Bag and bracket assembly for a bag

• US 10,641,011 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2015
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ACCO Brands Incorporated
• Original Assignee: ACCO Brands Incorporated
• Inventors: Klinkman, Alex, Bautista, Brian B., Hajno, Endrit, Li, Jason, McGillin, John, Dotson, Leslie
• Primary Examiner(s): Barrett, Suzanne L
• Application Number:
  US15/762,382
• Publication Number:
  US 20180298645A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,609 Days
• Field of Search: 70 68
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/103 Arrangement of zip-fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/18 Devices to prevent theft or loss of purses, luggage or hand carried bags
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/20 Chains or bands A45C13/185 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 65/52 Other locks for chests, boxes, trunks, baskets, travelling bags, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 67/383 Staples or the like for padlocks; Lock slings; Arrangements on locks to cooperate with padlocks
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 73/00 Devices for locking portable objects against unauthorised removal; Miscellaneous locking devices motorcycle helmets A42B3/0413; supporting arrangements specially adapted for fastening helmets B62J11/24; gun racks A47B81/005; showcases with theft protection A47F3/002; anti-theft means for peg-boards, grids or rods for hanging merchandise A47F5/0861; show stands, hangers, shelves with provision against unauthorised removal A47F7/024; for self-service hand-carts A47F10/04; locking skis A63C11/004; locking bolts, nuts or pins F16B41/00
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 73/0005 using chains, cables or the like chain- or cable-locks of the padlock type E05B67/003; lockable clothing hangers or hanger racks E05B69/006

Abstract

A bag (10) includes a body having a first portion (26) and a second portion (30) defining a storage compartment therebetween. The bag also includes a zipper (18) with a slider (60) movable along the body and a pull (64). The bag further includes a bracket assembly (22) having a base (82) defining a recess for receiving a portion of the pull, and a cover (86) movable between an open position and a closed position, in which the cover substantially covers the recess to inhibit removal of the portion of the pull from the recess. The bracket assembly (22) also includes a first lock attachment point (90) configured to receive a first type of lock to secure the cover to the base, and a second lock attachment point (94) apart from the first lock attachment point (90). The second lock attachment point (94) is configured to receive a second type of lock to secure the cover to the base.

Claims

1. A bag comprising:

a body including a first portion and a second portion defining a storage compartment therebetween;

a zipper coupled to the body to selectively close the first and second portions, the zipper including a slider movable along the body and a pull coupled to the slider; and

a bracket assembly coupled to the body, the bracket assembly including

a base defining a recess for receiving a portion of the pull,

a cover movable relative to the base between an open position, in which the cover is spaced apart from the recess to allow removal of the portion of the pull from the recess, and a closed position, in which the cover substantially covers the recess to inhibit removal of the portion of the pull from the recess,

a first lock attachment point secured to the base and accessible through the cover, the first lock attachment point configured to receive a first type of lock to secure the cover to the base in the closed position, wherein the first lock attachment point includes a slot formed in the base, and wherein the slot is configured to receive a portable electronic device lock, and

a second lock attachment point secured to the base apart from the first lock attachment point and accessible through the cover, the second lock attachment point configured to receive a second type of lock that is different than the first type of lock to secure the cover to the base in the closed position.

2. The bag of claim 1, wherein the second lock attachment point includes a loop extending from the base, and wherein the loop is configured to receive a padlock.

3. The bag of claim 1, wherein the slot is configured to alternatively receive an adaptor having a boss, and wherein the boss mates with a third type of lock that is different than the first and second types of locks to secure the cover to the base in the closed position.

4. The bag of claim 1, wherein the slider is a first slider, the pull is a first pull, and the recess is a first recess, wherein the zipper further includes a second slider movable along the body and a second pull coupled to the second slider, wherein the base defines a second recess spaced apart from the first recess, and wherein the second recess receives a portion of the second pull.

5. The bag of claim 1, wherein the recess engages the portion of the pull via a snap fit.

6. The bag of claim 1, wherein the pull is generally T-shaped and includes a cylindrical head, and wherein the cylindrical head is received in the recess.

7. The bag of claim 1, wherein the zipper is a first zipper and the recess is a first recess, further comprising a second zipper including a second slider movable along the body and a second pull coupled to the slider, wherein the base defines a second recess spaced apart from the first recess for receiving a portion of the second pull, and wherein the bracket assembly is arranged on the bag between the first and second zippers.

8. The bag of claim 1, wherein the base includes an outer surface and the recess is formed in the outer surface, and wherein the cover extends parallel to a plane defined by the outer surface when the cover is in the closed position.

9. The bag of claim 8, wherein the base includes an outer ridge extending around the outer surface, and wherein an outer surface of the cover is generally parallel with the outer ridge while in the closed position.

10. The bag of claim 1, wherein the cover defines an aperture, and

wherein when the cover is in the closed position, the first lock attachment point and the second lock attachment point are accessible through the aperture.

11. The bag of claim 1, wherein the cover includes a detent that engages the base to releasably hold the cover in the closed position.

12. The bag of claim 1, wherein the bracket assembly includes a mounting plate arranged on an interior surface of the body, wherein the base is arranged on an exterior surface of the body, and wherein the mounting plate is secured to the base to mount the bracket assembly to the body.

13. The bag of claim 12, wherein the bracket assembly includes threaded fasteners extending through the body to secure the mounting plate to the base.

14. The bag of claim 1, wherein the cover is pivotally coupled to the base.

15. A bracket assembly for a bag having a body and a zipper coupled to the body, the zipper including a slider movable along the body and a pull coupled to the slider, the bracket assembly comprising:

a base defining a recess that is configured to receive a portion of the pull;

a cover movable relative to the base between an open position, in which the cover is spaced apart from the recess to allow removal of the pull from the recess, and a closed position, in which the cover substantially covers the recess to inhibit removal of the pull from the recess;

a first lock attachment point secured to the base and accessible through the cover, the first lock attachment point configured to receive a first type of lock to secure the cover to the base in the closed position, wherein the first lock attachment point includes a slot formed in the base, and wherein the slot is configured to receive a portable electronic device lock; and

a second lock attachment point secured to the base apart from the first lock attachment point and accessible through the cover, the second lock attachment point configured to receive a second type of lock that is different than the first type of lock to secure the cover to the base in the closed position.

16. The bracket assembly of claim 15, wherein the second lock attachment point includes a loop extending from the base, and wherein the loop is configured to receive a padlock.

17. The bracket assembly of claim 15, further comprising a mounting plate configured to be arranged on an interior surface of the body, wherein the base is configured to be arranged on an exterior surface of the body, and wherein the mounting plate is secured to the base to mount the bracket assembly to the body.

18. A bag comprising:

a body including a first portion and a second portion defining a storage compartment therebetween;

a zipper coupled to the body to selectively close the first and second portions, the zipper including a first slider movable along the body, a second slider movable along the body, a first pull coupled to the first slider, and a second pull coupled to the second slider; and

a bracket assembly coupled to the body, the bracket assembly including

a base defining a first recess and a second recess spaced apart from the first recess, the first recess receives a portion of the first pull, and the second recess receives a portion of the second pull,

a cover pivotally coupled to the base for movement between an open position, in which the cover is spaced apart from the first and second recesses to allow removal of the portions of the first and second pulls from the first and second recesses, and a closed position, in which the cover substantially covers the first and second recesses to inhibit removal of the portions of the first and second pulls from the first and second recesses,

a slot formed in the base and accessible through the cover, the slot configured to receive a portable electronic device lock to secure the cover to the base in the closed position, and

a loop extending from the base apart from the slot and accessible through the cover, the loop configured to receive a padlock to secure the cover to the base in the closed position.