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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7621160 | Locking bag with locking handle A bag comprising a lockable pouch and a lockable handle is disclosed. The bag comprises a locking mechanism that secures the contents of the bag by securing a sliding fastener in place. In one embodiment, the handle and sliding fastener are both secured via a common... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7415853 | Dual locking device A dual locking device is provided for securing a plugging member of a case, such as a luggage case or suitcase or the like, and comprises a housing, a switching mechanism, a restriction member and two locking devices. The switching mechanism includes a push-button a... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7367482 | Securable game ball storage bag A securable game ball storage bag includes a bag member having a hollow interior for reception of a game ball and various accessory items such as a wallet and keys. The interior is accessible with a zipper having a pull tab with a latch adjacent thereto. A shoulder ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357010 | Plug assembly for a door lock A plug assembly has a cylindrical barrel portion, a plug, a driving shaft and a mounting cap. The cylindrical barrel portion has a rear end and a stop. The plug is mounted rotatably within the cylindrical barrel portion. The driving shaft is mounted securely on the ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7305717 | Clothing for autistic children This is specially designed clothing for autistic children. It may however also be used for children or adults who are physically or mentally infirm and provides a means to secure the clothing and provide a means to shorten the clothing. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7257972 | Locking case for a toothbrush A locking storage case for holding a toothbrush. As two parts of the case are slidably engaged with each other to form an enclosed cavity holding the toothbrush, a combination lock, integrally and rigidly mounted to the parts of the case, becomes engaged for locking... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244222 | Apparatus for and method of positioning a slider on mating zipper elements An apparatus used in the manufacture of a thermoplastic zipper having a slider mounted thereon includes a pair of clamp arms disposed on opposing sides of a path of the zipper. The clamp arms are movable in directions substantially perpendicular to the zipper path s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7200901 | Zipper securing devices Zipper securing devices for keeping zippers in a securely closed but unlocked condition that provide for easy un-fastening and re-fastening of the zipper securing device. In one embodiment, the zipper securing device comprises an elastic loop assembly and post. In a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7185871 | Tie-down for bulky equipment exposed to windstorms A tie down resistive to strong winds for lightweight but bulky equipment. The tie down includes anchors driven into the ground which hold cables that in turn are attached to the base of the equipment. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7121122 | Strap lock A strap lock has a flexible strap having a leading end and a trailing end. A locking device includes a first strap engagement portion that is capable of holding one part of the strap in position with respect to the locking device in a lock position thereof, and rele... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121064 | Method for dual manufacture of reclosable bags of HFVF machine A method for dual manufacture of reclosable packages on a horizontal-form, vertical fill machine. The method comprising the following steps: extending a web of bag making film under tension in a machine direction; joining one zipper tape to the web along a first zon... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117991 | Portable carrier A portable carrier includes a base housing and a cover member secured to the base housing. The base housing is provided with an internal cavity defined by a bottom wall and an enclosing wall extending substantially upwardly from the bottom wall. The cover member is ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111714 | Slide fastener pull handle A slide fastener and related pull are disclosed. The pull is formed of an elongate strip of material defining a handle portion between a first end and an opposite second end. The first end of the pull is attached to the article bearing an elongate set of engaging st... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086255 | Locker bag apparatus The present invention is directed to a locker bag apparatus and system. The locker bag apparatus is preferably made of pliable or soft material and is provided with a zipper configured to lock with a locking hook, preferably a locking wall pole or tree hook. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080530 | Keyless locking device A locking device having a cylindrical plunger and a cylindrical sleeve for releasably and rotatably receiving the plunger, the sleeve having an open top portion, and a bottom portion. A keyway is provided axially disposed along the length of one of the plunger or sl... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073233 | Slide fastener A slide fastener is provided which has two sliders arranged to be slidable on a pair of interlocking stringers so as to open the fastener when separated and close the fastener when brought together, at least one receiving portion disposed on one of the sliders, at l... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7021852 | Article holder An open ring-like device for holding articles such as plastic cards and keys is formed so that its ends are opposed to one another and includes tips at the ends. The distance between the tips is less than the thickness of an article. Articles can be inserted into th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007804 | Game ball bag system A game ball bag that includes a compartment adapted for holding a large, round object such as a basketball and which includes a lockable strap assembly for securing the bag to an immovable structure such as a park bench, chain link fence, tree or similar structure. | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000438 | Restraint system and lockable fastener A restraint system includes a wrist restraint system and an ankle restraint system that allow the limbs of a detainee to be restrained. The lockable wrist restraint system includes a waist belt and wrist restraints that are rotatably mounted to the waist belt. The w... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6928415 | Method of delivering groceries purchased over the internet Groceries ordered over the Internet by a particular time in the early evening may be delivered by the next morning to a location within a 5-6 hour delivery radius of a warehouse. The grocery order is filled at the warehouse, where the groceries are placed in a tote ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919797 | Remote-controlled lock A remote-controlled lock includes a bottom base, a transmission motor, a connecting rod, a sleeve, a deadbolt, a spring and a casing. The transmission motor is started to rotate clockwise together with the stop member on its shaft by pressing the unlocking button of... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912880 | Combination lock having a second lock mechanism A combination lock having a combination lock mechanism and a key lock mechanism. The combination lock mechanism is able to unlock and lock the combination lock by switching a plurality of dials exposed on the surface of the combination lock, while the key lock mecha... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905140 | Combination interactive book and lockable storage device A combination book and storage device comprising a container with at least one cover which contains locking mechanism which is simple to operate and manufacture and a book which is mounted so that when the cover of the storage device is locked the book is still acce... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6807832 | Auxiliary unit of a suitcase lock A suitcase lock includes a primary unit fitted on a suitcase, a wire housing fitted on a suitcase, a reel and elastic element combination arranged in the housing, and a wire; the wire is connected with the reel at an inner end, and a locking tab at an outer end, whi... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6775885 | Two way open-end zipper A two way open-end zipper formed of two zipper tapes, left and right top stops, a plug pin and a fixed pin and two slides is disclosed in which the fixed pin has a first upright sidewall, a second upright sidewall, a longitudinal sliding way defined between the firs... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6694655 | Security identification tag A security identification tag having an elongated body and a label, the elongated body including a leading end and a second end, an opening for receiving the leading end at a point between the leading end and the second end and an elongated aperture for r... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6637078 | Slider for slide fastener with locking device It relates to a slider for slider fastener with locking device where a sheet-like spring having a locking pawl at one end is fixed at the other end on a body. A bent portion of a spring portion of the fixed spring is exposed at a guide post, and a pull is... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6533335 | Security device A security device for a slide fastener, including a housing adapted to be fitted to an object to which the slide fastener is attached, the housing substantially surrounding the slider of the slide fastener in its fully closed position, a closure member ad... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6510593 | Lockable slide fastener A slide fastener apparatus which includes a first and second slide with a releasable locking latch integral to the slides and a keyed, rotating cam as a locking mechanism.... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6467135 | Security zipper pull A security for a compartmented structure including at least one zippered compartment includes a two-slide zipper. The pulls are configured to interlock one another and to expose a security slot when engaged. Affixing a security product to the security whe... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6463771 | Soft sided portable safe construction A portable safe construction (10) adapted to be attached to a stationary fixed object (60)(70) and including an enclosure member (20) fabricated from ballistic cloth (21) and having a lid element (22) and a receptacle element (24) hingedly connected toget... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6354104 | Lockable specimen transporter A lockable blood and urine sample transporter. The transporter has a thermostatically controlled cooling unit which maintains the specimens at a fixed temperature. The transporter also has a securing lock which prevents unauthorized access to the specimen... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6308541 | Zipper locking device for a luggage case A zipper locking device (10) for securing a double-slider zipper (14) comprising a housing (18), a base (16), a vertically extending member (20), a pivoting arm (22), a pair of compressible pads (26), a stabilizer (24), and a means for locking (34) the de... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6202455 | Zipper lock assembly for an article with a zipper having two pull tabs A zipper lock assembly is provided for an article with a zipper having two pull tabs. The zipper lock assembly includes a casing having two compartments and two slots for intercommunicating the compartments with outside to allow respective passing of the ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6189249 | Security tag device A tamper-proof seal assembly for discouraging and detecting tampering of containers onto which the tamper-proof seal assembly is installed. The container includes a closure assembly. The closure assembly defines an opening. The tamper-proof seal assembly ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6119493 | Tamper resistant combination lock An improved tamper resistant combination lock with large planar easy to shift blocking slides with spring fingers that fool the lock picker into believing all three positions of the slides are blocking positions, rather than passing positions. The slides ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6065313 | Safety press-type zipper lock A safety press-type zipper lock in which a lock casing is formed with two slots for placing therein tabs of a zipper slider. Each of a left and a right push buttons has a latch hook for locking with the tab. A bounding resilient plate is disposed in the s... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6062051 | Dial lock slide for a slide fastener The present invention relates to a dial lock slide for slide fasteners used for bags or trunks, made capable of altering the dial code at will that opening the lock may become impossible for others, through its characteristic construction, wherein a slide... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6041627 | Compression latch A latch of the pull-up type for attaching one member to another, such as cabinet door to a cabinet, is unlatched and latched by turning the latch handle in one direction or the other. When the door is in a latched position, rotating the unlatching directi... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6029482 | Security pouch having a locking mechanism associated with an electronic module A security pouch for carrying confidential documents or other valuables from a sending to a remote receiving station, the pouch being adapted to inform its receiver whether at some point in the course of transit, the pouch had been intercepted and opened ... | 02/29/2000 |
