US20140000072A1

US20140000072A1 - Locking device capable of securing a bag

Info

Publication number: US20140000072A1
Application number: US13/927,072
Authority: US
Inventors: Jong-Chan Lee; Jong-Kwon Lee
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2012-06-29
Filing date: 2013-06-25
Publication date: 2014-01-02
Also published as: CN103519512A; KR20140002402A; JP5732489B2; JP2014008410A

Abstract

Disclosed is a locking device capable of securing a bag for securing both an item storing body and a cover used to seal an opening of a bag in a closed configuration to protect the contents within the bag. The cover assembles a locking insertion member and the elastic fastening member. The item storing body assembles a fastening member, a lower cap member, an elastic locking member and an upper cap member.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a locking device capable of securing a bag for securing both a body and a cover used to seal an opening of a bag in a closed configuration to protect the contents within the bag.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

People use bags, for example, handbags, backpacks, brief cases and computer bags, to store and carry various items. The items within a bag may include personal items, for example, mirrors, identifications, phones, computers. People may bring a bag to various different locations, for example, work, school, gym and vacation. If an individual lost or had their bag or the contents of the bag stolen the individual may suffer financial and emotional hardships.
In general, a conventional bag comprises a body for storing variable articles, and a cover for locking the opening of the body. The body forms a groove having a magnetic force and the cover forms a protrusion made of iron etc., for inserting into the groove of the body. When the protrusion is inserted into the groove, the protrusion is combined with the groove for keeping the locking state by the magnetic force.
However, when the body stores the articles over its capacity the protrusion may be separated from the groove since the magnetic force reaches its limit. This causes the loss of the articles from the body.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been invented to solve the conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a locking device capable of securing a bag that a cover is softly and precisely locked to a body and is prevented the separation from the body without intention.
To achieve the above object a locking device capable of securing a bag of the present invention comprises: a locking device capable of securing a bag comprising: a cover formed a hole; a locking insertion member including a body, a locking insertion protrusion having a locking groove and a tapered portion for inserting to the hole of the cover, and a reinforcement element covered the body for increasing strength; an elastic fastening member including a body, a hole for inserting the locking insertion protrusion passed through the hole of the cover so that the locking insertion member is assembled via the cover, a downwardly tapered surface, an embossing for preventing an excessive contact to the cover, wherein said elastic fastening member is formed its end with the bending portion for keeping a gap from the cover, and is formed with a concave portion at the opposite side of the embossing; an item storing body formed a hole; a fastening member including a body, and a protrusion for inserting into the hole of the item storing body; a lower cap including a body, and a hole for inserting the protrusion of the fastening member passed through the hole of the item storing body; an elastic locking member including a circular plate fastened to the inner bottom of the lower member, wherein said circular plate forms an elastic insertion portion for inserting the protrusion of the locking insertion member fastened to the cover, a tapered surface having at least one or more slopes upwardly except the elastic insertion portion, and a hole for the locking and unlocking of the locking groove of the locking insertion member fastened to the cover; and an upper cap including a body for covering the lower cap, and a hole for passing through the protrusion of the locking insertion member and the protrusion of the fastening member.
The tapered portion of the elastic locking member has at least one or more predetermined slopes. The protrusion of the locking insertion member is formed to have a pin shape and the elastic fastening member is formed for inserting the protrusion of the locking insertion member, so that the protrusion is not separated from the elastic fastening member by an extended diameter of the protrusion. The locking insertion protrusion of the locking insertion member has another protrusion for preventing the separation from the cover and the elastic fastening member. The locking insertion protrusion forms a groove so that a ring is inserted thereto for preventing the separation from the cover and the elastic fastening member. The elastic fastening member forms dissected protrusions on the hole, said protrusions being bent toward the outer surface of the protrusion of the locking insertion member. The upper member forms a tapered surface that is upwardly slope from the hole.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a disassembly view according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an assembly view of a cover, an inserting plate and an elastic plate in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a disassembly view of a cover, a fixing plate, a lower cap and an elastic plate and an upper cap.

FIG. 5 is a disassembly view of a cover, an inserting plate and an elastic plate according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an assembly view of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a detailed view of the elastic plate according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an assembly view of a cover, an inserting plate and an elastic plate according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 is a disassembly view according to a fourth embodiment according to a present invention.

FIG. 12 is an assembly sectional view of FIG. 11.

FIGS. 13 and 14 are views of another embodiment of the locking insertion member and the elastic fastening member for the cover according to the first to fourth embodiments of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

A detailed description of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
A locking device capable of securing a bag according to the present invention is for the items storing bag comprising a cover 10 used to seal an opening of a bag and a body 20 for storing various items therein.
A first embodiment of the present invention will now be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the cover 10 forms a hole 11. The hole 11 serves so that a locking insertion member 30 and an elastic fastening member 40 are assembled to the cover 10. When they are assembled the locking insertion member 30 is positioned outside of the cover 10 and the elastic fastening member 40 is positioned inside of the cover 10.
The locking insertion member 30 includes a body 31 covered its top with a reinforcement element 35 for its strength, and a locking insertion protrusion 32 formed on the body 31 for the insertion to the hole 11. The locking insertion protrusion 32 forms a tapered surface 34 toward the cover 10 to have a increased diameter gradually and forms a locking groove 33. The top of the tapered surface 34 is its diameter larger than that of the hole 11.
The elastic fastening member 40 includes a body 41 and a hole 42. The hole 42 enables the locking insertion member 30 to be fastened to the elastic fastening member 40 via the cover 10 since the locking insertion protrusion 32 of the locking insertion member 30 is inserted into the hole 42 after passed through the hole 11 of the cover 10. The body 41 forms a downwardly tapered surface 41 b for preventing the separation of the locking insertion member 30.
The elastic fastening member 40 is formed its end with the bending portion for keeping a gap from the cover 10. The gap serves to prevent a damage of the cover 10. Furthermore, the elastic fastening member 40 forms an embossing 43 for preventing an excessive contact to the cover 10. These structures of the elastic fastening member 40 serve to prevent a damage of the cover 10. The embossing 43 is formed in the manner of a press working and is formed its opposition side with a concave portion 43 a.
Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, it is possible that the protrusion 32 of the locking insertion member 30 is formed to have a pin shape and the elastic fastening member 40 is formed for inserting the protrusion 32. In this case, after the protrusion 32 is inserted into the fastening elastic member 40, the lower part of the protrusion 32 is its shape changed to have an extended diameter when the top of the protrusion 32 is pressed down using a tool. Therefore, the protrusion 32 is not separated from the elastic fastening member 40.
The body 20 forms a hole 21 for assembling a fastening member 50, a lower member 60, an elastic locking member 70 and an upper member 80.
The fastening member 50 includes a body 51, and a fastening protrusion 52 for securing the lower member 60 via the hole 21. The protrusion 52 is inserted into a hole 62 of the lower member 60, and thereafter its top is pressed down to have a larger diameter than that of the hole 62. The portion pressed down of the protrusion 52 is tightly contacted to the inner bottom surface of the lower member 60 so that the fastening member 50 and the lower member 60 are tightly fastened each other.
The lower member 60 includes a body 61, and a hole 62 for inserting the protrusion 52 of the fastening member 50 passed through the hole 21 of the body 20.
The elastic locking member 70 is made of metal, non-metal or plastic. The elastic locking member 70 includes a circular plate 71 fastened to the inner bottom of the lower member 60. The circular plate 71 forms an elastic insertion portion 72 having a triangle shape for inserting the protrusion 32 of the locking insertion member 30 fastened to the cover 10. The plate 71 also forms a tapered surface 73 having a certain slope upwardly except the elastic insertion portion 72, and a hole 74 for the locking and unlocking of the locking groove 33 of the locking insertion member 30 fastened to the cover 10. The hole 74 opens in the central portion of the elastic insertion portion 72.
The elastic locking member 70 can forms a plurality of tapered surfaces 73 so that the protrusion 32 can be softly separated from the elastic locking member 70 by the elastic force so that the damage such as its breakdown can be prevented.
The upper member 80 includes a body 81 for covering the lower member 60, a hole 82 for inserting the protrusion 32 of the locking insertion member 30 fastened to the cover 10 and for inserting the protrusion 52 of the fastening member 50 fastened to the body 20, and a tapered surface 83 having a certain slope upwardly from the hole 82 for easily inserting the protrusion 31 to the hole 82.
Next, the assembly steps of the locking device capable of securing the bag having the above constructions will now be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the protrusion 32 of the locking insertion member 30 is inserted into the hole 11 of the cover 10 and is inserted into the hole 42 by the elastic force of the elastic fastening member 40 without difficulty. Then the protrusion 32 can be prevented the separation from the elastic fastening member 40 because the tapered surface 34 is its top diameter larger than that of the hole 42. Therefore, the locking insertion member 30 and the elastic fastening member 40 are assembled to the cover 10.
As shown in FIG. 4, under a state that the elastic locking member 70 is put on the inside bottom of the lower member 60, the lower member 60 is covered with the upper member 80. The protrusion 52 is inserted into the hole 21, then the top of the protrusion 52 is passed through the hole 62. Under this state, the top of the protrusion 52 is pressed down so that the top diameter of the protrusion 52 became larger than that of the hole 62, and accordingly the fastening member 50 and the lower member 60 are combined each other. As a result of that, the fastening member 50, the lower member 60, the elastic locking member 70 and the upper member 80 are assembled to the body 20.
Next, the locking operation of the device will now be described.
The protrusion 32 is inserted into the hole 74 through the hole 82 so that the locking groove 33 of the protrusion 32 is locked by the hole 74.
Since the tapered portion 73 keeps a certain slope upwardly from the hole 74 under the state that the elastic locking member 70 is tightly contacted to the inside bottom of the lower member 60, the separation of the protrusion 32 can be prevented. That is, to be separated the protrusion 32 from the hole 74, the tapered portion 73 should be gone upwardly according to the movement of the protrusion 32. However, the movement like that is not easily possible due to the slope degree of the tapered portion 73. Therefore, the locking state can be kept.
The unlocking operation is adversely performed of the operation of the locking.
A second embodiment of the present invention will now be described. The locking device capable of securing the bag according to the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, changes the structure of the locking insertion member 30.
The locking insertion member 30 forms a fastening protrusion 38 on the lower surface of the protrusion 32 for preventing the separation from the cover 10.
When the protrusion 32 of the locking insertion member 30 is inserted into the hole 42 of the elastic fastening member 40 via the hole 11, the fastening protrusion 38 is also passed through the hole 42 via the hole 11. Therefore, since the diameter of the protrusion 38 is larger than that of the hole 42, the locking insertion member 30 is fastened to the elastic fastening member 40 via the cover 10.
A third embodiment of the present invention will now be described. The locking device capable of securing the bag according to the third embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, changes the structure of the locking insertion member 30.
The locking insertion member 30 forms a groove 37 on the lower surface of the protrusion 32 for being inserted with a C-shaped ring 39. The ring 39 has a lager diameter than that of the protrusion 32. Therefore, when the ring 39 is inserted into the groove 37, the surface surrounded with the ring 39 is its diameter larger than that of the surface of the protrusion 32.
Therefore, the locking insertion member 30 is prevented the separation from the cover 10 and the elastic fastening member 40.
Under a state that the protrusion 32 of the locking insertion member 30 is inserted into the hole 11 of the cover 10, the ring 39 is combined to the groove 37 so that the locking insertion member 30 is prevented the separation from the elastic fastening plate 40.
A fourth embodiment of the present invention will now be described.
The locking device capable of securing the bag according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, changes the structures of the elastic fastening member 40 and the upper member 80.
The elastic fastening member 40 forms dissected protrusions 41 a on the hole 42. The protrusions 41 a are bent toward the outer surface of the protrusion 32 of the locking insertion member 30.
The upper member 80 forms a tapered surface 83 that is upwardly slope from the hole 82. The tapered surface 83 serves that the protrusion 32 is guided and easily inserted into the hole 82.
Under a state that the locking groove 33 of the protrusion 32 is protruded outside of the cover 10, the locking insertion member 30 is assembled to the elastic fastening member 40 across the cover 10 by the tapered portion of the protrusion 32 and the end of the protrusion 31 a since the end of the protrusion 41 a is kept the contact state with the outer face of the protrusion 32.
Furthermore, since the tapered portion 83 is formed to have a downwardly slope toward the hole 82 the protrusion 32 is easily inserted into the hole 82 using the tapered portion 83.

Claims

What is claimed :

1. A locking device capable of securing a bag comprising:

a cover formed a hole;

a locking insertion member including a body, a locking insertion protrusion having a locking groove and a tapered portion for inserting to the hole of the cover, and a reinforcement element covered the body for increasing strength;

an elastic fastening member including a body, a hole for inserting the locking insertion protrusion passed through the hole of the cover so that the locking insertion member is assembled via the cover, a downwardly tapered surface, an embossing for preventing an excessive contact to the cover, wherein said elastic fastening member is formed its end with the bending portion for keeping a gap from the cover, and is formed with a concave portion at the opposite side of the embossing;

an item storing body formed a hole;

a fastening member including a body, and a protrusion for inserting into the hole of the item storing body;

a lower cap including a body, and a hole for inserting the protrusion of the fastening member passed through the hole of the item storing body;

an elastic locking member including a circular plate fastened to the inner bottom of the lower member, wherein said circular plate forms an elastic insertion portion for inserting the protrusion of the locking insertion member fastened to the cover, a tapered surface having at least one or more slopes upwardly except the elastic insertion portion, and a hole for the locking and unlocking of the locking groove of the locking insertion member fastened to the cover; and

an upper cap including a body for covering the lower cap, and a hole for passing through the protrusion of the locking insertion member and the protrusion of the fastening member.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the tapered portion of the elastic locking member has at least one or more predetermined slopes.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion of the locking insertion member is formed to have a pin shape and the elastic fastening member is formed for inserting the protrusion of the locking insertion member, so that the protrusion is not separated from the elastic fastening member by an extended diameter of the protrusion.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the locking insertion protrusion of the locking insertion member has another protrusion for preventing the separation from the cover and the elastic fastening member.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the locking insertion protrusion forms a groove so that a ring is inserted thereto for preventing the separation from the cover and the elastic fastening member.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic fastening member forms dissected protrusions on the hole, said protrusions being bent toward the outer surface of the protrusion of the locking insertion member.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the upper member forms a tapered surface that is upwardly slope from the hole.