Bag lock with pop-up hood
First Claim
1. A lock for a bag having a slide fastener with a body that moves in a plane at a top of the bag, the bag further having an inside and an outside, the lock comprising:
- a post fixed to the bag with a seat, said seat extending perpendicular to said post inside of the bag, said post having a vertical axis; and
a hood, said hood having an arm with an arm axis that is movably positionable over said seat to lock the body of the slide fastener between said seat and said arm, said hood having a plurality of combination dials operable about said arm axis thereon, said hood further having a cylinder that is coaxial with said post, said cylinder having a pivot axis and being extendable along said pivot axis generally parallel to said vertical axis of said post to separate said arm from said seat to unlock said lock;
said lock is selectably unlockable to release the body of the slide fastener when said plurality of combination dials are rotated to a proper combination.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a combination and keyed bag lock with a pop-up hood. In one embodiment, a lock having a post and a rigid seat with a fixed rim is provided. A hood with a cylinder received within the post and an arm extending from the post is further provided. A key hole is within the cylinder. The arm of the hood houses a combination lock. A knob is rotatable relative the cylinder, and the hood pops up under actuation of the knob when the combination is accurately entered. The hood also pops up when the key is used to unlock the lock. The arm separates vertically from the seat when the hood pops up thereby allowing the body of a slide fastener to exit the lock.
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17 Claims
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1. A lock for a bag having a slide fastener with a body that moves in a plane at a top of the bag, the bag further having an inside and an outside, the lock comprising:
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a post fixed to the bag with a seat, said seat extending perpendicular to said post inside of the bag, said post having a vertical axis; and a hood, said hood having an arm with an arm axis that is movably positionable over said seat to lock the body of the slide fastener between said seat and said arm, said hood having a plurality of combination dials operable about said arm axis thereon, said hood further having a cylinder that is coaxial with said post, said cylinder having a pivot axis and being extendable along said pivot axis generally parallel to said vertical axis of said post to separate said arm from said seat to unlock said lock; said lock is selectably unlockable to release the body of the slide fastener when said plurality of combination dials are rotated to a proper combination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A lock for a bag having a slide fastener with a body that moves in a plane at a top of the bag, the bag further having an inside and an outside, the lock comprising:
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a post fixed to the bag with a seat, said seat extending perpendicular to said post inside of the bag, said post having a vertical axis; a hood, said hood having an arm with an arm axis, said arm being movably positionable over said seat to lock the body of the slide fastener between said seat and said arm, said hood further having a cylinder that is coaxial with said post, said cylinder having a pivot axis and being extendable along said pivot axis generally parallel to said vertical axis of said post to separate said arm from said seat to unlock said lock; a plurality of dials operable about said arm axis, said lock being selectably unlockable when said plurality of dials are rotated to a proper combination; and a key hole, said lock being selectably unlockable when a proper key is inserted into said key hole, wherein said hood is pivotable about said pivot axis when said lock is unlocked. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a bag lock comprising the steps:
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providing a bag having a slide fastener with a fastener body that moves in a plane at a top of the bag, the bag further having an inside and an outside; providing a bag lock having; a post fixed to the bag with a seat, the seat extending perpendicular to the post inside of the bag and the post having a vertical axis; a hood, the hood having an arm with an arm axis that is movably positionable over the seat to lock the fastener body of the slide fastener between the seat and the arm; and a plurality of combination dials on the hood rotatable about the arm axis; entering a proper combination of the plurality of combination dials on the hood; and unlocking the bag lock and by moving the hood away from the seat along the vertical axis of the post to allow the fastener body of the slide fastener to freely move. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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