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Properly Sealing Containers

Properly Sealing Containers

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Types of Closure Seals that can be used Notes Picture
Chamberlock Chamber seal
  • Close the chamber over the end of the zipper
  • Insert the seal, number side up, so that the chamber cannot be opened

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Zipper/hood

Flat metal w/horseshoe

Pad lock

Easy twist
  • Zipper is pulled through the metal hood
  • The seal is then put through the hole on the zipper pull, preventing the zipper from being pulled back through the hood
  • Secure the seal

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Zipper/Pin Locking Pull tite
  • Fold the zipper pull over the eyelet on the zipper
  • Run the seal through the eyelet so that the zipper pull cannot be pulled back over the eyelet
  • Run the seal through the grommet, if possible, as well
  • Secure the seal

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Hasp and Eye

Flat metal globe seal w/horseshoe

Pad lock

Easy twist
  • Ensure slot in lid is closed and locked if present
  • Drop the hasp over the hoop
  • Run the seal through the hoop so that the hasp cannot pulled back over the hoop
  • Secure the seal
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Hole in lid and side

Pull tite

Easy twist

Flat metal w/horseshoe
  • Ensure slot is closed and locked
  • Run the seal through both the hole in the lid and the hole in the side
  • Secure the Seal tightly enough the lid cannot be raised

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Interlocking zippers

Pull tite

Easy twist
  • Each zipper has an eyelet (Not the holes on the zipper pulls)
  • Pull the zippers together so the eyelets overlap
  • Run the seal through the overlapping eyelets
  • Secure the seal tightly enough the zippers cannot be pulled apart

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Draw Latch

Pull tite

Easy twist

Flat metal w/horseshoe
  • Open the latch
  • Place the metal loop over the post on the lid
  • Fold the latch down
  • Run the seal through the latch so that the latch cannot be opened
  • Secure the seal

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Zipper and hole through bag

Pull tite

Easy twist
  • Pull the zipper closed
  • Run a seal through the hole that goes through the container and also run the seal through the hole in the zipper pull
  • Secure the seal tightly to that the zipper cannot be moved, and the container cannot be opened

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Zipper and grommet

Pull tite

Easy twist
  • Pull the zipper completely closed
  • Run the seal through the grommet so that the zipper cannot be opened
  • Secure the seal tightly so that the zipper cannot be moved and the container cannot be opened

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