container when the lid is attached. Preferably, both holes are of the same diameter; alternatively, one hole has a larger area than its counterpart. The temporary lock has a locking body with an area that projects freely through these coaxially aligned holes. Similarly, it has hook portions with a larger area than the area defined by the coaxial holes. If the holes are of different diameters, the hook portions have a larger area than the hole nearest to them once the temporary lock is installed.Initially, the temporary lock is a monolithic piece with four components, two of which are joined by connecting flanges designed to break if the user chooses. The temporary lock's structure includes a stop plate that limits its movement through the aligned holes through which the lock body projects. The lock body is coupled to the stop plate by connecting flanges. Bars project from the lock body, extending outwards to form a padlock slot. A padlock is a solid, rigid object used to activate the temporary lock, and springs maintain the padlock's position in the lock slot during installation or activation.The locking mechanism consists of bars, at least one of which is a hook bar. These bars are spaced so that a hook retainer on the hook bar complements other bars of the locking mechanism, defining a larger area than the adjacent bore where it projects. The lock is located on the locking mechanism, its position determined by locking springs. In the first configuration, these springs allow resilient movement of the locking mechanism for installation in coaxial bores. In the second configuration, they exert a force, in addition to the lock's resistance, against the locking mechanism to maintain the locked position against movement of the mechanism's components once the temporary lock is activated.The flexible material of the temporary lock allows controlled deformation for the passage of the lock body through coaxially aligned holes and allows it to return to a specific shape for its activated function. To release the temporary lock, a force is applied to the lock body, pushing it away from the stop plate and breaking the connecting flanges. This allows the lock body to detach from the stop plate, so the two elements that make up the temporary lock become two independent pieces, allowing the lock to be released and the lid to be removed from the container to access the material inside. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES. Figure 1. Frontal top left symmetrical perspective view of a temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration. Figure 2,- Rear upper right isometric perspective view of the spring-type temporary safety structure in a first configuration. Figure 3,- Lower left front isometric perspective view of the temporary spring-type safety structure in a first configuration. Figure 4. - Front view of the temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration. Figure 5. - Rear view of the temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration. Figure 6. - Right side view of the temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration, substantially the same as the left side view. Figure 7,- Top view of the temporary dock-type safety structure. Figure 8,- Bottom view of the temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration. Figure 9. - Right side view of the temporary dock-type safety structure according to SECTION AA of Figure 7 in a first configuration. Figure 10,- Right side view of the spring-type temporary safety structure according to SECTION AA of Figure 7 in an activation configuration. Figure 11 Front top isometric perspective view of the spring-type temporary safety structure according to SECTION BB of Figure 7 in a first configuration. Figure 12,- Top front isometric perspective view of the spring-type temporary safety structure according to SECTION BB of Figure 7 in an activation configuration. Figure 13 - Front schematic view of a temporary lock and coaxial holes in a lid and container. Figure 14 - Schematic front view of a temporary lock and coaxial holes of a lid and container in an installed condition. Figure 15 - Schematic side view of a temporary lock and coaxial holes of a lid and container in an activation configuration. Figure 16 - Schematic side view of a temporary lock and coaxial holes of a lid and container in a release configuration. Figure 17,- Schematic view in top rear perspective detail of the temporary dock-type safety structure in an installation configuration. Figure 18,- Schematic side cut view in an installation condition of the temporary dock-type safety structure in the coaxial holes of a lid and a container. Figure 19,- Schematic side cut view in an activation configuration of the spring-type temporary safety structure in the coaxial holes of a lid and a container. Figure 20 - Top right front perspective view of a second modality of the temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration. Figure 21. - Lower right front perspective view of a second modality of the temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration. Figure 22. - Right side view of the second modality of the temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration, substantially the same as the right side view. Figure 23. - Top view of the second type of temporary dock-type insurance structure. Figure 24,- Right side view of the second modality of the temporary safety structure of the dock type according to SECTION DD of Figure 23 in a first configuration. Figure 25,- Right side view of the second modality of the spring-type temporary safety structure according to SECTION DD of Figure 23 in an activation configuration. Figure 26,- Left side view of the second modality of the spring-type temporary safety structure according to SECTION DD of Figure 23 in a release configuration. Figure 27,- Schematic view in side cut in an installation condition of the second modality of the temporary safety structure of the spring type in the coaxial holes of a lid and a container. Figure 28,- Top left front perspective view of a third modality of the temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration. Figure 29.- Upper right rear perspective view of the third modality of the temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration. Figure 30,- Right side view of the third modality of the temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration, substantially the same as the left side view. Figure 31 Front view of the third modality of the temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration. Figure 32,- Rear view of the third modality of the temporary dock-type safety structure in a first configuration. Figure 33,- Top view of the third modality of the temporary insurance structure. Figure 34,- Bottom view of the third modality of the temporary dock-type insurance structure. Figure 35,- Right side view of the third modality of the temporary safety structure of the dock type according to SECTION EE of Figure 33 in a first configuration. Figure 36 - Right side view of the third modality of the spring-type temporary safety structure according to SECTION EE of Figure 33 in an activation configuration. Figure 37,- Schematic view in side cut in an installation condition of the third modality of the temporary safety structure of the dock type in the coaxial holes of a lid and a container. Figure 38.- Left side view of the third modality of the temporary safety structure of the spring type according to SECTION EE of Figure 26 in a release configuration. DETAILED DESCRIPTION. The present invention relates to a spring-type temporary locking structure (01) as shown in Figures 1 to 16, for verifying that a container (02) with a lid (03) has remained closed. This temporary locking structure (01) is housed in a lid hole (03a) drilled in a lid (03) and a container hole (02a) drilled in a container (02), as shown in Figures 17 to 19. These holes (02a, 03a) are coaxial when the lid (03) is attached to the container (02). Preferably, both holes are of the same diameter, as shown in Figures 14 to 15, although alternatively, one hole has a larger area than the other. In a first configuration, the temporary locking structure (01) is a monolithic piece composed of four elements, two of which are joined together by connecting flanges (12).The spring-type temporary safety structure (01) comprises a stop plate (10), a safety body (20), a padlock (30), and padlock springs (40). The temporary safety structure (01) is made of a polymeric material that allows controlled deformation, as well as sufficient rigidity to transmit forces exerted on its elements for various functions, and resilience to recover a specific shape during installation and in its activated configuration. The stop plate (10) is a laminar body with a larger area than the adjacent borehole where the temporary safety structure (01) is installed, as shown in Figure 14 to Figure 19, in such a way that the movement of the temporary safety structure (01) is limited through the container borehole (02a) and lid borehole (03a) aligned coaxially when the lid (03) is coupled with the container (02).A plate perforation (11) is conveniently located in the stop plate (10) such that at least one of its perimeter edges is located close to a wall of the structure of either the container (02) or the lid (03) to prevent the rotation of the temporary safety structure (01) about the longitudinal axis of the safety body (20), as can be seen in Figure 17 to Figure 19; for illustrative purposes, the geometry of the stop plate (10) has a “D” shape, such that a substantially straight portion of the perimeter edge of the stop plate (10) is located adjacent to a wall of the lid structure (03), at the time when the temporary safety structure (01) is installed when the lid (03) is attached to the container (02). The installation direction of the temporary safety structure (01) in said coaxial boreholes (02a, 03a) varies depending on the characteristics of both the container (02) and the lid (03).Radially distributed within the plate bore (11) are the connecting flanges (12), which extend to a length sufficient to support the locking body (20) within said plate bore (11). Preferably, the connecting flanges (12) support the locking body concentrically with said plate bore (11). The connecting flanges (12) are laminar bodies of a thickness necessary for intentional breakage by a user, but with sufficient strength to prevent accidental breakage. Ideally, the connecting flanges (12) are thinner than the thickness of the stop plate (10) and of a length that allows for resistance to breakage under a predetermined force applied to the locking body (20). The number and distribution of the connecting flanges (12), as well as their geometry, depend on the established conditions for their breakage and the release of the temporary lock (01). The safety body (20) comprises a body ring (21) from which bars (22, 23) are projected with means and features for fixing the temporary safety structure (01) in the container hole (02a) and lid hole (03a) aligned coaxially, when the lid (03) is coupled to the container (02). The body ring (21) is a ring-shaped body with a smaller diameter than the plate bore (11) where it is concentrically located, such that the connecting flanges (12) engage with the outer wall of the body ring (21) to retain it in an initial configuration and during induced deformation of the locking body (20) for an installed condition. The body ring (21) is of a length equal to or greater than the thickness of the stop plate (10) to transfer the breaking force to the connecting flanges (12). The diameter of the body ring (21) is suitable for free movement within the diameter of the coaxial bores (02a, 03a) where the temporary locking structure (01) is housed and retained, as shown in Figure 16, to achieve the release of the temporary locking structure (01) from its installed condition in an activated configuration. The bars (22, 23) project from one of the edges of the body ring (21), oriented in the same direction and preferably distributed in an equidistant arrangement. The location of the bars (22, 23) on the periphery of the body ring (21) generates a radial spacing between them that defines a lock housing (i), with dimensions to accommodate the lock (30) with free movement from a first initial configuration to a second activation configuration. From which the body ring (21) projects at least one retaining bar (22) and at least one hook bar (23), illustratively, there is one retaining bar (21) and two hook bars (23) as shown in Figures 1 to 6. In an alternative, the safety body (20) comprises a body ring (21), one retaining bar (22) and two hook bars (23), as shown in Figures 1 to 3. In another embodiment, the safety body (20) comprises a body ring (21) from which a retaining bar (22) and a hook bar (23) project, as shown in Figures 20 to 27. In an alternative embodiment (not illustrated), the safety body (20) comprises a body ring (21) from which two or more hook bars (23) project.The number and combination of restraint bars and hook bars (23) as well as their perimeter distribution projected from the body ring (21) depends on the applications of the temporary safety structure (01). Each retaining bar (22) is an elongated body, with a cross-section in the shape of a section of a circle as shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, Figure 5, Figure 6, Figure 8 to Figure 10, Figure 15, Figure 16, Figure 18, Figure 19, Figure 20 to Figure 22, Figure 24 to Figure 30, Figure 32 and Figure 35 to Figure 38, with a length equal to or greater than the length of the hook bar (23), from which it is distanced by its position in the body ring (21) sufficiently for the location between them of the padlock (30) and the padlock springs (40); ideally, the cross-section of the retaining bar (22) in the shape of a section of a circle corresponds to the diameter of the body ring (21) from which it projects.Alternatively, at the free end of the retaining bar (22) there is a support lip (22a) as can be seen in Figures 28 to 32 and 34 to 38, which is a body that extends at an angle with respect to the body of the retaining bar (22), where said inclination corresponds to surfaces of the container (02) or the lid (03) when the temporary safety structure (01) is in an installed condition, as shown in Figure 37; said support lip (22a) serves mainly to prevent the rotation of the safety body (20) and limit any fortuitous movement that results in the release of the temporary safety structure (01) from its installed condition in an illegitimate manner. Each hook bar (23) is an elongated body, with a cross section in the shape of a section of a circle as shown in Figure 1 to Figure 6, Figure 8 to Figure 16, Figure 18 to Figure 22 to Figure 31, Figure 34 to Figure 38, with a length equal to or less than the length of the retaining bar (22) from which it is distanced by its position in the body ring (21) sufficiently for the location between them of the padlock (30) and the padlock springs (40); ideally, the cross section of each hook bar (23) in the shape of a section of a circle corresponds to the diameter of the body ring (21) from which it projects.Each hook bar (23) has a hook retainer (24) to retain the temporary safety structure (01) in an installed condition and at the same time facilitates the placement of the safety body (20) through the container hole (02a) and lid hole (03a) aligned coaxially when the lid (03) is coupled to the container (02). The hook retainer (24) is a wedge-shaped longitudinal relief on the outer longitudinal face of each hook bar (23), with a sharp vertex oriented towards the nearest free end, in the direction of installation of the temporary safety structure (01), which facilitates its displacement during the installation of the temporary safety structure (01) when it is in a first configuration; the end opposite the sharp vertex of the hook retainer (24) defines a surface with respect to the outer longitudinal face of the hook bar (23) where it is located, optionally perpendicular, which forms a retainer base (24a);Alternatively, the retaining base (24a) has an inclination parallel to the surface where the adjacent hole is located where the temporary safety structure (01) is installed, alternatively with an inclination of less than 90° with respect to the outer longitudinal wall of the hook bar (23) to hinder the release of the temporary safety structure (30) when it adopts a second activation configuration, as seen in Figure 19 and Figure 38. The extension of the area of the wedge base (24a) that makes up the hook retainer (24) moves away from the parallel longitudinal face of another bar (22,23) of the safety body (20) to form a retainer interference area (j) with which, there is an area of a larger dimension than the area obtained by the distancing of the outer longitudinal faces of the bars (22, 23);said retainer interference area (j) necessary to form an interference of dimensions against the surface around the adjacent bore where the locking body (20) is installed, when the temporary locking structure (01) is in an installation condition and in an activation configuration, as can be seen in Figures 15, 16, 18, 19, 27, 37 and 38. In an installation condition, the retainer base (24a) is confronted with one of the faces of the stop plate (10), at a separation sufficient to overcome the length of the container bore (02a) and the lid bore (03a) aligned coaxially when the lid (03) is coupled with the container (02) during an installation condition of the temporary locking structure (01), such that the retainer interference area (j) limits its movement in a direction opposite to the installation direction. As mentioned, the safety body (20) comprises a body ring (21) from which both the retaining bars (22) and the hook bars (23) are projected, so that the geometries of the hook bars (23) configure one end of the safety body (20) in the shape of an arrowhead to facilitate its installation through the container hole (02a) and the lid hole (03a) aligned coaxially when the lid (03) is coupled with the container (02). The padlock (30) is a flat body with a random geometry, illustratively, a circular geometry as can be seen in Figure 2, Figure 4, Figure 6 to Figure 16, Figure 18, Figure 28, Figure 30 and Figure 33 to Figure 38, of a dimension that allows it to move freely in the padlock housing (i), between the bars (22, 23) of the lock body (20) and at the same time, this dimension of the padlock (30) generates a dimensional interference against the padlock springs (40) that cooperates with its rigidity to provide structural support to the padlock springs (40) against the bars (22, 23) of the lock body (20) when the padlock (30) is in an activated configuration. The lock springs (40) are elongated laminar bodies that extend to the same length from the same plane on the inner longitudinal faces of each of the bars (22, 23) of the locking body (20), with a length greater than the separation between the periphery of the lock (30) and the inner longitudinal walls of each of the bars (22, 23) of the locking body (20). This allows the lock (30) to be positioned in the foreground when it is in its initial installation condition, as shown in Figures 2 through 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 14, 18, 21, 22, 24, 27, 30, 35, and 37. The length of the lock springs (40) allows for resilient movement of the bars (22, 23).23) in the direction of the center of the locking body (20) during the installation of the temporary locking structure (01) through the container hole (02a) and the lid hole (03a) aligned coaxially when the lid (03) is coupled with the container (02). Furthermore, the length of the lock springs (40) allows the lock (30) to be retained in a secondary plane when it is in an activated configuration, since the flexibility of each of the lock springs (40) allows the alteration of its morphology to configure a spring interference (k) with which the lock (30) is retained and maintained in that activated configuration as shown in Figure 10, Figure 12, Figure 15, Figure 16, Figure 19, Figure 25, Figure 26, Figure 36, Figure 38,This prevents the release of the temporary locking structure (01) due to accidental movements during container transport. The separation between these spring interferences (k), formed by the deformation of each lock spring, creates an area between them smaller than the area of the lock body (30). This retains the lock in the activated position, restricting the resilient movement of the bars (22, 23) should an accidental movement occur that directs them towards the center of the lock body (20). This would prevent the illegitimate release of the temporary locking structure (01) to remove it through the container hole (02a) and the lid hole (03a) and attempt to remove the lid (03) to access the material inside the container (02). The lock (30) complements the geometry of the lock springs (40) in an activated configuration to exert a resisting force against the internal walls of the bars (22, 23).23) of the insurance body (20)., BEST WAY TO CARRY OUT THE INVENTION. The following sequence is presented for the operation of the temporary insurance structure (01) of the present invention: a. Attach the lid (03) to the container (02), so that the holes in the lid (03a) and container (02a) are aligned coaxially, as shown in Figure 13. b. Project the safety body (20) of the temporary safety structure (01) that is in a first configuration, such that the bars (22, 23) of the safety body (20) are driven through the coaxially aligned cap (03a) and container (02a) holes by applying an installation force (F1) on the surface of the stop plate (10) and on the exposed edge of the body ring (21), as shown in Figure 13. i. In this action, the retaining bar (22) and mainly the hook bar (23) experience a deformation at the end where they join with the body ring (21), due to the pressure exerted by the hook retainer (24) as it passes through the coaxially aligned cap (03a) and container (02a) holes, allowing the hook bar (23) to be brought closer to the retaining bar (22) in the direction of the lock housing (i). i. Once the hook retainer (24) passes the coaxially aligned cap (03a) and container (02a) holes, the retaining bar (22) and, primarily, the hook bar (23) regain their extended initial geometry, so that the hook bar (23) again moves away from the retaining bar (22), while a portion of the hook bar (23) and a portion of the retaining bar (22) are located at the length of the coaxially aligned cap (03a) and container (02a) holes;Simultaneously, the hook retainer (24) extends beyond the length of the coaxially aligned cap (03a) and container (02a) holes so that the retainer base (24a) integrates the retainer interference area (0) by complementing the extension of its area with the spacing from the external longitudinal walls of other bars (22, 23) and being retained by the surrounding surface of the adjacent hole, as shown in Figures 14 to 16, and 18, 19 and 38; alternatively, the retainer interference area (j) is complemented by retainer bases (24a) of other hook bars (24a); alternatively, the retainer interference area (j) is complemented by retainer bases (24a) of other hook bars (24a) in combination with the spacing from the external longitudinal walls of other bars (22, 23) and being retained by the surrounding surface of the adjacent hole. iii. Simultaneously, the stop plate (10) is retained by the surrounding surface of the adjacent borehole, as shown in Figure 14 to Figure 19 and Figure 38. Alternatively, the installation of the temporary safety structure (01) through the coaxially aligned lid (03a) and container (02a) holes is done using a tool. With this configuration, the retainer interference area (j) limits inadvertent movement in the opposite direction in relation to the movement made for the installation of the temporary safety structure (01) and is retained in this condition of use; however, in this condition it is still possible to uninstall it if an attempt is made to remove it from its installation position in an illegitimate manner. c. Secure the position of the temporary safety structure (01) by passing the padlock (30) from an initial position to an activation position in the padlock housing (i), by exerting an activation force (F2) on the padlock (30), as shown in Figure 14. i. Exert pressure on the body of the padlock (30) in the opposite direction to the direction in which the padlock springs (40) extend from the inner faces of the bars (22, 23), with an activation force (F2) necessary to deform the padlock springs (40) to bring the padlock (30) from a plane in an initial position in an installation condition to a second plane, in an activation configuration, after the point of attachment of the padlock springs (40) on the inner faces of the bars (22, 23), so that the position of the padlock (30) and the deformation of the springs (40) condition the temporary safety structure (01) in the activation configuration, as shown in Figure 12, Figure 15, Figure 16, Figure 19, Figure 25, Figure 26, Figure 36 and Figure 38. i¡. With this action, the padlock (30) flexes the padlock springs (40) so that some of its portions located between the padlock (30) and the inner wall of the bar (22, 23) from where it projects, adopt a concave geometry suitable to accommodate the padlock (30) and at the same time, other portions of the padlock springs (40) close to the inner walls of the bars (22, 23) adopt a convex geometry, that is, they flex in the opposite direction to the previous portions and configure the spring interferences (k) that are located adjacent to one of the faces of the padlock (30) and retain it to prevent its accidental movement in the padlock housing (i). In this condition, the rigidity of the padlock (30) drives the padlock springs (40) against the inner walls of the bars (22, 23), and simultaneously, the formation of spring interferences (k) retains the position of the padlock (30), preventing accidental release of the temporary locking structure (01) since the padlock (30) is lodged between at least two of these spring interferences (k), thus preventing movement in the opposite direction to that in which it was activated between the bars (22, 23) in the padlock housing (i). Alternatively, the activation force (F2) against the padlock (30) is applied using a tool. To release the temporary safety structure (01), a release force (F3) is exerted on the safety body (20) as shown in Figure 16, Figure 26 and Figure 38, to drive it in a direction 5 that allows the joining flanges (12) to break completely to detach the stop plate (10) from the body ring (21) and slide through the container bore (02a) and the lid bore (03a) aligned coaxially when the lid (03) is coupled with the container (02). Once the joining flanges (12) have been broken, two of the elements that make up the temporary safety structure (01) separate, specifically the stop plate (10) detaches from the safety body (20), so that the temporary safety structure (01) is released, so that the lid (03) can be removed and moved away from the container (02) and thus access the material inside.
Claims
1. A spring-type temporary safety structure (01) for housing in a lid hole (03a) made in a lid (03) and in a container hole (02a) made in a container (02) to validate that a container (02) with a lid (03) has remained closed, wherein the temporary safety structure (01) is a monolithic piece in a first configuration, comprising four elements, two of them joined together by connecting flanges (12), with a stop plate (10), a safety body (20), a padlock (30) and padlock springs (40), characterized in that: - the stop plate (10) with a plate perforation (11), connecting flanges (12) radially distributed in the plate perforation (11) to support the safety body (20) in said plate perforation (11) and of a thickness necessary for its intentional breakage;- the locking body (20) comprises a body ring (21) from which bars (22, 23) project in the same direction from one of its edges; - the bars (22, 23) are radially spaced to define a padlock housing (i); - at least one of the bars (22, 23) is a hook bar (23); - each hook bar (23) has a hook retainer (24) for securing the temporary locking structure (01) to the container hole (02a) and lid hole (03a) in an installed condition; - the padlock (30) is of a dimension that allows it to move freely in the padlock housing (i) of the locking body (20);This dimension of the padlock (30) to generate a dimensional interference against the padlock springs (40) when the padlock (30) is in an activated configuration. - The padlock springs (40) are elongated laminar bodies that extend to the same length from the same plane on the inner longitudinal faces of each of the bars (22, 23) of the locking body (20), allowing the padlock (30) to be positioned in the foreground when it is in its initial installation condition; each of the padlock springs (40) has a flexibility that allows its morphology to be altered to create a spring interference (k), thereby retaining the padlock (30) and keeping it in the activated configuration;- The separation between the spring interferences (k) of each padlock spring (40) generates an area between them of smaller dimension than the area of the padlock body (30), to retain it in the activated position and restrict the resilient movement of the bars (22, 23) against a fortuitous movement that directs them in the direction of the center of the locking body (20) for the illegitimate release of the temporary locking structure (01).; 2. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the lid hole (03a) and the container hole (02a) are coaxial when the lid (03) is attached to the container (02).
3. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the lid hole (03a) and the container hole (02a) are coaxial when the lid (03) is attached to the container (02) and are of the same diameter, although in an alternative, one hole has a larger area than the other.
4. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the lid hole (03a) and the container hole (02a) are coaxial when the lid (03) is attached to the container (02) where one hole has a larger area than the other.
5. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the temporary safety structure (01) is made of a polymeric material to allow controlled deformation, as well as having sufficient rigidity to transmit forces exerted on its elements for various functions, and resilience to recover a certain shape during its installation and in an activation configuration.
6. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the plate perforation (11) is conveniently located in the stop plate (10) such that at least one of its perimeter edges is located close to a wall of the structure, either of the container (02) or of the lid (03), to prevent the rotation of the temporary safety (01) about the longitudinal axis of the safety body (20).
7. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the stop plate (10) is a laminar body of a larger area than the adjacent bore where the temporary safety (01) is installed, to delimit the movement of the temporary safety (01) through the container bore (02a) and lid bore (03a) aligned coaxially when the lid (03) is coupled with the container (02).
8. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the stop plate (10) is a laminar body of a larger area than the adjacent bore where the temporary safety (01) is installed, to delimit the movement of the temporary safety (01) through the container bore (02a) and lid bore (03a) aligned coaxially when the lid (03) is coupled to the container (02), having a “D”-shaped geometry, so that a substantially straight portion of the perimeter edge of the stop plate (10) is located adjacent to a wall of the lid structure (03), at the time the temporary safety (01) is installed when the lid (03) is coupled to the container (02).
9. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the joining flanges (12) are joined to the outer wall of the body ring (21) to retain it in an initial configuration and during an induced deformation to the safety body (20) to adopt an installed condition.
10. The temporary safety structure (01) in accordance with the claim in claim 1, further characterized in that the joining flanges (12) are of sufficient strength to prevent their accidental breakage.
11. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the joining flanges (12) are of sufficient strength to prevent accidental breakage, of lesser thickness than the thickness of the stop plate (10) and of a length that allows resistance to breakage with a certain force.
12. The temporary safety structure (01) in accordance with what is claimed in claim 1, further characterized in that the number and distribution of the joining flanges (12) as well as their geometry depends on the conditions established for their rupture and the release of the temporary safety structure (01).
13. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the body ring (21) is of smaller diameter than the plate perforation (11) where it is located, with a length equal to or greater than the thickness of the stop plate (10) to transfer the breaking force to the joining flanges (12) and with a smaller diameter than the holes (02a, 03a) where it is installed to facilitate its removal from the installed condition.
14. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the bars (22, 23) projecting from the safety body (20) are distributed in an equidistant arrangement.
15. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the padlock housing (i) is of dimensions to accommodate the padlock (30) with free movement from a first initial configuration to a second activation configuration.
16. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the safety body (20) comprises the body ring (21) from which at least one retaining bar (22) and at least one hook bar (23) are projected.
17. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the safety body (20) comprises the body ring (21) from which a retaining bar (21) and two hook bars (23) are projected.
18. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the safety body (20) comprises the body ring (21) from which a retaining bar (22) and a hook bar (23) are projected.
19. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the safety body (20) comprises a body ring (21) from which two or more hook bars (23) are projected.
20. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the number and combination of retaining bars and hook bars (23) as well as their perimeter distribution projected from the body ring (21) depends on the applications of the temporary safety (01).
21. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized by at least one retaining bar (22) which is an elongated body, having a cross-section in the form of a section of a circle, having a length equal to or greater than the length of the hook bar (23), from which it is distanced by its position in the body ring (21) sufficiently for the placement between them of the padlock (30) and the padlock springs (40).
22. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized by at least one retaining bar (22) being an elongated body, having a cross-section in the form of a section of a circle, having a length equal to or greater than the length of the hook bar (23), from which it is distanced by its position in the body ring (21) sufficiently for the placement between them of the padlock (30) and the padlock springs (40), and a support lip (22a) at the free end of the retaining bar (22) being a body extending at an angle to the body of the retaining bar (22), such inclination corresponding to surfaces of the container (02) or the lid (03) when the temporary safety (01) is in an installed condition to prevent rotation of the safety body (20) and to limit any movement that would result in the illegitimate release of the temporary safety (01).
23. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that each hook bar (23) is an elongated body, with a cross-section in the form of a section of a circle, with a length equal to or less than the length of the retaining bar (22) from which it is distanced by its position in the body ring (21) sufficiently for the location between them of the padlock (30) and the padlock springs (40).
24. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the hook retainer (24) is a wedge-shaped longitudinal relief on the outer longitudinal face of each hook bar (23), with an acute vertex oriented towards the nearest free end, in the direction of installation of the temporary safety (01); the end opposite the acute vertex of the hook retainer (24) defines a surface with respect to the outer longitudinal face of the hook bar (23), which forms a retainer base (24a).
25. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the hook retainer (24) is a wedge-shaped longitudinal relief on the outer longitudinal face of each hook bar (23), with an acute vertex oriented towards the nearest free end, in the direction of installation of the temporary safety (01); the end opposite the acute vertex of the hook retainer (24) defines a surface with respect to the outer longitudinal face of the hook bar (23) where it is located, which forms a retainer base (24a), with an inclination parallel to the surface where the adjacent hole is located where the temporary safety (01) is installed, to hinder the release of the temporary safety (30) when it adopts a second activation configuration.
26. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the hook retainer (24) is a wedge-shaped longitudinal relief on the outer longitudinal face of each hook bar (23), with an acute vertex oriented towards the nearest free end, in the direction of installation of the temporary safety (01); the end opposite the acute vertex of the hook retainer (24) defines a surface with respect to the outer longitudinal face of the hook bar (23) where it is located, which forms a retainer base (24a), wherein the extension of the area of the wedge base (24a) extends away from the parallel longitudinal face of another bar (22, 23) of the safety body (20) to form a retainer interference area (j) of a dimension greater than the area defined by the spacing of the outer longitudinal faces of the bars (22, 23).
27. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized by a retaining interference area (j) to form an interference of dimensions against the surface around the adjacent bore where the safety body (20) is installed, when the temporary safety (01) is in an installed condition and in an activated configuration.
28. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the retainer base (24a) faces one of the faces of the stop plate (10) in an installed condition, with a separation sufficient to overcome the length of the container hole (02a) and the lid hole (03a) aligned coaxially when the lid (03) is coupled to the container (02).
29. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the geometries of the hook bars (23) configure one end of the safety body (20) in the shape of an arrowhead to facilitate its installation in the container hole (02a) and in the lid hole (03a) aligned coaxially.
30. The temporary locking structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the lock (30) is a flat body with a random geometry, such as a circular geometry, and has a rigidity to provide structural support to the lock springs (40) against the bars (22,23) of the locking body (20) when the lock (30) is in an activated configuration.
31. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the length of the padlock springs (40) is greater than the separation between the periphery of the padlock (30) and the internal longitudinal walls of each of the bars (22, 23) of the safety body (20).
32. The temporary safety structure (01) according to claim 1, further characterized in that the length of the lock springs (40) allows resilient movement of the bars (22,23) towards the center of the safety body (20) during the installation of the temporary safety (01) through the container hole (02a) and the lid hole (03a) aligned coaxially when the lid (03) is coupled to the container (02).