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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


               CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 24, 2004




                      UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland                                0-7885                   52-0898545
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                                            Identification No.)


               7-A Gwynns Mill Court, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 363-3000


                                  Inapplicable
          (Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)








                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT


Item 5.  Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

          Reference is made to the press  release  issued by the  Registrant  on
February 24, 2004, the text of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit No.
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99.1     Press Release dated February 24, 2004



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                                   SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                        UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC.
                                        (Registrant)


Date: February 24, 2004                 By:     /s/ Harvey B. Grossblatt
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                                           Harvey B. Grossblatt
                                           Chief Executive Officer




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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                                                           For Immediate Release
                                          Contact:  Harvey Grossblatt, President
                                            Universal Security Instruments, Inc.
                                                          410-363-3000, Ext. 224
                                                                              or
                                                          Don Hunt, Jeff Lambert
                                             Lambert, Edwards & Associates, Inc.
                                                                    616-233-0500

       Universal Security Instruments, Inc. To Resume Shipping GFCI Units
      Product Supplier Secures New Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Listing


Owings  Mills,  MD - February 24, 2003 - Universal  Security  Instruments,  Inc.
(AMEX:  UUU) today  announced  it expects to resume  shipments  of ground  fault
circuit interrupter (GFCI) units in April 2004.

As previously announced, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) had identified potential
problems  with GFCI units  which were  manufactured  for the Company by Shanghai
Meihao Electric,  Inc. The Company also reported that the U.S.  Consumer Product
Safety  Commission  (CPSC)  reviewed  UL's concerns and test results of the GFCI
units and closed its inquiry into the Company's GFCI units without  recommending
a recall. The Company voluntarily stopped sales in August following the concerns
announced by UL. As reported  earlier,  the Company's  results of operations for
the period ended December 31, 2003 reflect the voluntary hold on GFCI sales.

UL has advised that it is satisfied  that the  previously  identified  potential
problems  are  resolved  and has now  approved  Shanghai  Meihao  GFCI units for
listing and sale. Universal expects to resume GFCI sales during April/May 2004.

Steve Knepper,  chairman of the board and chief  executive  officer of Universal
Security  Instruments,  said "Universal is pleased to be able to resume sales of
GFCI units to give our customers a high quality, lower cost alternative."


UNIVERSAL SECURITY  INSTRUMENTS,  INC.  (www.universalsecurity.com),  founded in
1969,  is a worldwide  marketer of safety and  security  products  directly  and
through its 50%-owned Hong Kong joint venture.

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Statements  contained in this press  release that are not  historical  facts are
forward-looking  statements  as that term is defined in the  Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Although  UNIVERSAL SECURITY  INSTRUMENTS,  INC.
believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking  statements are
reasonable;   the   forward-looking   statements   are   subject  to  risks  and
uncertainties  that could cause actual results to differ  materially  from those
projections.