| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a simple, inexpensive but effective authentication system and package which will enable end users of replacement parts to quickly and easily ascertain the authenticity of the parts contained in the package without necessitating the use of additional authentication equipment. In general, the authentication system for replacement parts of the present invention comprises a package constructed of a multi-layer material such as corrugated cardboard, having located between two of its layers a tear tape. The tear tape is inserted between the layers during manufacture of the multi-layered material and in such a manner that when the material is formed into packages, the tear tape will extend around a substantial portion of the package and cannot be removed without destroying the package or at least rendering it unreusable. Before the tear tape is inserted into the multi-layered material, the tear tape is inscribed or coded with predetermined indicia that is matchable with the part to be contained in the package. Since the tear tape is located between layers of the package material, neither it nor its inscription are visible from either the outside or inside of the package. Once the packaged part reaches its final destination, the end user authenticates the part by removing the tear tape from the package and comparing the inscription to the part contained therein. The manner in which the system is implemented, i.e. by including an operation during the package manufacture which can only be carried out by few companies because of the size and cost of the equipment involved, but which equipment is normally employed during the package manufacture, deters counterfeiting of the replacement parts.
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