FASTENER FOR SECURING THE CLOSURE OF A CONTAINER

摘要

The invention concerns a fastener (10) locking the closures of containers (16) particularly ammunition containers. A container and a closure each have ring means (22, 24) which form coaxially aligned bores (26) when the container is fully closed. The fastener comprises an upper and lower body (28, 30), each of which is provided with a projection means (32, 34). The projection means attached to the lower body is dimensioned to be pushed through the bore formed by the aligned rings in a first direction, but is prevented from being removed from the bore in a second opposite direction. When it is required to open the container, the fastener is pulled with a force in excess of 5 lbs. and the projection means attached to the lower body is torn from the fastener. The lower body of the fastener is moulded in a collapsed form for subsequent assembly. The fastener can be quickly and conveniently applied and removed from containers without the use of tools.