Zipper lock
AssigneeJuno Group Pty Ltd
InventorsNadine Meehan, Annette Katelaris
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Abstract
A lock for a zipper, the zipper comprising a chain and a slider, the chain being moveable to adopt an open and a closed configuration through movement of the slider with respect to the chain, the lock adapted to retain the slider with respect to the chain by abutting a surface of the slider.
Claims14
A locking system for a zipper, the zipper comprising a chain and a slider, the chain being moveable to adopt an open and a closed configuration through movement of the slider with respect to the chain, the zipper comprising a pull tab engaged with the slider for effecting movement of the slider with respect to the chain, the slider having opposing sides which are in contact with the chain in use and opposing faces which are oriented substantially normal to the sides and facing away from one another, the pull tab being engaged with one of the faces of the slider, the opposing face comprising an abutment face, the locking system including a lock member biased into a retaining position in which the lock member retains the slider with respect to the chain by abutting at least a portion of the abutment face of the slider, the locking system including an actuator such that actuation of the actuator allows movement of the lock member into a releasing position.
A receptacle having a zipper adapted to close the receptacle and a zipper locking system, the zipper comprising a chain and a slider, the chain being moveable to adopt an open and a closed configuration through movement of the slider with respect to the chain, the zipper comprising a pull tab engaged with the slider for effecting movement of the slider with respect to the chain, the slider having opposing sides which are in contact with the chain in use and opposing faces which are oriented substantially normal to the sides and facing away from one another, the pull tab being engaged with one of the faces of the slider, the opposing face comprising an abutment face, and the locking system including a lock member biased into a retaining position in which the lock member retains the slider with respect to the chain by abutting at least a portion of the abutment face of the slider, the locking system including an actuator such that actuation of the actuator allows movement of the lock member into a releasing position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.