EP2926679A1 - Gepäck mit ineinandergreifenden Reißverschlusszuglaschen - Google Patents

Gepäck mit ineinandergreifenden Reißverschlusszuglaschen Download PDF

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EP2926679A1
EP2926679A1 EP14163518.5A EP14163518A EP2926679A1 EP 2926679 A1 EP2926679 A1 EP 2926679A1 EP 14163518 A EP14163518 A EP 14163518A EP 2926679 A1 EP2926679 A1 EP 2926679A1
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zipper
pull tab
zipper pull
luggage article
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Reinhard Meersschaert
Erik Sijmons
Diego Recchia
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Priority to CN201520200398.3U priority patent/CN204812545U/zh
Priority to KR1020150047400A priority patent/KR102296673B1/ko
Priority to CN202110993214.3A priority patent/CN113768270A/zh
Priority to CN201510157682.1A priority patent/CN104970529A/zh
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/10—Arrangement of fasteners
    • A45C13/1023—Arrangement of fasteners with elongated profiles fastened by sliders
    • A45C13/103—Arrangement of zip-fasteners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/18—Devices to prevent theft or loss of purses, luggage or hand carried bags
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
    • A45C5/14—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage with built-in rolling means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/24—Details
    • A44B19/26—Sliders
    • A44B19/262—Pull members; Ornamental attachments for sliders
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B19/00—Slide fasteners
    • A44B19/24—Details
    • A44B19/26—Sliders
    • A44B19/30—Sliders with means for locking in position
    • A44B19/301—Sliders with means for locking in position at the end of their upward travel with any suitable device, e.g. pull member combined with a press-button, a hook, a key-operated lock
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
    • A45C5/03—Suitcases
    • A45C2005/032—Suitcases semi-rigid, i.e. resistant against deformation and resilient, e.g. with a resilient frame
    • A45C2005/035—Suitcases semi-rigid, i.e. resistant against deformation and resilient, e.g. with a resilient frame soft-sided, i.e. with flexible side walls covering a rigid frame
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
    • A45C5/03—Suitcases
    • A45C2005/037—Suitcases with a hard shell, i.e. rigid shell as volume creating element

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  • the present invention relates to a luggage articles, and in particular to interlocking zipper pull tabs for luggage articles.
  • Luggage items and in particular luggage cases (suitcases), define interior enclosed spaces.
  • the interior enclosed space is accessed from the exterior of the luggage case using a zipper.
  • the zipper provides a convenient mechanism to access the interior of the luggage case but also makes it relatively easy for unauthorized access to items contained within the enclosed space.
  • various zipper locking systems for luggage have been developed to prevent the zipper from being operated by an unauthorized user.
  • One zipper locking system involves locking the zipper sliders to each other. Examples of such systems are shown in U.S. Patent Numbers 4,395,891 ; 2005/0109072 ; 4,350,375 ; and Chinese Patent Number CN201403621 .
  • the zipper sliders incorporate locking devices that allow the two zipper sliders along a common opening line to be secured to each other.
  • Such a configuration undesirably requires the zipper sliders to be larger than conventional zipper sliders. Further, these systems undesirably require highly specialized zipper sliders.
  • a lock plate is joined to one of the zipper pull tabs of a zipper and is configured to allow the lock plate to be joined to projection of the other zipper pull tab.
  • This configuration results in an unreasonably large locking plate attached to one zipper, and the projection on the other zipper pull tab presents a potential injury hazard to the user when the user grasps this pull tab to move the zipper slider.
  • this arrangement is undesirably limited to locking together zipper sliders on the same opening line.
  • a conventional padlock is required to secure the zipper sliders to each other. This locking system is undesirable because it requires the user to keep track of the padlock when it is not joined to the pull tabs of the zipper sliders. Further, if the padlock is misplaced, the user is unable to secure the zipper sliders to each other.
  • Another zipper locking system involves fixedly attaching a lock to the luggage case.
  • zipper pull tabs are then secured to the lock to prevent the zipper sliders associated with the secured zipper pull tabs from being moved along their respective zipper tracks.
  • the zipper pull tabs are secured to the lock by providing for each zipper pull tab a slot on the lock. An end portion of the zipper pull tab that includes a hole or a slot is then positioned within the slot, and a pin, a hook, or the like contained within the lock is positioned within the hole or the slot of the zipper pull tab.
  • a problem with this locking system is that each zipper pull tab that is secured to the lock requires a slot and a pin or a hook. Thus, for example, when it is desired to simultaneously secure four zipper pull tabs to a lock, four slots and pins or hooks are required. Further, as the number of simultaneously secured pull tabs increase, the complexity of the lock and the number of parts required for the lock undesirably increases. Yet further, the size of the lock must be increased to accommodate securing all of the zipper pull tabs to the lock, which undesirably increases the weight of the lock.
  • every item on the luggage case that is unnecessarily heavier than required cumulatively increases the overall weight of the luggage case, and thus takes away from the weight of items that a user can place within the luggage case to comply with various weight requirements, such as airline weight limits.
  • a luggage article may include at least two zipper sliders and a lock.
  • the lock may be attached to the luggage article, and the lock may include at least one zipper pull tab receiver.
  • One of the at least two zipper sliders may be joined to a first zipper pull tab including an engagement feature joined to an elongated body.
  • Another of the at least two zipper sliders may be joined to a second zipper pull tab including an elongated body with an aperture sized to receive the engagement feature therethrough.
  • the at least one zipper pull tab receiver may be sized to receive the engagement feature.
  • the second zipper pull tab may be secured to the lock by overlaying the first zipper pull tab over the second zipper pull tab and positioning the engagement feature through the aperture and in the at least one zipper pull tab receiver.
  • the first zipper pull tab is part of a first zipper that is positioned along a first opening line.
  • the first opening line parallels major faces of the luggage article, splits the luggage article along a generally vertical plane, and separates said luggage article into a lid and a base to allow access to the enclosed space within the luggage article.
  • the luggage article further includes a pocket
  • the second zipper pull tab is part of a second zipper that is positioned along a second opening line, and the second opening line provides access to the pocket.
  • the second zipper pull tab is part of a second zipper that is positioned along a second opening line, and the second opening line (234) parallels the major faces and splits the luggage article along a second generally vertical plane.
  • the first opening line separates the luggage article into a base and a middle portion to allow access to the enclosed space within the luggage article
  • the second opening line separates the luggage article into the middle portion and a lid to allow access to the enclosed space within the luggage article.
  • a third one of the four zipper sliders may be joined to another first zipper pull tab including an engagement feature joined to an elongated body.
  • a fourth one of the four zipper sliders may be joined to another second zipper pull tab including an elongated body with an aperture sized to receive the engagement feature of the another first zipper pull tab therethrough.
  • the another second zipper pull tab may be secured to the lock by overlaying the another first zipper pull tab over the another second zipper pull tab and positioning the engagement feature of the another first zipper pull tab through the aperture of the another second zipper pull tab and in one of the two zipper pull tab receivers.
  • the another first zipper pull tab is part of the first zipper
  • the another second zipper pull tab is part of the second zipper.
  • the second zipper pull tab is also part of the first zipper.
  • the engagement feature includes a loop.
  • the loop may be either a generally U-shaped or arch-shaped that defines a lock opening.
  • one of the at least one zipper pull tab receiver is a slot.
  • a pin or a hook is operatively associated with the slot and is positioned thorough the lock opening when the loop is positioned within the slot in order to secure the first zipper pull tab, and optionally the second zipper pull tab, to the lock.
  • the lock may include at least one of combination dials and a keyhole, and preferably includes both structures.
  • each first zipper pull tab includes an elongated body with generally planar upper and lower surfaces joined by sidewalls of the elongated body that extend between the upper and lower surfaces, and preferably each first zipper pull tab further comprises a slot that is formed in the elongated body of each first zipper pull tab and that generally runs parallel to a length of the elongated body.
  • the luggage article is preferably either a hardside luggage case wherein front, back, the side, the top end, and the bottom end walls are all rigid and self-supporting or a softside luggage case wherein the at least some portions of at least some of the front, back, side, top end and bottom end walls are a flexible material.
  • an embodiment of a luggage article, such a luggage case 100, with interlocking zipper pull tabs includes a generally cuboid structure formed from multiple walls defining an enclosed internal volume of the luggage case 100 in which to contain a user's belongings.
  • the luggage case 100 may include opposing front and back walls 102, 104 forming major front and back faces of the luggage case 100, opposing side walls 106,108 forming side faces of the luggage case 100, and opposing top and bottom end walls 110, 112 forming top and bottom faces of the luggage case 100.
  • the walls 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112 define an outer structure of the luggage case 100 that, in turn, defines an enclosed internal volume.
  • the luggage case 100 may be of a type generally known as a soft side case in which the outer structure is generally formed from flexible materials, such as textiles or the like. These flexible materials may be supported by frames and/or boards to maintain the shape of the luggage case 100.
  • the frames may be formed using plastics, composite materials, metals, or other structural materials and the boards may generally be formed using plastics such a polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE).
  • PP polypropylene
  • PE polyethylene
  • the luggage case 100 may also be of a type generally known as a hard side case in which the outer structure and walls of the case are relatively rigid.
  • the outer structure of the luggage case 100 may be, for example, plastic (e.g., composite plastic, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polymer, thermoplastic, and so forth) and may be manufactured by extrusion, mold forming, blow molding, and so forth.
  • the luggage case 100 may also be of a hybrid type in which features of a soft side case and a hard side case are combined to create a luggage case 100 that is hard in some areas and soft in other areas.
  • the luggage case may also be a business case, laptop case or other similar case type with openings secured by zippers.
  • the luggage case 100 is a zipper closed suitcase.
  • the luggage case 100 may be split along a generally vertical plane with a first opening line parallel 114 to the major faces.
  • the luggage case 100 may include a lid 116, which includes the front wall 102, and a base 118, which includes the back wall 104.
  • the first opening line 114 may be located closer to the back face than the front face such that the base 118 includes the back wall 104 and less than one-half of the side, top end, and bottom end walls 106, 108, 110, 112, and the lid 116 includes the front wall 102 and more than one-half of the side, top end, and bottom end walls 106, 108, 110, 112.
  • the first opening line 114 may be located at other desired positions, such as closer to the middle or closer to the front face.
  • the base 118 includes the back wall 104 and approximately one-half of the side, top end, and bottom end walls 106, 108, 110, 112 and the lid 116 includes the front wall 102 and approximately one half of the side, top end, and bottom end walls 106, 108, 110, 112.
  • the lid 116 includes primarily the front wall 102
  • the base 118 includes the back wall 104 and the majority of the side, top end, and bottom end walls 106, 108, 110, 112.
  • the luggage case 100 may include a telescoping handle, which can be extended above the top end wall 110 of the luggage case 100 to an extended position at a convenient height for a user to hold.
  • the telescoping handle may be used to pull, direct, and wheel the luggage case 100.
  • the telescoping handle is oriented to have a grip portion that is parallel to the back face of the luggage case 100 with a user using the handle to push or pull the luggage case 100.
  • the telescoping handle in this embodiment telescopically extends from the luggage case 100 adjacent to, and in the center of, the back face of the luggage case 100 and includes two parallel tubes interconnected at one top end by the grip portion.
  • the telescoping handle can be moved to a retracted position in which it does not substantially extend beyond the top end wall 110 of the luggage case 100 and in which the grip portion is generally flush and /or close to the top end wall 110.
  • the luggage case 100 may also include one or more fixed carry handle(s) to facilitate carrying or lifting the luggage case 100.
  • a top fixed handle 120 may be positioned on the top end wall 110 as shown.
  • one or more fixed handles may be positioned on the right side wall 108, the left side wall 106, and/or the bottom end wall 112 of the luggage case 100.
  • Spinner wheel assemblies 122 may be mounted to at least one of the walls, often the bottom end wall 112, near the bottom end of the luggage case 100. Each spinner wheel assembly 122 may be positioned proximate a corner of the luggage case 100. Each spinner wheel assembly 122 may include one or more spinner wheels 124 rotationally mounted to a spinner fork bracket 126 to rotate about a wheel axis. The wheel axis may be generally horizontal and parallel to the bottom end wall 112 of the luggage case 100, and the spinner fork bracket 126 may be rotationally mounted to the bottom end wall 112 of the luggage case 100 to rotate about a generally vertical spinner axis that is perpendicular to the bottom end wall 112 of the luggage case 100. Such an arrangement allows the spinner wheels 124 to rotate about two orthogonal axes: the horizontal wheel axis and the vertical spinner axis.
  • the spinner wheel assemblies 122 may be replaced by a pair fixed axis wheels mounted respectively near the back wall 104 of the luggage case 100.
  • the fixed axis wheels rotate about a common, generally horizontal fixed axis, which is generally parallel to the back wall 104.
  • Each of the fixed axis wheels may be located at a bottom end corner of the luggage case 100. In other words, each fixed axis wheel may be located near the bottom end and one side wall 106, 108 of the luggage case 100.
  • a peripheral rim and edge of the fixed axis wheels project a predefined distance beyond the bottom end wall 112 of the luggage case 100 to allow the luggage case 100 to be supported on the ground in an upright manner on the fixed axis wheels and on one or more feet that project from the bottom end of the luggage case 100 near the front face of the luggage case 100.
  • the lid 116 may be connected to the base 118 along on a side wall via a hinge 128 in a conventional manner, and the luggage case 100 may be opened at the first opening line 114 to access the internal volume.
  • the hinge 128 may be formed of a fabric strip, with or without a zipper or in any other known manner.
  • the luggage case 100 may be hinged along the left or the right side wall 106, 108, whereas in other examples, the luggage case 100 may be hinged along the bottom, or along any other face, of the luggage case 100.
  • a first zipper 130 positioned along a periphery of the first opening line 114 secures the lid 116 to the base 118 to open and close the luggage case 100.
  • the luggage case 100 may further include a pocket 132 to separate the luggage case's enclosed interior into smaller spaces.
  • the pocket 132 may be accessed through the outer surface of the luggage case 110 via a second opening line 134.
  • the second opening line 134 can be selectively opened and closed using a second zipper 136 positioned along the second opening line 134.
  • the first and second zippers 130, 136 may include first and second zipper tracks 138, 140, respectively.
  • Each of the first and second zipper tracks 138, 140 include a pair of zipper tapes with interlocking teeth that may be selectively interlocked using one or more zipper sliders 142, 144.
  • the first zipper 130 includes two first zipper sliders 142 and the second zipper 136 includes two second zipper sliders 144.
  • the first zipper 130 and/or the second zipper 136 may include single first and second zipper sliders 142, 144, respectively.
  • each first zipper slider 142 includes a first zipper pull tab 146 joined to the first zipper slider 142 to facilitate moving the first zipper slider 142 along the first zipper track 140.
  • each second zipper slider 144 for the second zipper 136 includes a second zipper pull tab 148 joined to the second zipper slider 144 to facilitate moving the second zipper slider 144 along the second zipper track 140.
  • each first zipper pull tab 146 may include a body 150.
  • the body 150 may be an elongated body with upper and lower surfaces 152 joined by side walls 154 of the body that extend between the upper and lower surfaces 152.
  • the upper and lower surfaces 152 may be generally planar and parallel to each other as shown in Fig 2 or may take other forms, such as upper and lower surfaces 152 that are twisted or curved around a longitudinal axis of the body 150.
  • the body 150 may include a length, which is defined by the distance from the first zipper slider 142 to a free end 156 of the first zipper pull tab 146, and a width, which is defined by the distance between the side walls 154 of the elongated body 150. The length may be greater than the width.
  • Such a configuration for the body 150 provides a relatively easy object for a user to grasp when using the first zipper pull tabs 146 to move their respective first zipper sliders 142 along the first zipper track 138.
  • the body 150 may optionally be bent to extend generally transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the elongated body 150.
  • Other configurations are possible so long as the body 150 provides a convenient object for a user to grasp in order to use the first zipper pull tab 146 to move its respective first zipper slider 142 along the first opening line 114.
  • a slot 158 or the like may be formed in the body 150 of each first zipper pull tab 146 to reduce the weight of the first zipper pull tab 146.
  • This slot 158 may generally run parallel to the length of the body 150, and this slot 158 may also be passed through a slider loop 160 or the like on the first zipper slider 142 to join the first zipper pull tab 146 to a respective first zipper slider 142.
  • Each first zipper pull tab 146 may further include an engagement feature 162 that extends from the body 150.
  • the engagement feature may extend transversely from the lower planar surface of the body 150 and generally parallel to the side walls 154 of the body 150.
  • the engagement feature 162 may extend transversely from a sidewall 154 of the body 150 and generally parallel to at least one of the upper and lower surfaces 152 of the body 150.
  • the engagement feature may define a lock opening 164 that can receive therethrough a pin, a hook, or the like of a lock 166 attached to the luggage case 100 to secure the first zipper pull tab 146 to the lock 166.
  • the engagement feature may be a loop, a projection, or any other suitable structure.
  • the loop may be generally U-shaped, arch-shaped, or any other suitable shape and may be positioned proximate to the free end 156 of the first zipper pull tab 146.
  • the loop 162, either by itself or collectively with the body 150, may define the lock opening 164.
  • the lock 166 may include combination dials 168 and a keyhole 170.
  • the lock 166 may further include a zipper pull tab receiver 172 that is defined in a housing 174 of the lock 166 and that receives at least a portion of the engagement feature 162 of the first zipper pull tab 146.
  • the zipper pull tab receiver may take the form of a slot, a hole, or any other suitable structure that can receive at least portion of the engagement feature 162.
  • the pin, hook, or the like contained within the housing 174 of the lock 166 may be positioned through the lock opening 164 to prevent removal of the engagement feature 162 from the zipper pull tab receiver 172, and thus secure the first zipper pull tab 146 to the lock 166.
  • the lock 166 and first zipper pull tab 146 are further configured such that the first zipper pull tab 146 cannot be removed from the zipper pull tab receiver 172 in the lock 166 until the pin, the hook, or the like is removed from the lock opening 164, thus effectively securing the first zipper pull tab 146 to the lock 166.
  • each first zipper pull tab 146 there may be a zipper pull tab receiver 172 for each first zipper pull tab 146 that has an engagement feature 162.
  • the lock 166 includes two zipper pull tab receivers 172.
  • Each zipper pull tab receiver 172 may include a pin, a hook, or the like to secure the respective engagement feature 162 received with each zipper pull tab receiver 172 to the lock 166.
  • each second zipper pull tab 148 may be generally similar to the first zipper pull tab 146 except each second zipper pull tab 146 does not include an engagement feature 162.
  • each second zipper pull tab 148 may take of the form a body 176, such as an elongated body, with an aperture 178, such as a slot or the like.
  • the aperture 178 is sized to be sufficiently large to receive the loop 162 of a first zipper pull tab 148 therethough.
  • the lengths of the bodies 150, 176 of the first and second zipper pull tabs 146, 148 are sized to be sufficiently long, and the engagement feature 162 of the first zipper pull tab 146 and the aperture 178 of the second zipper pull tab 148 are positioned on their respective bodies 150, 176, so that the engagement feature 162 extending from the body 150 of the first zipper pull tab 146 passes through the aperture 178 of the second zipper pull tab 148 when the first zipper pull tab 146 overlays the second zipper pull tab 148.
  • the second zipper pull tab 148 may be positioned between the lock 166 and its corresponding first zipper pull tab 146 so that the first zipper pull tab 146 overlies the second zipper pull tab 148.
  • the engagement feature 162 of the first zipper pull tab 146 may be passed through the aperture 178 in the second zipper pull tab 148 and into the zipper pull tab receiver 172 of the lock 166 to secure the first zipper pull tab 146 to the lock 166. This, in turn, secures the second zipper pull tab 148 to the lock 166 since the engagement feature 162 cannot be removed from the aperture 178 of the second zipper pull tab 148 without first un-securing the first zipper pull tab 146 from the lock 166.
  • a single zipper pull tab receiver 172 in a lock 166 fixedly attached to the luggage case 100 can be utilized to secure two zipper pull tabs 146, 148 to the lock 166.
  • two zipper pull tab receivers 172 on the lock 166 can be used to simultaneously secure four zipper pull tabs 146, 148 to the lock 166, with two of the zipper pull tabs 146 associated with the first zipper sliders 142 and the other two zipper pull tabs 148 associated with the second zipper sliders 144.
  • the user can also secure only the first zipper pull tabs 146 to the lock 166.
  • the engagement feature 162 of the first zipper pull tab may simply be inserted into the zipper pull tab receiver 172 of the lock 166. This arrangement will then secure the first zipper pull tab 146 to the lock 166 without also securing the associated second zipper pull tab 148 to the lock 166, thus allowing the user to secure only the first zipper pull tabs 146 to the lock 166 as shown in Fig. 4 .
  • first zipper pull tabs 146 are described and depicted as having engagement features 162 and the second zipper pull tabs 148 are described and depicted as having apertures 178 sized to receive the engagement features 162
  • any combination of the first zipper pull tabs 146 and second zipper pull tabs 148 could have the engagement features 162 and the apertures 178 sized for the engagement features 162 so long as there is a zipper pull tab 146, 148 with an engagement feature 162 and another with a suitably sized aperture 178 for each set of corresponding first and second zipper pull tabs 146, 148.
  • both second zipper pull tabs 148 could have the engagement features 162 while both first zipper pull tabs 146 have the apertures 178 sized to receive the engagement features 162 therethrough.
  • one first zipper pull tab 146 could have engagement features 162 while its corresponding second zipper pull tab 148 has a suitably sized aperture 178, and the other first zipper pull tab 146 could have a suitably sized aperture 178 while its corresponding second zipper pull tab 148 has an engagement feature 162.
  • Fig. 5 depicts another embodiment of a luggage article, such as a luggage case 200, with interlocking zipper pull tabs.
  • the second embodiment of the luggage case 200 may be generally similar to the first embodiment of the luggage case 100 except the luggage case 200 includes a middle portion 290 that extends around the periphery of the luggage case along the top, bottom, left side, and right side walls and that separates the lid 216 from the base 218.
  • the first opening line 214 is positioned between the middle portion and the base 218 to secure the base 218 to the middle portion 290 to open and close the luggage case 200
  • the second opening line 234 is positioned between the middle portion 290 and the lid 216 to secure the lid 216 to the middle portion 290 to open and close the luggage case 200.
  • each of the first and second opening lines 214, 234 may parallel the major faces of the luggage case 200 and split the luggage case 200 along generally vertical planes. Yet further, the first opening line 214 separates the luggage case 200 between the base 218 and the middle portion 290 to allow access to the enclosed space within the luggage case 200, and the second opening line 234 separates the luggage case 200 between the middle portion 290 and the lid 216 to also allow access to the enclosed space within the luggage case 200.
  • the second embodiment of the luggage case 200 may include first and second zippers 230, 236 associated with the first and second openings 214, 234, respectively.
  • the first and second zippers 230, 236 are substantially similar to the first and second zippers 130, 136 of the first embodiment of the luggage case 200 and operate in substantially the same manner.
  • the two zipper pull tabs 246, 248 for each of the first and second zippers 230, 236 can be simultaneously secured to a lock 166 using a single zipper pull tab receiver 172.
  • the lock 166 may include two zipper pull tab receivers 172 in order to simultaneously secure four zipper pull tabs 246, 248 to the lock 166, with two of the zipper pull tabs 246 associated with the first zipper 230 and the other two zipper pull tabs 248 associated with the second zipper 236.
  • Figs. 6 and 7 depict another embodiment of a luggage article, such as a luggage case 300, with interlocking zipper pull tabs.
  • the luggage case 300 may be a hard side construction.
  • the luggage case 300 includes a first zipper 330 associated with a first opening line 314 to secure the lid 316 of the luggage case 300 to the base 318 of the luggage case 300.
  • the first zipper 330 may include two first zipper sliders 342.
  • Each zipper slider 342 may include an associated zipper pull tab 346a, 346b, which may be referred to as a first zipper pull tab 346a and a second zipper pull tab 346b.
  • Each zipper pull tab 346a, 346b may include a generally elongated body 350 that curves proximate the zipper pull tab's 346a, 346b associated first zipper slider 342 so that the first zipper pull tab 346a may overlay the second zipper pull tab 346b when the first zipper sliders 342 are positioned next to each other.
  • the first zipper pull tab 346a may include an engagement feature 362 that may define a lock opening 364, which may be received within a zipper pull tab receiver 372 of the lock 366
  • the second zipper pull tab 346b may include an aperture 378 that is sized to receive the engagement feature 362 therethough.
  • a single zipper pull tab receiver 372 is used to join both zipper pull tabs 346a, 346b associated with the first zipper 330 to the lock 366.
  • the second zipper pull tab 346b may be positioned between the first zipper pull tab 346a.
  • the engagement feature 362 may then be passed through the aperture 378 in the second zipper pull tab 346b and positioned within the zipper pull tab receiver 372 of the lock 366 to secure the first zipper pull tab 346a to the lock 366, which then in turn secures the second zipper pull tab 346b to the lock 366.
  • Securing the zipper pull tabs 346a, 346b to the lock 366 prevents movement of the associated first zipper sliders 342 along the first opening line 314.
  • both zipper pull tabs 346a, 346b remain secured to the lock 366 until the first zipper pull tab 346a is unsecured from the lock 366.

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