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Properly Sealing Containers

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Types of Closure Seals that can be used Notes Picture
Chamber lock Chamber seal

o    Close the chamber over the end of the zipper

o     Insert the seal, number side up, so that the chamber can not be opened

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Zipper/hood

Flat metal w/horseshoe

Pad lock

Easy twist

o    Zipper is pulled through the metal hood

o    The seal is then put through the hole on the zipper pull, preventing the zipper from being pulled back through the hood

o    Secure the seal

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Zipper/Pin Locking Pull tite

o    Fold the zipper pull over the eyelet on the zipper

o    Run the seal through the eyelet so that the zipper pull can not be pulled back over the eyelet

o    Run the seal through the grommet if possible as well

o    Secure the seal

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Hasp and Eye

Flat metal globe seal w/horseshoe

Pad lock

Easy twist

o    Ensure slot in lid is closed and locked if present

o    Drop the hasp over the hoop

o    Run the seal through the hoop so that the hasp can not pulled back over the hoop

o    Secure the seal

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Hole in lid and side

Pull tite

Easy twist

Flat metal w/horseshoe

o    Ensure slot is closed and locked

o    Run the seal through both the hole in the lid and the hole in the side

o    Secure the Seal tightly enough the lid can not be raised

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Interlocking zippers

Pull tite

Easy twist

o    Each zipper has an eyelet (Not the holes on the zipper pulls)

o    Pull the zippers together so the eyelets overlap

o    Run the seal through the overlapping eyelets

o    Secure the seal tightly enough the zippers can not be pulled apart

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Draw Latch

Pull tite

Easy twist

Flat metal w/horseshoe

o    Open the latch

o    Place the metal loop over the post on the lid

o    Fold the latch down

o    Run the seal through the latch so that the latch can not be opened

o    Secure the seal

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Zipper and hole through bag

Pull tite

Easy twist

o    Pull the zipper closed

o    Run a seal through the hole that goes through the container and also run the seal through the hole in the zipper pull

o    Secure the seal tightly to that the zipper can not be moved and the container can not be opened

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Zipper and grommet

Pull tite

Easy twist

o    Pull the zipper completely closed

o    Run the seal through the grommet so that the zipper can not be opened

o    Secure the seal tightly so that the zipper can not be moved and the container can not be opened

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