METHOD OF LOCKING FEMALE MEMBER OF LOCKING-AND-SEALING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: hardware; locking female members of locking-and-sealing units. SUBSTANCE: method consists in securing passive section of cable in locking-and-sealing unit and passing working section of this cable through locking unit of body; locking-and- sealing unit has body with locking member and holes for working and passive parts of female member made in form of cable; passive section of cable is secured in body and working section is passed through locking unit of body releasing spring-loaded retaining member or members of locking unit and giving passage for cable; then, working section is pulled inside body forming loop of minimum size, after which cable is acted on positively in required direction at deformation and partial destruction of cable; positive action is effected inside body in area before and/or after locking unit by deforming member passing through body; deforming member is sunken in body for forming permanent joint, thus excluding forming of holes in body. EFFECT: enhanced reliability; avoidance of unauthorized opening. 3 cl, 11 dwg