Abstract
A sealing device for sealing at least one storage and/or packaging device for durable goods, particularly machine tools, and/or for sealing at least one piece of information includes at least one information carrier unit for receiving the at least one piece of information and/or a security key, particularly durable-goods-specific information and/or a durable-goods-specific security key. The sealing device also includes at least one fastening unit, particularly an adhesive unit for fastening at least the information carrier unit to the storage and/or packaging device or to the durable goods, particularly machine tools. The sealing device further includes at least one sealing unit for an at least substantially irreversible visualisation, for the first time, of the information carrier unit and/or a first-time opening of the storage and/or packaging unit. The sealing unit covers at least the information carrier unit in the at least one sealing state such that it cannot be seen.
Claims
1. A sealing device for sealing at least one storage and/or packaging device for a durable good and/or for sealing at least one item of information, the sealing device comprising: at least one information carrier unit configured to receive the at least one item of information and/or a security key; in particular durable at least one fixing unit configured to fix at least the at least one information carrier unit to the at least one storage and/or packaging device or to the durable good and at least one sealing unit configured for an at least substantially irreversible visualization of a first-time viewing of the at least one information carrier unit and/or a first-time opening of the at least one storage and/or packaging device, wherein the at least one sealing unit, in at least one sealing state, covers at least the at least one information carrier unit in a visually protected manner.
2. The sealing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one sealing unit comprises: at least one covering element which, in the at least one sealing state, covers at least the at least one information carrier unit in the visually protected manner, and at least one indication element arranged on the at least one covering element, the at least one indication element at least partially transparent.
3. The sealing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the at least one sealing unit comprises at least one indication element which, for the at least substantially irreversible visualization of the first-time viewing of the at least one information carrier unit and/or the first-time opening of the at least one storage and/or packaging device, is changed haptically and/or optically, and, in the at least one sealing state, the at least one indication element at least partially surrounds the at least one information carrier unit.
4. The sealing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one sealing unit and/or the at least one information carrier unit have/has at least one parting point configured for non-destructive parting of the at least one sealing unit and/or of the at least one information carrier unit from the at least one fixing unit which, in the at least one sealing state, is covered by the at least one sealing unit so as to be protected from access.
5. The sealing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one item of information and/or the security key of the at least one information carrier unit that is covered in the visually protected manner by the at least one sealing unit, in the at least one sealing state, is usable as a durable-good-specific code configured for registering the durable good arranged in the at least one storage and/or packaging device.
6. The sealing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the durable good is a a power tool.
7. A storage and/or packaging system, in comprising: at least one storage and/or packaging device for a durable good; and at least one sealing device for sealing the at least one storage and/or packaging device and/or for sealing at least one item of information, the sealing device comprising: at least one information carrier unit configured to receive the at least one item of information and/or a security key, at least one fixing unit configured to fix at least the at least one information carrier unit to the at least one storage and/or packaging device or to the durable good, and at least one sealing unit configured for an at least substantially irreversible visualization of a first-time viewing of the at least one information carrier unit and/or a first-time opening of the at least one storage and/or packaging device, wherein the at least one sealing unit, in at least one sealing state, covers at least the at least one information carrier unit in a visually protected manner.
8. The storage and/or packaging system as claimed in claim 7, wherein: the at least one storage and/or packaging device includes at least one basic body unit, and the at least one fixing unit has the at least one item of information, corresponding to the at least one information carrier unit, and/or the security key, corresponding to the at least one information carrier unit, which, in the at least one sealing state and/or in a broken-seal state of the at least one sealing device, are/is arranged in the visually protected manner on the at least one basic body unit.
9. A method for assigning a durable good to a user and/or for generating a certificate of the durable good using a sealing device, the method comprising: sealing at least one storage and/or packaging device for the durable good and/or sealing at least one item of information for the durable good with the sealing device by receiving the at least one item of information and/or a security key with at least one information carrier unit of the sealing device; fixing at least the at least the at least one information carrier unit to the at least one storage and/or packaging device or to the durable good with at least one fixing unit at least substantially irreversibly visualizing a first-time viewing of the at least one information carrier unit and/or a first-time opening of the at least one storage and/or packaging device with at least one sealing unit of the sealing device; and in at least one sealing state, covering at least the at least one information carrier unit in a visually protected manner with the at least one sealing unit.
10. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising: generating the certificate in dependence on an input and/or a transmission of the at least one item of information and/or the security key of the durable good, and in dependence on an identification of the durable good.
11. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising: activating automatically a communication unit and/or a position data unit of the durable good in dependence on an input and/or a transmission of the at least one item of information and/or the security key of the durable good received by the at least one information carrier unit, and in dependence on an identification of the durable good.
12. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the durable good is a power tool.
13. The sealing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one item of information and/or the security key includes information specific to the durable good and/or a security key specific to the durable good.
14. The sealing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one fixing unit includes an adhesive unit.
Description
[0020] Drawing
[0021] Further advantages are disclosed by the following description of the drawing. The drawing shows exemplary embodiments of the invention. The drawing, the description and the claims contain numerous features in combination. Persons skilled in the art will also expediently consider the features individually and combine them to create appropriate further combinations.
[0022] There are shown:
[0023] FIG. 1 a storage and/or packaging device according to the invention for durable goods, in particular power tools, having at least one sealing device according to the invention, in a schematic representation,
[0024] FIG. 2 the sealing device according to the invention in a sealing state before arrangement on the storage and/or packaging device according to the invention, in a schematic representation,
[0025] FIG. 3 an upper side of the sealing device according to the invention in a fully unfolded state, in a schematic representation,
[0026] FIG. 4 an underside of the sealing device according to the invention in a fully unfolded state, in a schematic representation,
[0027] FIG. 5 a flow diagram of a method according to the invention, relating to a production process, in a schematic representation,
[0028] FIG. 6 a flow diagram of the method according to the invention relating to an assignment and/or certificate generation process by a commercial merchant, in a schematic representation,
[0029] FIG. 7 a flow diagram of the method according to the invention relating to an assignment and/or certificate generation process by an end user, in a schematic representation,
[0030] FIG. 8 an alternative storage and/or packaging device according to the invention for durable goods, in particular power tools, having at least one sealing device according to the invention, in a schematic representation, and
[0031] FIG. 9 a durable good, in particular a power tool, with a sealing device according to the invention, in a schematic representation.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS
[0032] FIG. 1 shows a storage and/or packaging device 12a for durable goods (not represented in greater detail here), in particular power tools, having at least one sealing device 10a. For the purpose of explaining an operating principle of the storage and/or packaging device 12a, the storage and/or packaging device 12a represented in FIG. 1 is exemplarily realized as a case, in particular as a hand-held tool case. However, the storage and/or packaging device 12a is not intended to be limited to this design variant. It is conceivable for the storage and/or packaging device 12a also to be of a different design, considered appropriate by persons skilled in the art, that is intended to receive a durable good, in particular a power tool.
[0033] The storage and/or packaging device 12a preferably comprises a basic body unit 30a. The basic body unit 30a, in particular in the exemplary embodiment represented in FIG. 1, has a basic body element realized as a lid element 34a, and a further basic body element realized as a receiving element 36a. The lid element 34a is preferably pivotally mounted on the receiving unit 36a by means of a bearing unit (not represented in greater detail here). The receiving element 36a is designed to receive a durable good (not represented in greeter detail here), in particular a power tool, and/or accessories (not represented in greater detail here) of the durable good, in a manner already known to persons skilled in the art. The lid element 34a is preferably designed to cover, or close, a receiving region in which the durable good can be arranged, in a manner already known to persons skilled in the art. The storage and/or packaging device 12a preferably also has a closure unit 38a, which is designed to close the storage and/or packaging device 12a in a manner already known to persons skilled in the art, in particular to secure the lid element 34a against an opening movement relative to the receiving element 36a. The closure unit 38a preferably comprises at least one closure flap 40a, in particular at least two closure flaps 40a, 42a, mounted in a movable manner on the lid element 34a or on the receiving element 36a. The storage and/or packaging device 12a preferably comprises at least one, in particular further, security and/or seal label 44a (indicated only by a broken line in FIG. 1), which is arranged on at least one closure flap 40a, 42a of the closure unit 38a, in particular in such a manner that, in a manner already known to persons skilled in the art, a first-time opening of the closure unit 38a results in damage to the security and/or seal label 44a. The security and/or seal label 44a may comprise information contained as a durable-good ID, information realized as a durable-good designation, or other information considered appropriate by persons skilled in the art, such as, for example, a barcode to be read by means of a cash register, or the like.
[0034] The sealing device 10a for sealing that at least one storage and/or packaging device 12a for durable goods, in particular power tools, and/or for sealing at least one item of information, preferably comprises at least one information carrier unit 14a for receiving at least one item of information and/or one security key 16a, in particular a durable-good-specific item of information and/or a durable-good-specific security key, and at least one fixing unit 18a, in particular at least one adhesive unit, for fixing at least the information carrier unit 14a to the storage and/or packaging device 12a. The sealing device 10a preferably comprises at least one sealing unit 20a for an at least substantially irreversible visualization of a first-time viewing of the information carrier unit 14a and/or a first-time opening of the storage and/or packaging device 12a, wherein the sealing unit 20a, in at least one sealing state, covers at least the information carrier 14a unit in a visually protected manner. The sealing device 10a, in at least one sealing state, is arranged on, in particular stuck to, the lid element 34a and the receiving element 36a, in particular by means of the sealing unit 20a, in a manner already known to persons skilled in the art.
[0035] The information carrier unit 14a is preferably realized as a booklet. Preferably, in at least one sealing state of the sealing unit 20a, the booklet is arranged, folded up, on the fixing unit 18a, in particular between the fixing unit 18a and the sealing unit 20a. Preferably, the information carrier unit 14a, realized as a booklet, has at least one filing interface 46a (see FIGS. 3 and 4) such as, for example, a perforation for filing in a file folder. The information and/or the security key 16a, in particular the durable-good-specific information and/or the durable-good-specific security key, may be imprinted, glued, embossed, etched or impressed, on/in at least one information carrier element of the information carrier unit, or arranged on the information carrier unit in any other manner considered appropriate by persons skilled in the art. Preferably, the information and/or the security key 16a, in particular the durable-good-specific information and/or the durable-good-specific security key, is/are arranged on the information carrier element in the form of a machine-readable code such as, for example, a QR code, a data matrix code, a barcode or the like. Preferably the information and/or the security key 16a, in particular the durable-good-specific information and/or the durable-good-specific security key, is/are designed to be used to assign a durable good, in particular a power tool, to a user and/or to generate a certificate of a durable good, in particular a power tool, in particular as a result of an input and/or a transmission to a data processing centre, in particular via a mobile acquisition unit (not represented in greater detail here) such as, for example, a mobile telephone, in particular a smartphone. The information carrier unit 14a may comprise further items of information, in the form of a notice and/or instructions for use of the information and/or of the security key 16a, in particular for input in and/or transmission to a data processing centre by means of a mobile acquisition unit (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The information and/or security key 16a of the information carrier unit 14a that is covered in a visually protected manner by means of the sealing unit 20a, in at least one sealing state, can be used as a durable-good-specific code for registering the durable good, in particular the power tool, arranged in the storage and/or packaging device 12a.
[0036] The sealing unit 20a comprises at least one covering element 22a which, in at least one sealing state of the sealing unit 20a, covers at least the information carrier unit 14a in a visually protected manner, and at least one indication element 24a, which is arranged on the covering element 22a and which is at least partially transparent (see FIG. 2). The indication element 24a comprises at least one adhesive layer, which is provided for fixing the sealing unit 20a, in particular together with the information carrier unit 14a and/or the fixing unit 18a, to the storage and/or packaging device 12a. Preferably, the indication element 24a is realized as an adhesive film, which covers the covering element 22a and/or is arranged on, in particular stuck to, the covering element 22a. For at least substantially irreversible visualization of a first-time viewing of the information carrier unit 14a and/or a first-time opening of the storage and/or packaging device 12a, the indication element 24a can preferably be changed haptically and/or optically, wherein, in at least one sealing state of the sealing unit 20a, the indication element 24a at least partially surrounds the information carrier unit 14a (see FIGS. 1 and 2). The covering element 22a is preferably non-transparent. The indication element 24a preferably covers the covering element 22a completely. The indication element 24a preferably forms a top layer of the sealing unit 20a, in at least one sealing state of the sealing unit 20a. It is also conceivable, however, for the indication element 24a to be formed on the covering element 22a at side edges of the covering element 22a, and the covering element 22a, together with the indication element 24a, to form a top layer of the sealing unit 20a, in at least one sealing state of the sealing unit 20a. The covering element 22a is preferably connected to the indication element 24a in a materially bonded manner, in particular stuck onto the indication element 24a. It is also conceivable, however, for the covering element 22a and the indication element 24a to be to be realized as a single piece with each other, in particular to be realized as one film layer. In particular, at least the covering element 22a comprises a predetermined parting point 48a, in particular a sealing parting point such as, for example, a perforation, a tear-open strip or the like.
[0037] Preferably, at least the indication element 24a comprises a predetermined parting point 50a, in particular a seal parting point, such as a perforation, a tear-open strip or the like. Preferably, the predetermined parting point 48a of the covering element 22a and the predetermined parting point 50a of the indication element 24a are arranged congruently in at least one sealing state of the sealing unit 20a.
[0038] The sealing unit 20a and/or the information carrier unit 14a comprise/comprises at least one parting point 26a, 28a for non-destructive parting of the sealing unit 20a and/or of the information carrier unit 14a from the fixing unit 18a which, in at least one sealing state of the sealing unit 20a, is covered by the sealing unit 20a so as to be protected from access. The fixing unit 18a comprises at least one fixing element 52a, in particular an adhesive layer, and at least one base element 54a, which is designed to receive information (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The fixing element 52a may be realized as one piece, in particular as one layer, with the base element 54a, or the fixing element 52a and the base element 54a may be realized as separate elements that are fixed to each other by means of a force-locking, form-locking and/or materially bonded connection. Preferably, the fixing element 52a overlaps the base element 54a on at least two sides, in particular as viewed in one plane. A maximum extent of the fixing unit 18a is preferably less than a maximum extent of the sealing unit 20a, in particular in order that the fixing unit 18a is securely covered by the sealing unit 20a, in particular in at least one sealing state of the sealing unit 20a. The parting point 26a, 28a of the sealing unit 20a and/or of the information carrier unit 14a may be realized, for example, as a perforation, as a tear-open strip or the like. Preferably, the information carrier unit 14a and the sealing unit 20a are fixed to the fixing unit 18a, in particular detachably fixed to the fixing unit 18a via the parting point 26a, 28a of the sealing unit 20a and/or of the information carrier unit 14a, and can be removed from the fixing unit 18a as a result of severing of the parting point 26a, 28a of the sealing unit 20a and/or of the information carrier unit 14a, in an opened state, in particular in a broken-seal state, of the sealing unit 20a.
[0039] The fixing unit 18a comprises at least one item of information, corresponding to the information carrier unit 14a, and/or security key 32a, corresponding to the information carrier unit 14a, which, in at least one sealing state of the sealing device 20a and/or in a broken-seal state of the sealing device 20a, are/is arranged in a visually protected manner on the basic body unit 30a. The item of information, corresponding to the information carrier unit 14a, and/or the security key 32a, corresponding to the information carrier unit 14a, of the fixing unit 18a are/is preferably arranged on the base element 54a of the fixing unit 18a, in particular on a side of the base element 54a that faces toward the fixing element 52a. Preferably, in at least one sealing state of the sealing unit 20a, the item of information, corresponding to the information carrier unit 14a, and/or the security key 32a, corresponding to the information carrier unit 14a, of the fixing unit 18a are/is arranged on the base element 54a on a side of the base element 54a of the fixing unit 18a that faces away from the sealing unit 20a.
[0040] FIG. 5 shows a flow diagram of a method relating to arrangement of the sealing device 10a on the storage and/or packaging device 12a and/or to generation of the information and/or security key 16a and the corresponding information and/or corresponding security key 32a.
[0041] Preferably, in at least one method step, during a production and/or packaging process, digital data records are generated, which are combined in a durable-good-specific manner. The data records are preferably intended as a digital identity of durable goods. Preferably, the data records are combined in a durable good-specific manner at a production station by means of a data processing unit (not represented in greater detail here) and stored in a database. Preferably, the data records comprise at least one durable-goods ID, which preferably is derived from a serial number of the durable good, a telematics number, obtained from a telematics system integrated in the durable good, and/or an initial activation code, which can be used for an, in particular first, activation of the durable good and is preferably received by the information carrier unit 14a. In a practical implementation of the method, it is conceivable that the particular variant of a storage and/or packaging device 12a can be entered, by means of an input unit, at a packaging workstation in a production process at which the durable good is assembled. Preferably, the durable-good ID is acquired before or during insertion of the durable good, and transmitted to the data processing unit and/or the database, for example by read-out of a code arranged on the durable good, or by wireless transmission of electronic data, in particular by means of NFC, RFID,
[0042] Bluetooth or the like. Preferably, an initial activation code, which is preferably received by the information carrier unit 14a, in particular imprinted on it, is generated in dependence on the durable-good ID.
[0043] Preferably, in at least one method step 60a, a durable-good ID 56a of a durable good arranged in the storage and/or packaging device 12a, an accessory ID, a position-unit and/or communication-unit activation ID 58a, the information and/or security key 16a are/is acquired for the purpose of activating the durable good, in particular by means of an acquisition unit. Preferably, monitoring of an acquisition process may be provided, such that, in particular, it can be identified whether acquisition has been effected. Preferably, in particular following acquisition of the durable-good ID 56a and/or of the position-unit and/or communication-unit activation ID 58a, the durable good is arranged in the storage and/or packaging device 12a. It is also conceivable, however, for the durable-good ID 56a and/or the position-unit and/or communication-unit activation ID 58a to be acquired, in particular acquired automatically, when the durable good has been arranged in the storage and/or packaging device 12a. In particular, the acquired the durable-good ID 56a, position-unit and/or communication-unit activation ID 58a and information and/or security key 16a are transmitted to a data processing centre, and stored there. At least one verification check may be effected, in which completeness of the data record can be verified. Preferably, the data record is realized as a digital identity of the durable good. Preferably, in particular following the generation of the data record, the storage and/or packaging device 12a is closed, and sealed by means of the sealing device 10a, in particular in that the fixing unit 18a and/or the sealing unit 20a is stuck onto the storage and/or packaging device 12a. It is conceivable for the further security and/or seal label 44a to be attached to the closure unit 38a, in particular for the purpose of separately sealing the closure unit 38a.
[0044] FIG. 6 shows a flow diagram of a method relating to an assignment and/or certificate generating process by a commercial merchant. The method is preferably intended for automatically assigning a durable good, in particular a power tool, to a user, and/or for automatically generating a certificate of a durable good, in particular a power tool, in particular by use of a sealing device 10a. Following receipt of the storage and/or packaging device 12a sealed by means of the sealing device 10a, the merchant opens the sealing unit 20a, for example by means of a knife, scissors, or other item considered appropriate by persons skilled in the art, in particular to enable the information and/or security key 16a to be viewed. In at least one method step, the information and/or the security key 16a is acquired by means of a mobile acquisition unit, in particular by use of an application that can be run on the mobile acquisition unit realized as a smartphone. In at least one method step, an item of information received by the security and/or seal label 44a, in particular a durable-good ID, is acquired by means of the acquisition unit, in particular by use of an application that can be run on the mobile acquisition unit realized as a smartphone. At least the acquired durable-good ID and the acquired information and/or the acquired security key 16a are transmitted to the data processing centre for verification. Preferably, in particular subsequently, verification is performed by the data processing centre to determine wither the durable-good ID and the acquired information and/or the acquired security key 16a have already been entered, together or individually, at an earlier point in time. A user ID query is preferably started, in particular following clearance of the durable-good ID and of the acquired information and/or of the acquired key 16a, with an authorization of the merchant being performed to determine whether the merchant is authorized to enter the durable-good ID and the acquired information and/or the acquired security key 16a for the user. A verification of the entered and/or transmitted data is preferably carried out, in particular subsequently, by means of the data processing centre. In at least one method step, a certificate that defines, for example, a start timepoint of a guarantee, service and/or warranty period, is generated, in particular by means of the data processing centre, in dependence on an input and/or a transmission of at least the information and/or security key 16a of the durable good, in particular the power tool, received by the information carrier unit 14a of the sealing device 10a, and in dependence on an identification of the durable good, in particular the power tool. The storage and/or packaging device 12a can be handed over to a user in an activated state, sealed by means of the security and/or sealing label 44a.
[0045] FIG. 7 shows a flow diagram of a method relating to an assignment and/or certificate generating process by a user. The method is preferably intended for automatically assigning a durable good, in particular a power tool, to the user, and/or for automatically generating a certificate of a durable good, in particular a power tool, in particular by use of a sealing device 10a. Following acquisition of the storage and/or packaging device 12a sealed by means of the sealing device 10a, the user opens the sealing unit 20a, for example by means of a knife, scissors, or other item considered appropriate by persons skilled in the art, in particular to enable the information and/or security key 16a to be viewed. In at least one method step, the information and/or the security key 16a is acquired by means of a mobile acquisition unit, in particular by use of an application that can be run on the mobile acquisition unit realized as a smartphone. In at least one method step, an item of information received by the security and/or seal label 44a, in particular a durable-good ID, is acquired by means of the acquisition unit, in particular by use of an application that can be run on the mobile acquisition unit realized as a smartphone. At least the acquired durable-good ID and the acquired information and/or the acquired security key 16a are transmitted to the data processing centre for verification. Preferably, in particular subsequently, verification is performed by the data processing centre to determine wither the durable-good ID and the acquired information and/or the acquired security key 16a have already been entered, together or individually, at an earlier point in time. In at least one method step, a certificate that defines, for example, a start timepoint of a guarantee, service and/or warranty period, or that is realized as a promotion certificate or the like, is generated, in particular by means of the data processing centre, in dependence on an input and/or a transmission of at least the information and/or security key 16a of the durable good, in particular the power tool, received by the information carrier unit 14a of the sealing device 10a, and in dependence on an identification of the durable good, in particular the power tool. Preferably, in particular following validation of the durable-good ID and of the acquired information and/or the acquired security key 16a, a notice is automatically issued to the user, in particular via the mobile acquisition unit, that the assignment was successful and/or that the generation of the certificate was successful. In at least one method step, a communication unit and/or position data unit (not represented in greater detail here) of the durable good, in particular of the power tool, is activated automatically in dependence on an input and/or a transmission of at least the information and/or security key 16a of the durable good, in particular the power tool, received by the information carrier unit 14a of the sealing device 10a, and in dependence on an identification of the durable good, in particular the power tool.
[0046] FIGS. 8 and 9 show further exemplary embodiments of the invention. The following descriptions and the drawings are limited substantially to the differences between the exemplary embodiments and, in principle, reference may be made to the drawings and/or the description of the other exemplary embodiments, in particular of FIGS. 1 to 7, in respect of components having the same designation, in particular in respect of components having the same reference numerals. To distinguish the exemplary embodiments, the letter a has been appended to the references of the exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 7. In the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 8 and 9, the letter a has been replaced by the letters b and c.
[0047] FIG. 8 shows a storage and/or packaging device 12b for durable goods (not represented in greater detail here), in particular power tools, having at least one sealing device 10b. The sealing device 10b, for sealing the at least one storage and/or packaging device 12b for durable goods, in particular power tools, and/or for sealing at least one item of information, comprises at least one information carrier unit 14b for receiving at least one item of information and/or one security key 16b, in particular a durable-good-specific item of information and/or a durable-good-specific security key, and at least one fixing unit 18b, in particular at least one adhesive unit, for fixing at least the information carrier unit 14b to the storage and/or packaging device 12b. The sealing device 10b comprises at least one sealing unit 20b for an at least substantially irreversible visualization of a first-time viewing of the information carrier unit 14b and/or a first-time opening of the storage and/or packaging device 12b, wherein the sealing unit 20b, in at least one sealing state, covers at least the information carrier 14b unit in a visually protected manner. Unlike the storage and/or packaging device 12a represented and described in FIGS. 1 to 7, the storage and/or packaging device 12b represented in FIG. 8 is realized as a cardboard box packaging for durable goods. It is also conceivable, however, for the storage and/or packaging device 12b to be of a different design, considered appropriate by persons skilled in the art. Regarding further features of the storage and/or packaging device 12b represented in FIG. 8, and of the sealing device 10b, and a possible use of the sealing device 10b, reference may be made to the description of FIGS. 1 to 7, which is to be read by analogy to FIG. 8.
[0048] FIG. 9 shows a durable good, in particular a power tool, having at least one sealing device 10c. The sealing device 10c, for sealing at least one item of information, comprises at least one information carrier unit 14c for receiving at least one item of information and/or one security key 16c, in particular a durable-good-specific item of information and/or a durable-good-specific security key, and at least one fixing unit 18c, in particular at least one adhesive unit, for fixing at least the information carrier unit 14c to the durable good, in particular to an exterior of a housing of the power tool.
[0049] The sealing device 10c comprises at least one sealing unit 20c for an at least substantially irreversible visualization of a first-time viewing of the information carrier unit 14c and/or a first-time opening of the storage and/or packaging device 12c, wherein the sealing unit 20c, in at least one sealing state, covers at least the information carrier 14c unit in a visually protected manner. The durable good, in particular the power tool, may be arranged in a storage and/or packaging device (not represented in greater detail here) such as that described, for example, in the description of FIGS. 1 to 8. A method for assigning the durable good, in particular the power tool, to a user, and/or for generating a certificate of the durable good, in particular of the power tool, preferably proceeds in a manner substantially analogous to that of the method described in the description of FIGS. 5 to 7. Regarding further features of the sealing device 10c represented in FIG. 9, and a possible use of the sealing device 10c, reference may be made to the description of FIGS. 1 to 7, which is to be read by analogy to FIG. 9.
