KR20150115669A - Luggage with interlocking zipper pull tabs - Google Patents

Abstract

A luggage article (100, 200, 300) with interlocking zipper pull tabs (146, 148, 246a, 246b) includes one or more opening lines (114, 134, 214, 234, 314) and zippers (130, 136, 230, 236, 330) positioned along peripheries of the opening lines (114, 134, 214, 234, 314). Each of the zippers (130, 136, 230, 236, 330) includes two zipper sliders (142, 144, 342) connected to zipper pull tabs (146, 148, 246, 346a, 346b). At least one of the zipper pull tabs (146, 246, 346a) includes engagement units (162, 362), and at least another of the zipper pull tabs (148, 246, 346b) includes holes (178, 378) sized enough to receive the engagement units (162, 362) therethrough. The engagement units (162, 362) are positioned through the holes (178, 378) and then in zipper pull tab receiving units (172, 372) on a lock units (166, 366) to secure all of the zipper pull tabs (146, 148, 246, 248, 346a, 346b) to the lock units (166, 366). In other articles, four zipper pull tabs (146, 148, 246, 248) may be simultaneously secured to the lock unit (166) using two zipper pull tabs receiving units (172) on the lock unit (166).

Description

[0001] Luggage with interlocking zipper pull tabs [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bag article, and more particularly to an interlocking zipper pull tab for a bag article.

Bag items and especially bag bags (travel bags) form an enclosed space inside. Normally, the enclosed space is accessed from the outside of the bag case using a zipper. The zipper also provides a conventional mechanism for accessing the interior of the bag case, but also makes it relatively easy to gain unauthorized access to articles contained within the enclosed space. To cope with this unauthorized access, various zip lock systems for bags have been developed to prevent the zipper from being activated by unauthorized users.

One zip lock system involves zipper sliders being locked together for each other. An example of such a system is described in U.S. Pat. 4,395,891; 2005/0109072; 4,350,375 and Chinese Patent NO. It is specified in CN201403621. In U.S. Patent Nos. 2005/0109072 and 4,395,891, the zipper slider has a locking device formed along a common open line for securing two zipper sliders to one another. This arrangement, however, undesirably requires a zipper slider larger than a conventional zipper slider. In addition, such a system preferably requires a more specialized zipper slider. In U. S. Patent No. 4,350, 375, the locking plate is connected to one of the zipper pull tabs of the zipper and is configured such that the lock plate can be connected to the projection of another zipper pull tab. This configuration causes an undesirably large locking plate to be attached to one zipper and the protrusion of the other zipper pull tab presents a potential risk of injury to the user as the user grips the pull tab to move the zipper slider. Moreover, this configuration is undesirably limited to locking the zipper slider together on the same open line. In Chinese patent CN210403621, a conventional padlock needs to fasten the zipper sliders to each other. This locking system is undesirable because the user must maintain the orbit of the lock when it is not connected to the pull tab of the zipper slider. Further, when the lock is not in place, the user can not fix the zipper slider to each other.

Another zip lock system includes a financial part fixedly attached to the luggage case. In such a system, the zipper pull tab is secured to the lock to prevent the zipper slider associated with the zipper pull tab at this time from moving along each zipper track. Conveniently, a zipper pull tab is secured to the lock by providing each zipper pull tab in the slot of the lock. A distal end of the zipper pull tab with a hole or slot is located within the slot and a pin, hook or the like contained within the lock is disposed within a hole or slot in the zipper pull tab. Once the pin or hook is positioned within the hole or slot of the zipper pull tab, movement of the pin or hook out of the hole is blocked unless the user first inserts the correct combination into the lock or uses the key to unlock the lock. The locking portion and the zipper pull tab are also formed such that the zipper pull tab can not be removed from the slot of the lock portion until the pin or hook is removed from the slot or hole of the zipper pull tab so that the zipper pull tab is effectively secured to the lock portion . The detailed construction and operation of these various types of locking arrangements is described in the following international patents: US 5,557,954; US 6,807,832; EP 1 914 369; And WO2008 / 34006.

A problem with this locking system is that each zipper pull tab secured to the lock requires a slot and a pin or hook. Thus, for example, if four zipper pull tabs need to be secured together to the lock, four slots and a pin or hook are required. In addition, as the number of unified fixed pull tabs increases, the complexity of the locking portion and the number of components increase undesirably. However, the size of the locking portion must also be increased to provide sufficient space to secure all the zip-pull tabs of the locking portion, undesirably increasing the weight of the locking portion. All of the items in the bag case, which are unnecessarily heavier than required, increase the total weight of the bag case since the increase in weight can be considered to be relatively insignificant, In order to comply with the requirements, the weight of the articles that can be loaded into the bag case is reduced.

Therefore, there is a need to provide an improved bag case, and more particularly, to provide an improved zipper locking system for a bag case that handles the stated problems and / or more generally provides improvements or alternatives to existing configurations Needs to be.

Therefore, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a bag article as specified in the appended claims.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the bag article may have at least two zipper sliders and a locking portion. The locking portion may be attached to the bag article, and the locking portion may include at least one zipper pull tab receiving portion. One of the at least two zipper sliders may be connected to a first zipper pull tab having a coupling portion connected to the elongated body. The other of the at least two zipper sliders is connected to a second zipper pull tab having an elongated body with a hole sized to receive the engagement through it. The at least one zip-pull tab receiving portion may be sized to receive the engaging portion. The second zipper pull tab can be secured to the lock portion by covering the first zipper pull tab over the second zipper pull tab and placing the engagement portion through the hole in at least one zip pull tab receiving portion.

In certain embodiments, the first zipper pull tab is a portion of a first zipper disposed along a first open line. Optionally, the first open line is parallel to the major surface of the baggage article, generally dividing the baggage article along a vertical plane, and separating the baggage article into a lid and base for access to the enclosed space within the bag article.

In some embodiments, the bag article also has a pocket, the second zipper pull tab is a portion of a second zipper disposed along a second open line, and the second open line provides access to the pocket.

In certain embodiments, the second zipper pull tab is a portion of a second zipper disposed along a second open line, and the second open line is parallel to the major surface and generally divides the luggage item along the second perpendicular surface. Preferably, in some embodiments, the first open line separates the bag article into a base and an intermediate portion so as to be accessible to the enclosed space within the bag article, Separate the item with the middle part and the lid.

In certain embodiments, there may be four zipper sliders and two zipper pull tab receptacles. A third of the four zipper sliders may be connected to another first zipper pull tab having a coupling portion connected to the elongated body. The fourth of the four zipper sliders may be connected to another second zipper pull tab having an elongated body having an aperture for receiving the engagement of the other first zipper pull tab therethrough. Another second zipper pull tab overlaps another first zipper pull tab on another second zipper pull tab and passes the engaging portion of another first zip pull tab through the hole in another second zip pull tab And can be fixed to the lock portion by being disposed in one of the zipper pull tab receiving portions. Preferably, another first zipper pull tab is part of the first zipper and another second zipper pull tab is a portion of the second zipper.

In certain embodiments, the second zipper pull tab is also a portion of the first zipper.

Preferably, the engagement portion comprises a ring. The ring may be generally U-shaped or arcuate, forming a lock opening. Optionally, one of the at least one zipper pull tab receptacles is a slot. Preferably, the pin or hook is operatively connected to the slot and is arranged to pass through the lock hole to secure the first zipper pull tab to the lock when the loop is in the slot and optionally to secure the second zipper pull tab do.

In any embodiment of the bag article, the locking portion can have one of at least one combination dial and keyway, and preferably has both structures.

In an optional embodiment of the bag article, each first pull tab has an elongate body having a generally flat upper and lower surface connected to a side wall of an elongated body extending between upper and lower surfaces, and preferably each first zipper pull The tab further comprises a slot formed in the elongate body of each first zipper pull tab and formed generally parallel to the length of the elongated body.

The bag article is preferably a hardside bag case which may be rigid and self-supporting both front, back, side, top end, and bottom end walls, or at least a portion may be a front side, And may be a softside bag case whose end wall is an elastic material.

The invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the following figures:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bag case with interlocking zipper pull tabs;
Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the upper part of the bag case shown in Fig. 1, showing the interlocking zipper pull tab before it is connected to the lock;
3 is an enlarged view of the upper portion of the bag case shown in Fig. 1, showing the interlocking zipper pull tabs connected to the locking portion;
Figure 4 is an enlarged top view of the bag case shown in Figure 1, showing a single zipper connected to the lock;
Figure 5 is a perspective view of a bag case illustrating another form of interlocking zipper pull tab;
Fig. 6 is an enlarged top view of the bag case showing another form of mutual engagement zipper pull tab; Fig. And
7 is another enlarged view of the upper portion of the bag case shown in Fig. 6, showing the interlocking zipper pull tabs connected to the locking portion;

Referring to Figure 1, a bag article, such as a bag case 100, with interlocking zipper pull tabs, generally comprises a plurality of walls defining an enclosed internal volume of the bag case 100 for receiving a user ' And the formed hexahedral structure. The bag case 100 includes opposing front and rear walls 102 and 104 forming main front and rear surfaces of the bag case 100 and side walls 106 and 108 forming both sides of the bag case 100 And top and bottom end walls 110 and 112 at both ends forming the top and bottom surfaces of the bag case 100. [ Collectively, the walls 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112 form the outer structure of the bag case 100 and, consequently, form an enclosed inner volume.

The bag case 100 may be of a type generally known as a soft side case in which the outer structure is generally formed of a fabric, or a similar, resilient material. Such resilient material may be supported by frames and / or boards for maintaining the shape of the bag case 100. The frame may be formed using plastic, composite material, metal, or other structure material, and the board may be generally formed using plastics such as polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE). Unlike the flexible side case shown, the bag case 100 may also be of a type known as a generally hard side case, where the outer structure and the walls of the case are relatively rigid. The outer structure of the bag case 100 may be, for example, plastic (e.g., a composite plastic, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, a polymer, a thermoplastic, and the like) Injection molding, mold forming, blow molding, and the like. The bag case 100 may also be of a hybrid type having the characteristics of a flexible side case and a rigid side case combined to produce a bag case 100 that is hard and some portions are soft. Alternatively, the bag case may also be a business case, a notebook case or other similar case type with a zippered opening. Preferably, however, the bag case 100 is a bag closed by a zipper.

The bag case 100 may be divided along a vertical plane having a first open line 114 generally parallel to the major surface. The bag case 100 may have a lid 116 provided on the front wall 102 and a base 118 provided on the rear wall 104. [ 1, the first open line 114 may be located closer to the rear than the front and the base 118 may include a rear wall 104 and side walls 106 and 108, a top wall 110 And less than one-half of the bottom end wall 112 and the lid 116 comprises less than half of the rear wall 104 and side walls 106,108, top wall 110, and bottom end wall 112 . In another embodiment, the first open line 114 may be located at another desired location, either closer to the middle or closer to the front. When the first open line 114 is located closer to the middle, the base 118 includes a rear wall 104 and a substantially rear wall 104 and side walls 106 and 108, a top wall 110, The lid 116 includes a portion of the front wall 102 and the rear wall 104 and the side walls 106 and 108, the top wall 110, and the bottom end wall 112, Half. When the first open line 114 is located closer to the front side, the lid 116 mainly includes the front wall 102 and the base 118 includes the rear wall 104 and the side, top, And most of walls 106, 108, 110,

The bag case 100 may extend up to an extended position with a comfortable height to which the user can grip the upper end wall 110 of the bag case 100. And may have a telescoping handle. The telescoping handle may be used to drag, push, and roll the bag case 100. In this embodiment of the bag case 100, the telescoping handle is oriented to have a grip portion parallel to the back side of the bag case 100, depending on the user using the handle for pushing or pulling the bag case 100 . The telescoping handle that can be folded in this embodiment extends from the bag case 100 and has two parallel tubes connected to each other at one upper end by the grip portion at the center of the bag case 100, Respectively. The telescoping handle does not extend substantially beyond the top wall 110 of the bag case 100 and the grip portion is generally coplanar with the top wall 11 and / or can move to a close contraction position. The bag case 100 may also have one or more fixed carrying handles to facilitate carrying or lifting of the bag case 100. The upper secured handle 120 may be located on the top wall 110 as shown. Alternatively, or in addition, one or more fixed handles may be disposed on the right sidewall 108, the left sidewall 106, and / or the bottom wall 112 of the bag case 100.

Spinner wheel assemblies 122 may be mounted on at least one wall near the bottom of the bag case 100, typically on the bottom wall 112. Each of the wheel assemblies 122 may be disposed near the corners of the bag case 100. Each of the wheel assemblies 122 may have one or more wheels 124 mounted to rotate on a spinner fork bracket 126 to rotate about a wheel axis. The wheel axle may be generally parallel to the bottom wall 112 of the bag case 100 and the rotating fork bracket 126 may be disposed on the generally vertical axis of rotation perpendicular to the bottom wall 112 of the bag case 100, The bottom wall 100 of the bag case 100 may be rotated to rotate. The structure allows the rotary wheel 124 to rotate about two orthogonal axes (a horizontal wheel axis and a vertical rotation axis).

In an alternative embodiment, the wheel assembly 122 may be replaced with a pair of fixed axles mounted respectively near the rear wall 104 of the bag case 100. The fixed axle wheel typically rotates about a common horizontal fixed axis and is generally parallel to the rear wall 104. Each of the fixed axle wheels may be located at the bottom end corner of the bag case 100. In other words, each fixed axle wheel may be disposed near the bottom end of the bag case 100 and one side wall 106, 108. The circumferential rim and the edge of the fixed axle wheel protrude by a predetermined length beyond the bottom end wall 112 of the bag case 100 so that the bag case 100 can vertically support the ground on the fixed wheel axis, The legs protrude from the bottom end of the bag case 100 near the front of the bag case 100. [

The lid 116 may be connected to the base 118 along the side wall using a hinge 128 in a conventional manner and the bag case 100 may be open at the first open line 114 . The hinge 128 may be formed as a fabric strip, with or without a zipper, or in some other manner. In some embodiments, the bag case 100 may be hinged along the left or right side walls 106, 108, and in another embodiment, the bag case 100 may be hinged along the bottom of the bag case 100, And can be hinged along the other side. A first zipper 130 disposed along the periphery of the first open line 114 secures the lid 116 to the base 118 to open and close the bag case 100.

The bag case 100 may further include a bag 132 for separating the enclosed space of the bag case into a smaller space. The bag 132 can be accessed through the outer surface of the bag case 100 using the second open line 134. The second open line 134 can be selectively opened and closed using a second zipper 136 disposed along the second open line 134.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the first and second zippers 130 and 136 may include first and second zipper trajectories 138 and 140, respectively. Each of the first and second zipper tracks 138 and 140 includes a pair of zipper tapes having mutually engaging teeth that can be selectively interlocked using one or more zipper sliders 142 and 144 . In the illustrated embodiment of the bag case 100, the first zipper 130 has two first zipper sliders 142 and the second zipper 136 has two second zipper sliders 144. In an alternative embodiment, the first zipper 130 and / or the second zipper 136 may each include a single first and second zipper slider 142, 144, respectively. Each first zipper slider 142 has a first zipper slider 142 for moving the first zipper slider 142 along the first zipper track 140 for easy movement of the first zipper slider 142, 1 zipper pull tab 146. As shown in Fig. Similar to the first zipper 130, each second zipper slider 144 for the second zipper 136 is adapted to move the second zipper slider 144 along the second zipper track 140, And a second zipper pull tab 148 connected to the second zipper slider 144.

For the first zipper 130, each first zipper pull tab 146 may include a body 150. The body 150 may be an elongated body having upper and lower surfaces 152 connected to the side walls 154 of the body extending between the upper and lower surfaces 152. The upper and lower surfaces 152 are generally flat and parallel to one another as shown in Figure 2 and may take other forms such as the upper and lower surfaces 152 that are twisted or bent about the longitudinal axis of the body 150 have. The body 150 has a length defined by the distance from the first zipper slider 142 to the free end 156 of the first zipper pull tab 146 and a distance defined by the distance between the side walls 154 of the elongated body 150 You can have a defined width. The length may be greater than the width. This configuration of the body 150 is relatively easy for a user to grip an object when using the first zipper pull tab 146 to move each first zipper slider 142 along the first zipper track 138 . At the free end of the body 150, the body 150 may be selectively bent to extend generally transversely with respect to the elongate axis of the elongated body 150. If the body 150 provides a conventional object for the user to use to move the first zipper pull tab 146 to move the respective first zipper slider 142 along the first open line 114, It is possible.

Optionally, the slots 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. These slots 158 may be generally parallel to the length of the body 150 and such slots 158 may also be formed by connecting the first zipper pull tab 146 to each first zipper slider 142 Through the slider ring 160 of the first zipper slider 142 or the like.

Each first zipper pull tab 146 further includes a coupling portion 162 extending from the body 150. In some embodiments, the engaging portion extends laterally from the lower surface of the body 150 and parallel to the side walls 154 of the body 150. The engagement portion 162 extends laterally from the side wall 154 of the body 150 and parallel to at least one of the upper and lower surfaces 152 of the body 150. In other embodiments, The engaging portion may include a pin or a hook of a lock portion 166 attached to the bag case 100 to fix the first zipper pull tab 146 to the lock portion 166 or a lock Hole (164).

The coupling portion may be a loop, protrusion or other suitable structure. The loop may have a U-shape, an arch shape, or other suitable shape when the engagement portion 162 has a loop shape, and may be positioned adjacent to the free end 156 of the first zip- . The loop-shaped engagement portion 162 may form the locking hole 164 on its own or with the main body 150.

The locking portion 166 may include a combination dial 168 and a keyhole 170. Wherein the locking portion 166 further comprises a zipper pull tab receiving portion 172 which is formed in a housing 174 of the locking portion 166, And at least a portion of the engagement portion 162 of the zipper pull tab 146 is received. The zipper pull tab receiving portion 172 may take a slot, a hole or other suitable structure and may receive at least a portion of the engaging portion 162.

In operation, once a sufficient portion of the engagement portion 162 is located within the zip-pull tab receiving portion 172, the pin or hook received in the housing 174 of the locking portion 166, or the like, The locking portion 166 is positioned to pass through the locking hole 164 to prevent the engaging portion 162 from falling out of the zipper pull tab receiving portion 172, As shown in Fig. The locking portion 166 and the first zipper pull tab 146 may be pushed by the first zipper pull tab 146 until the pin or hook or the like is removed from the locking hole 164, So that the first zipper pull tab 146 can be effectively secured to the locking portion 166 by being prevented from being taken out of the zipper pull tab receiving portion 172 of the portion 166. [ Moreover, once the pin, hook, or the like is positioned within the locking hole 164, the user may enter the correct combination using the combination dial 168 of the locking portion, or the housing 174 , The pin or the hook or the like is prevented from moving out of the lock hole 164 until the key is inserted into the key hole 170 and used to release the lock mechanism accommodated in the lock hole 164.

A zipper pull tab receiving portion 172 may be provided for each first zipper pull tab 146 having the engaging portion 162. 1, the locking portion 166 has two zipper pull tab receiving portions 172 having the engaging portion 162, so that the two zipper pull tab receiving portions 172, (Not shown). Each of the zipper pull tab receiving portions 172 may have a pin, a hook, or the like so as to fix the respective engaging portion 162 received in the zipper pull tab receiving portion 172 to the locking portion 166 do.

With respect to the second zipper 136, each second zipper pull tab 148 is generally similar to the first zipper pull tab 146, with each second zipper pull tab 148 having an engagement portion 162 ) Is not provided. Thus, each second zipper pull tab 148 has a body 176, such as an elongated body, and has a slot-like aperture 178 therein. However, with respect to each second zipper pull tab 148, the hole 178 is sufficiently large to pass through the engaging portion 162 of the first zipper pull tab 146. The length of the bodies 150 and 176 of the first and second zipper pull tabs 146 and 148 is sufficiently long and the length of the engaging portion 162 of the first zipper pull tab 146 and the length The holes 178 of the pull tab 148 are located in the respective bodies 150 and 176 such that when the first zipper pull tab 146 overlaps the second zipper pull tab 148, The engaging portion 162 extending from the body 150 of the zipper pull tab 146 passes through the hole 178 of the second zipper pull tab 148. This is because the second zipper pull tab 148 essentially serves as a hasp so that each second zipper pull tab 148 is pushed against the corresponding first zipper pull tab 148 using the corresponding first zipper pull tab 146, So that it is fixed to the lock portion 166.

In particular, the second zipper pull tab 148 may be positioned between the locking portion 166 and a corresponding first zipper pull tab 146, such that the first zipper pull tab 146 is engaged with the second zipper pull tab 146, The tab 148 can be overlapped. The engaging portion 162 of the first zipper pull tab 146 passes through the hole 178 in the second zipper pull tab 148 to engage the zipper pull tab receiving portion 172 to allow the first zipper pull tab 146 to be secured to the locking portion 166. If the first zipper pull tab 146 is not released from the locking portion 166, the engaging portion 162 can not be released from the hole 178 of the second zipper pull tab 148 So that the second zipper pull tab 148 is fixed to the locking portion 166. The advantage of such a system is that a single zipper pull tab receiving portion 172 in the locking portion 166 fixedly attached to the bag case 100 can secure the two zipper pull tabs 146, As shown in FIG. Thus, with respect to the embodiment of the bag case 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the two zipper pull tab receiving portions 172 in the locking portion 166 are provided with four zipper pulling Two zipper pull tabs 146 connected to the first zipper slider 142 and two other zipper pull tabs 148 connected to the second zipper slider 144 can be used to secure the tabs 146, ).

4, it is also possible for the user to fix one zipper pull tab 146 to the locking portion 166, if desired. Particularly, instead of passing the engagement portion 162 of the first zipper pull tab 146 through the hole 178 of the second zipper pull tab 148, the engagement of the first zipper pull tab 146 The portion 162 may be simply inserted into the zipper pull tab 172 of the locking portion 166 by the zipper pull tab 172 of the locking portion 166. [ This structure allows the first zipper pull tab 146 to be secured to the locking portion 166 without fixing the associated second zipper pull tab 148 to the locking portion 166, So that only the first zipper pull tab 146 can be fixed to the lock portion 166 as shown in FIG.

Although the first zipper pull tab 146 is described or shown as having a coupling portion 162 and the second zipper pull tab 148 is described and shown as having the hole 178, The zipper pull tabs 146, 148 having apertures 178 of a suitable size for each set of first and second zipper pull tabs 146, 148 corresponding to the zipper pull tabs 146, , Any combination of the first zipper pull tab 146 and the second zipper pull tab 148 may have a hole sized for the engagement portion 162 and the engagement portion 162 . For example, all of the second zipper pull tab 148 may have an engaging portion 162, while all of the first zipper pull tab 146 may be sized to allow the engaging portion 162 to pass therethrough The hole 178 may be formed. As another example, one first zipper pull tab 146 may have an engagement portion 162, and the corresponding second zipper pull tab 148 may have an appropriately sized hole 178, The pull tab 146 may have an appropriately sized aperture 178 and the corresponding second zipper pull tab 148 may have an engaging portion 162.

Figure 5 illustrates another embodiment of a bag article, such as a bag case 200 having zipper pull tabs that engage each other. The second embodiment of the bag case 200 is substantially similar to the first embodiment of the bag case 100 except that the bag case 200 has a middle portion 290, The portion 290 extends around the perimeter of the bag case along the top, bottom, left, and right walls and is adapted to separate the lid 216 from the base portion 218. In addition, in this second embodiment, the first open line 214 is located between the intermediate portion and the base portion 218, and the base portion 218 And the second open line 234 is located between the middle portion and the lid 216 to secure the lid 216 to the lid 216. The second opening line 234 is located between the middle portion and the lid 216, (216) is fixed to the intermediate portion (290). In this second embodiment, each of the first and second open lines 214 and 234 is parallel to major faces of the bag case 200 and extends along the substantially vertical plane of the bag case 200, . The first open line 214 separates the bag case 200 between the base portion 218 and the middle portion 290 to allow access to the space enclosed within the bag case 200, The second open line 234 separates the bag case 200 between the lid 216 and the middle part 290 to allow access to the space enclosed within the bag case 200.

Similar to the first embodiment of the bag case 200, the second embodiment of the bag case 200 includes first and second zips 230 (see FIG. 2) associated with the first and second open lines 214 and 234, , 236). The first and second zippers 230 and 236 may be attached to the first and second zippers 130 and 136 of the bag case 200 according to the second embodiment of the bag case 200, They operate in substantially similar and substantially the same manner. Thus, as in the first embodiment of the bag case 200, two zipper pull tabs 246, 248 for each of the first and second zipper 230, May be simultaneously secured to the locking portion 166 using a locking mechanism 172. In addition, as in the first embodiment of the bag case 200, the locking portion 166 includes two zipper pulls 246, 248 to simultaneously secure the four zipper pull tabs 246, 248 to the locking portion 166, Tab receiving portion 172 having two zipper pull tabs 246 connected to the first zipper 230 and two zipper pull tabs 248 connected to the second zipper 236.

Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate another embodiment of a bag article, such as the bag case 300, having an interlocking zipper pull tab. In this embodiment, the bag case 300 may be a hard side construction. The bag case 300 includes a first zipper 330 associated with the first opening line 314 for fixing the lid 316 of the bag case 300 to the base portion 318 of the bag case 300 do. The first zipper 330 has two first zipper sliders 342. Each zipper slider 342 has a first zipper pull tab 346a and a second zipper pull tab 346b. Each zipper pull tab 346a and 346b includes a generally elongate body 350 that is curved near the zipper pull tab 346a and 346b associated with the first zipper slider 342, The first zipper pull tab 346a overlaps the second zipper pull tab 346b when the slider 342 is positioned adjacent to each other. The first zipper pull tab 346a may have an engaging portion 362 capable of forming a locking hole 364 and the engaging portion may engage the locking portion 366 And the second zipper pull tab 346b may be provided with a hole 378 sized to be received through the engagement portion 362 have. Thus, in this embodiment, a single zip-pull tab receiving portion 372 is used to join together all of the zip-pull tabs 346a, 346b associated with the first zipper 330.

More particularly, the second zipper pull tab 346b may be positioned between the first zipper pull tab 346a. The engaging portion 362 passes through the hole 378 in the second zipper pull tab 346b to engage with the zipper pull tab receiving portion 372 of the lock portion 366, So that the first zipper pull tab 346a is fixed to the lock portion 366 and thus the second zipper pull tab 346b is fixed to the lock portion 366. [ Securing the zipper pull tabs 346a and 346b to the locking portion 366 prevents movement of the first zipper slider 342 along the first open line 314. [ Further, as in the first and second embodiments of the bag case 100, all of the zipper pull tabs 346a and 346b are configured such that the first zipper pull tab 346a is unlocked from the lock portion 366, And is fixed to the locking portion 366 until the locking portion 366 is closed.

The method associated with the device according to the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments in order to illustrate the principle of operation. It is to be understood that such description is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive. Various modifications and variations of the described embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, those skilled in the art will be able to devise various systems, structures, or methods that, although not shown or described herein, embody the principles set forth herein, within the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, all such modifications, alterations, and improvements of the embodiments of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

A common reference numeral is used for common structural features and method features. However, other numerals have been used for similar structure or method elements for purposes of illustration. Thus, it is to be understood that the use of a common or different reference to a similar configuration or method element is not intended to impart similarity or differentiation beyond what is described herein.

Includes all relative and directional terms (top, bottom, up, down, left, right, left, right, bottom, side, up, down, front, middle, rear, ) Have been presented to aid in understanding the specific embodiments described herein. These terms should not be construed as essential or restrictive to the position, orientation, or use of the invention, unless the term is specifically limited in the claims. The connection terms (e.g., attached, coupled, connected, related, etc.) should be interpreted broadly and may include intermediate members between the connection of the members and the relative movement between the members. As such, it should be noted that the terminology is not intended to be limited to the direct connection of two members or to each other, unless the connection terms are specified in the claims.

The principles and modes of operation of the present invention have been described and illustrated as preferred embodiments. It should be understood, however, that the present invention may be practiced otherwise than as described and illustrated above, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

100: bag case 146: first zipper pull tab
148: second zipper pull tab 162:
164: locking hole 166:
172: Zipper pull tab receiving portion

Claims (13)

Two or more zipper sliders; And
CLAIMS What is claimed is: 1. A bag article comprising at least one zipper pull tab receptacle and a lock attached to the bag article,
Wherein one of the two or more zipper sliders is coupled to a first zipper pull tab including a coupling coupled to the elongated body, the first zipper pull tab is part of a first zipper positioned along a first open line;
Wherein the second zipper pull tab is coupled to another zipper slider of the two or more zipper sliders on a second zipper pull tab including a body having an aperture sized to accept the coupling, A portion of a second zipper located along the open line;
Wherein the at least one zipper pull tab receiving portion is sized to receive the engaging portion;
And the second zipper pull tab is fixed to the lock portion by overlapping the first zipper pull tab on the second zipper pull tab and passing the engage portion through the hole and placing it in the at least one zip pull tab receiving portion Features bag goods.
The bag according to claim 1, wherein the first open line is parallel to a main surface of the bag article, separates the bag article along a vertical plane, and separates the bag article from the lid and the base section A bag article to be removed.
The bag article of claim 1 or 2, wherein the bag article comprises a pocket, the second open line allowing access to the pocket.
The bag article of claim 1 or 2, wherein the second open line is parallel to the major surface of the bag article and is adapted to separate the bag article along a second vertical surface.
The bag according to claim 4, wherein the first open line separates the bag article into a base part and an intermediate part, and is accessible to a space surrounded by the bag article, And a lid so as to be accessible to a space surrounded by the bag article.
6. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
The two or more zipper sliders include four zipper sliders;
The third of the four zipper sliders being coupled to another first zipper pull tab including a coupling coupled to the elongated body;
The fourth of the four zipper sliders being coupled to another second zipper pull tab including a body having an aperture sized to accept the coupling of the other first zipper pull tab to accept;
The at least one zipper pull tab receiving portion includes two zipper pull tab receiving portions;
The other first zipper pull tab is overlapped on the other second zipper pull tab and the engaging portion of the other first zip pull tab is passed through the hole of the other second zip pull tab, So that the other second zipper pull tab is secured to the locking portion.
7. The bag article of claim 6, wherein the other first zipper pull tab is part of the first zipper and the other second zipper pull tab is part of the second zipper.
8. A bag article as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the engaging portion comprises a loop, preferably the loop is U-shaped or arcuate to form a locking hole.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein one of the one or more zip-pull tab receptacles includes a slot, wherein a pin or hook is operably connected to the slot, and wherein when the loop is positioned within the slot, And is configured to pass through the locking hole to secure the first zipper pull tab and optionally the second zipper pull tab to the lock.
10. Bag article according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the locking part comprises one or more combination dials and a keyway.
11. A device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first zipper pull tab comprises an elongate body having a flat upper and lower side joined by a side wall of an elongated body, the body extending between the upper and lower sides , Preferably each first zipper pull tab comprises a slot formed in an elongate body of each first zipper pull tab and extending parallel to the length of the elongate body.
12. A bag according to any one of claims 1 to 11, comprising a rigid side bag case, wherein the front wall, rear wall, side wall, top wall and bottom wall of the bag case are both rigid and self- Bag goods.
12. The bag according to any one of claims 1 to 11, comprising a flexible side bag case, wherein at least a part of the front wall, rear wall, side wall, top wall and bottom wall of the bag case is made of a flexible material Bag goods.

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