Security bag

• US 6,864,791 B1
• Filed: 01/22/2003
• Issued: 03/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rackel Industries Limited
• Original Assignee: Rackel Industries Limited
• Inventors: Kam, Raymond
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Benjamin C.
• Application Number:
  US10/348,849
• Time in Patent Office: 776 Days
• Field of Search: 340/568.7, 340/568.1, 340/568.2, 340/681.1, 340/687, 340/522, 340/523, 340/570
• US Class Current: 340/568.7
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/1076 with a snap action A45C13/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/24 Devices for sound-producing, piercing, gas-discharging, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0297 Robbery alarms, e.g. hold-up alarms, bag snatching alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

A security bag includes a body having an interior for receiving articles, a closure attached to or formed integrally with the body and openable to gain access to the body interior and a pair of catches closing the closure to the body. A security device co-operates with each catch to enable the closure to be opened without sounding an alarm but only when both catches are operated in unison or within a predetermined time of one another. The security device also alerts the user when the bag is not properly closed.

Claims

1. A bag comprising:

a body having an interior for receiving articles,

a closure attached to or formed integrally with the body and openable to gain access to the body interior,

a pair of catches closing the closure to the body, and

security means for co-operating with each catch enabling the closure to be opened without sounding an alarm but only when both catches are operated in unison or within a predetermined time of one another;

wherein said security means sounds said alarm when at least one of the catches are operated not in unison or not within said predetermined time of one another.

2. The bag of claim 1 wherein the security means comprises a control circuit connected electrically to each catch, and a siren for sounding an alarm.

3. The bag of claim 2 wherein each catch comprises a body-mounted component connected electrically to the control circuit and a closure-mounted component connected electrically to the control circuit and wherein each body-mounted component is connected electrically with its respective closure-mounted component when the closure is closed.

4. The bag of claim 3 wherein each body-mounted component is attracted magnetically to its associated closure-mounted component.

5. The bag of claim 2 wherein said predetermined time is about three or four seconds or less.

6. The bag of claim 3 wherein each body-mounted component is latched mechanically to its associated closure-mounted component.

7. The bag of claim 6 wherein each catch comprises a body-mounted component and a closure-mounted component and wherein one of those components comprises first and second movable members interacting with the other component.

8. The bag of claim 7 wherein the first movable member of one catch is connected to the second movable member of the other catch and the second movable member of said one catch is connected to the first movable member of said other catch.

9. The bag of claim 8 wherein the said connections are via Bowden cables.

10. The bag of claim 8 wherein the movable members are spring-biased into contact with said other component.