Abstract: The invention relates to a novel covered zipper assembly for the top of a portfolio with two heavy duty magnetic catches, one at each end thereof and being secured between the portfolio panels at the top to hide the zipper from view. A combination lock cooperating with a hasp protrudes from one end to be inserted into a catch portion at the side of the portfolio whereby the pull tab of the zipper can be grasped to slide open the top of the portfolio. Lock means, preferably combination lock means, are provided at the hasp. The covering is preferably constructed of high grade leather which is fastened by sewing to the other side panels of the portfolio at the top inner edges thereof. Easy access to the top of the portfolio for opening is not readily suggested by observing from the top because the cover assembly hides the zipper from view.

Abstract: A carrying case having a zipper-type closure element includes a pair of spaced apart pockets for receiving a cylindrical locking device carrying a lockable safety pin pivotal into and out of a closed position with a lock element. The locking device is retained in the pockets oppositely of the closure element when the carrying case is closed. The pin in the open position engages the closure element and is pivoted to the closed position to prevent movement of the closure element to open the carrying case. A length of strap extending from the case may be wrapped around a stationary object and secured to the closed pin to prevent theft of the carrying case.

Abstract: A baggage zipper locking device and particularly to a sealing and locking device through a zipper for the baggage container such as a baggage case and a baggage pack, which is characterized in that, one zipper leaf at one end of the zipper is provided with a raised locking hook, and another zipper leaf at the other end thereof is provided with a hooking gap for freely passing through by the said locking hook, and a lock with a hasp is provided to the bottom of the baggage container, so that after the said baggage container is fastened with the zipper, the said locking hook passes through the said hooking gap to be locked tightly onto the said hasp so as to complete the locking of said baggage container.

Abstract: A zipper lock disposed on a shift plate of a zipper includes a longitudinal box-shaped casing; a lock stand having a hollow, substantially P shape; a lock ward having a shape substantially of a numeral 7 with one arm thereof forming a recess shoulder; at least one spring for pushing the lock stand and the lock ward against an inside wall of the casing; a cylindrical lock shaft having a retracted shoulder on upper and lower ends thereof and a key slot; a lock pin plate with an extended protusion at one end thereof having a length equal to that of a hollow part of the lock stand; and a seat plate corresponding to a zipper sliding plate and having a knot hole, a lock shaft hole and two recess holes adjacent the lock shaft hole and corresponding to the protrusion on the lock pin plate; the improvement being that the lock stand provides a resisting force against the lock ward so that when the lock stand is moved longitudinally and an extended arm thereof leaves the recess shoulder of the lock ward, the lock ward w

Abstract: A key-operated locking mechanism for the keeper of a zipper closure for a bank bag or the like, in which the keeper swings fully between the closure and release positions about an axis which is parallel to the axis of the zipper. In addition, the keeper and housing for the locking mechanism are provided with cooperating latch means which permits closure of the keeper, independently of any locking means.

Abstract: A theft preventing attachment for a luggage handle defining, in the preferred embodiment, a resilient sheath (20) split in the middle with a ZIPPER (24) effectively covering the luggage handle when closed and secured with a lock (32). The second embodiment incorporating a hood (36) with a lock (42) covering the luggage handle such that only a smooth surface exists, making lifting impossible from the handle. The third embodiment applying a tumbler lock (50) with the pawl penetrating a cavity (52) in the handle keeping it in the closed or retracted position. In either event, carrying of luggage so locked would indicate a theft was taking place, overcoming the problem of unauthorized stealing of unattended luggage.

Abstract: A lock for a slide fastener to be installed in a catch plate of a first slider, which comprises a case to be connected to the first slider, a sliding plate slidably contained in the case and a locking member rotatably contained in the case. The sliding plate is guided by an inner surface of the case and a guide pin which is inserted through a slot of the sliding plate. The locking member and the sliding plate are engaged for locking of the slide movement of the sliding plate.Movable elements is reduced, and therefore the mechanism, construction and operation thereof are simple, smooth and easy.

Abstract: A strap lock for suitcases, bags or the like, comprises a box-type body associable with a first end of a strap and having a slit for inserting the second end of the strap therethrough. The box-type body is adapted to be closed by a lid associated therewith. The device further comprises an eccentric shaft cooperating with the inner surface of the box-type body to releasably lock the second strap end securely and being actuated on closing the lid. A lock is provided for the safety closure between the box-type body and the lid.

Abstract: An improved, key-operated locking device using an axially fixed rotating arm, employing the anvil and rotating keeper arm concept with the anvil extending laterally from the housing. The keeper arm, with lock cylinder assembly, is firmly retained within the housing through the use of a retaining pin, and is rotatable within the lock housing to move from the lock-closed to lock-opened positions in order to confine or release the slide of a slide fastener on a zipper-type closing fabric bag, utilizing a lower detent pin having a stepped cylinder shape located axially in the tubular bore in the lock housing, which is resiliently biased against the distal end of the lock cylinder assembly, with the smaller diameter end projecting along the axis into the axial keyway just past the lowermost tumbler of the lock cylinder assembly. This pins serves to defeat attempts at unauthorized access by lock picking.

Abstract: A first pull tab of one slider is selectively positionable onto a second pull tab of a second slider with a U-shaped projection of said second slider extending through an aperture in the first pull tab, when the two sliders are located in juxtaposition. A locking device is mounted on the first pull tab and includes a bolt lockingly engageable with a recess in the projection of said second slider.

Abstract: A combination boot and lockable storage means. The combination comprises a boot having an opening therein for insertion of a foot. A slide closure means is provided which is attached to the sides of the opening for closing the opening. A securing means is provided for securing the slide of the fastener to the boot when the closure means is closed. A pendant means cooperatively engages the securing means for suspending the boot from a secure location by a cable means and locking the securing means. The boot is useful, for example, in a skiing environment wherein one wears the boot to the ski location, removes the boots, stores valuables therein and, then closes the opening in the boot and secures and locks the boot by the cable means to a secure location.

Abstract: The invention relates more particularly to a double-slider fastening lock including a catch plate having a long hole capable of inserting a head of a corresponding slider, a cover body having several windows on the side portion and having a hole corresponding to the long hole the upper portion, the cover body covering an upper surface of the catch plate and being fixed on the catch plate, a hook-shaped hook plate having a projection on its back and being inserted slidably in the direction crossing at right angles with the axis along the hole of the cover body, and a sliding plate having a projection capable of engaging with the projection of the hook plate on the front and being formed to be inserted slidably in the axial direction of the cover body.

Abstract: A lockable slider includes a cylindrical plug rotatably mounted in a slider body and a locking member urged at its fore end by a spring member against a cam face of the cylindrical plug for pivotal movement about the one end in response to the rotation of the cylindrical plug, whereby a locking pawl disposed at the rear end of the locking member is brought into and out of locking engagement with a pair of coupling element rows of a slide fastener. The cam face includes a recessed central portion in which the fore end of the locking member is received with the slider in locked position, and a flat peripheral portion over which the fore end of the locking member lying across the recessed central portion is disposed with the slider in unlocked position. The cam face allows the cylindrical plug to be rotated bidirectionally for either locking or unlocking the slider.

Abstract: An improved locking device, useful in, for example, a key-operated slide fastener bag lock of a type having a housing presenting an anvil to underlie a slide of a slide fastener and a rotatable keeper arm movable between an aligned position with respect to the anvil for confining the slide and a rotated out of the way position, and a lock cylinder disposed within the keeper arm, utilizes an actuator member having a cam surface and spring finger that actuate a locking pin when the keeper arm is aligned with the anvil and the lock cylinder rotated from an unlocked to a locked position or the lock cylinder is in a locked position and the keeper arm is moved into alignment with the anvil. The actuator member can be formed of a one piece, molded synthetic material, is light weight, economical to manufacture, and eases assembly as well as occupying a minimum of space, and may also function to limit the rotation of the key-operated lock cylinder within predetermined limits.

Abstract: A zipper slider latching assembly includes a latch unit adapted to be mounted on and attached to a standard zipper slider by means of a snap fastener. The latch unit has spring-biased latching means engageable with a latch member received in the latch unit to fasten the latch member and the latch unit together, and has slider pull means mounted thereon for moving the slider and for controlling the latching means. When the slider pull means is in a rest position, the latching means is in a latching position. When the slider pull means is moved to a slider-moving position, the latching means is in a non-latching position. The latch unit also includes a locking mechanism for locking the slider pull means in its rest position. The latch member may be part of a hasp unit adapted to be mounted on a second zipper slider arranged with respect to the first zipper slider in a double-slider zipper arrangement.

Abstract: A latching device for apertured members, such as the sliders of a double-slider zipper employed as a closure on a luggage case, has a latch pivotally mounted on a body member and an upstanding stud which is adapted to be covered by the latch when in latched position. The latching device employs a latching mechanism which is operated by the movement of the pivoted latch without the necessity of manipulating a secondary, manual actuator, thereby permitting the latching device to be operated with one hand. The device includes a pair of plungers slideably disposed within a housing, the plungers having end portions extending beyond the housing which are shaped for cooperation with cams attached to the underside of the latch. The plungers are driven into the housing by the cams when the latch is lowered or raised. When the latch is open, the plungers are held partially driven into the housing, thereby reducing the downward force necessary to close the latch.

Abstract: A latching device for the sliders of a double-slider zipper arrangement comprises a pair of tab assemblies formed for attachment to the pull tabs of the sliders, and a latch assembly mounted on one of the tab assemblies and formed for latching engagement with the other tab assembly. In the latched position, the latching device securely holds the sliders in substantially abutting relationship. The latch assembly may be sized to cover the sliders. A locking mechanism is also included for locking the latching device in a latched position.

Abstract: The slider for a slide fastener of the invention has a locking device as built in the front half portion thereof with a key hole open upward, and a support member for a pull tab is composed of upright leg portions standing at or near the rear and the front ends of the slider body, one of the leg portions positioned at or near the front end being provided with a key guide leading to the keyhole of the locking device and an arm spanned between the leg portions. With this construction of the locking device and the support member for the pull tab, advantages are obtained that the slider body is raised always at the leading end of it by pulling the tab obliquely so that the sliding movement of the slider receives no resistance by the depression of the leading end onto chain element rows and that the placement of a key in the key hole is not hampered regardless of the position of the pull tab.

Abstract: A slider with lock for a slide fastener is provided of which the built-in lock comprises (a) a cylindrical housing integrally fixed onto the upper wing of the slider body and provided with a sloped cam face on the inner surface thereof, (b) a rotor coaxially installed within the housing, capable of being turned with a key and capable of moving in the axial direction when turned by being guided along the sloped cam face on the inner surface of the housing, (c) a locking member with a lock claw directed toward the element rows of the slide fastener and engaged with the rotor so as to be moved in the axial direction of the rotor by rotating by being guided along the sloped cam face, (d) a spring interposed between the rotor and the locking member so that the locking member is always urged toward the element rows, and (e) a cover. With this structure of the lock, the element rows are locked by being jammed with the lock claw which is pressed firmly by the compressive resilience of the spring.

Abstract: A single key-operated keeper lock for a zipper-type slide fastener includes a barrel assembly of a tubular barrel and an anvil fixed to and projecting radially from the barrel, a plug assembly of a lock cylinder rotatably received in the barrel and a keeper arm fixed to and projecting radially from the cylinder adjacent to a proximal end thereof, the plug assembly being rotatable relative to the barrel assembly between alternate positions for alternately securing a fastener element between the keeper arm and the anvil, and releasing the element, tumblers carried by the cylinder, movable into engagement with the barrel to prevent the relative rotation, and movable out of such engagement by insertion of a key in the cylinder in the direction of the axis of rotation, a locking bar reciprocally movable in the barrel rectilinearly along such axis between a base portion of the barrel and a distal end portion of the cylinder, the base portion defining a recess receiving the locking bar in each of the several positio

Abstract: A locking member is secured permanently to one zipper operator as a pull tab and is selectively positionable onto a second pull tab of another zipper operator when the two are located in juxtaposition. A rod-like detent within the locking member is movable under the selective control of a finger actuated member to pass into a loop on the second zipper operator locking the two operators together. A lock is provided actuatable by a key for securing the detent within the loop on the second pull tab and maintaining the zipper closed until affirmatively unlocked and released.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lockable slider for a slide fastener in which but a single spring is provided on the fore thereof that has double functions to urge a cylindrical member upwardly for enabling the rotation thereof by a separate key and to simultaneously bias the fore end of a locking lever pivotally supported at its middle upwardly to pivot it in such a way to intrude a locking pawl formed at the rear end thereof into engagement with fastener elements, thus locking the slider relative thereto. The lockable slider thus permits to be the more compact in its rear, rendered itself the more attractive in appearance compared with the prior art slider equipped with two springs, one on the fore and the other on the rear thereof.

Abstract: A locking device for a handbag in which one end of the carry strap has a lock bolt thereon which inserts into a lock attached to the handbag adjacent one end of the handbag's access opening and in which the opening for access into the handbag has a slide fastener with an annular handle through which the lock bolt may be passed when being inserted into the lock to lock closed the handbag.

Abstract: A re-usable envelope having a zip closure which can be locked closed by a sealing device. The sealing device is of plastics material, one part being mounted to the envelope and the other part being engageable therewith, the sealing device only being operable by breaking said other part. The zip tag includes a part for manual engagement to facilitate closing of the sealing device.

Abstract: A zipper has a pair of independently movable sliders, each of the sliders having a pull. The pulls have apertures through which U-shaped projections from the sliders extend, in order to loosely pivotally capture the pulls. The apertures of the pulls are elongated, so that the aperture may fit over the U-shaped projection of the other slider. Locking holes are provided extending through the U-shaped projections. The apertures of the pulls have unbroken edges, to maintain the strength of the pulls.

Abstract: A slider which automatically locks in any desired position on a pair of stringers to which it is attached, which can be moved in either direction by moving its pull, and which may be locked for security purposes by means of a small padlock. A yoke is pivotally mounted on the slider body and has a portion extending through a hole in the slider body to lockably engage the stringers. The pull has a cross bar which engages a cam surface of the yoke to unlock the same from the stringers when the pull is moved. A protuberance on the slider body has a transverse hole situated above a portion of the yoke, so that the padlock inserted through the hole prevents movement of the yoke out of locking engagement with the stringers.

Abstract: A zippered opening flexible walled security container having a lock for securing the zipper slide fastener in locked position wherein the lock is so secured to the container walls to prevent button holing of the attachment means and back feeding of the lock and slide fastener to provide access to the container and surreptitious removal of its contents.

Abstract: A key controlled lock mechanism for locking one or more sliders of a zipper fastener, wherein the lock member is of circular disc-like configuration having a cup-shaped cylindrical casing and a rear backing plate assembled together with a circular latch plate rotatable through an arc therebetween. The latch plate has a latch tongue and a recess receiving a key operated locking disc journaled in the casing and shaped to selectively lock or release the latch plate. Various forms of keepers are disclosed to be mounted on a receptacle closed by the zipper fastener or to be coupled with the pull tab of the zipper slider or formed by special shaping of the slider.

Abstract: A lockable zipper closure includes at least one slider with a pulling tab that has an opening therein, and means such as a T-shaped column for locking the zipper in the closed position, that is movable from a position in which the column may pass through the opening to a position in which the column will not pass through the opening, and means for locking the column in the position where the column cannot pass through the opening.

Abstract: A key-operated keeper lock for a slide fastener includes an outer tubular barrel, an anvil projecting radially from the barrel and adapted for supporting a fastener lacing element thereon, a tubular handle rotatable in the barrel, means securing the handle against substantial axial movement relative to the barrel, a keeper arm fixed to and projecting radially from the handle for rotation therewith and adapted to overlie the anvil and a fastener lacing element thereon for retaining the lacing element between the keeper arm and the anvil to prevent operation of the fastener, a lock cylinder rotatable in the handle, tumbler means movable between the lock cylinder and the handle for alternately preventing and enabling rotation of the lock cylinder relative to the handle, a lock bolt mounted in the handle and movable when the keeper arm overlies the anvil between a position locking the handle to the barrel and an unlocking position freeing the barrel for rotation, and means coupling the lock cylinder and the lock

Abstract: In a two-way closable slide fastener having a pair of sliders arranged reversely to each other on interlocking rows of fastener elements, one of the sliders has a tongue projecting forwardly therefrom, whereas the other slider has a socket for receiving the tongue. Built into the socketed slider is a key-operated lock mechanism including a bolt which can be shot into and withdrawn from the socket by manipulation of the key. When the tongue is inserted into the socket upon closure of the fastener, the bolt selectively engages and disengages the tongue for locking and unlocking the sliders.

Abstract: A sealing device for reusable envelopes in which a zip is held closed by a breakable plastic seal, the disposable, breakable part of the seal being broken by rotation of a coin in a slot provided.

Abstract: A latching device for releasibly locking together the two zipper pulls on a ouble zipper type case includes a frame, a rotatable key barrel projecting from the frame for being received in respective openings in the zipper pulls, a latch member pivotally connected to the frame for movement between a lowered position overlying the frame and a raised position, the latch member having an opening therein for receiving the end of the key barrel when the latch member is in lowered position, and a key-actuatable bolt member supported below the key barrel for sliding movement between the locking and unlocking positions to releasibly lock the latch member in lowered position. The frame is mounted at one end of an elongated mounting plate having its other end constructed to engage a rigid reinforcing member of the case.

Abstract: A combination lock assembly for use as a zipper fastener lock or an exposed shackle padlock or similar applications, including a lock housing having therein plural dial wheel assemblies located in a first of plural parallel planes, a bolt plate located in another of said planes, and a fence plate located in another of said planes between the dial wheel assemblies and the bolt plate, the fence plate and bolt plate being movable in relatively perpendicular directions, and the fence plate and hub portions of the dial wheel assemblies having coactive shaped surfaces for controlling locking and unlocking movement of the fence plate for locking and unlocking the bolt plate.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a combination identification tag and luggage lock for a double slide zipper closure for a luggage case or the like. One of the zipper slides is connected in an articulated manner to one end of an identification tag assembly. The identification tag, then can serve as a convenient means of gripping the zipper slide. The second zipper slide is connected in an articulated manner to a bayonet-type latch member, which is receivable in a socket or loop provided for the purpose on the identification tag assembly. When both of the zipper slides are secured to the identification tag, the luggage zipper is secured in a closed condition. Both of the zipper slide elements are connected to the identification tag assembly at one end, while the other end can remain detached from the luggage. The identification tag thus articulates easily in a rather conventional fashion, to facilitate observation of the identifying material.

Abstract: The specification discloses a locking device for luggage, especially luggage having hinged parts adapted to be joined along the edges by a separable fastener having a pair of slider elements which meet to close the fastener and which have pull tabs secured together to hold the fastener in closed position. The locking device comprises an upstanding pn or stud, displaced laterally of the line of the separable fastener, to which the slider pull tabs are anchored, a locking flap anchored to one part of the luggage case so as to overlie the stud to which the slider tabs are anchored and having a latch which engages in a lock secured to the other part of the luggage case. The flap has a hole through which the anchoring stud extends in the locked position of the flap. The anchoring stud is secured to a base plate and the lock is fastened to the luggage case wall in a fixed relation to the base plate.