Storage container with zipper closure
OwnerCharles Harderinventor
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Abstract
A storage container has an internal volume defined by at least one panel. Access to the internal volume is provided through an opening. A zipper is used to close the opening and the zipper is actuated by a slider. A locking mechanism for the slider is provided in the form of a housing into which the slider is received as the slider moves in a closing direction. When the slider is located in the housing, a locking cap, such as a child-proof cap, can be engaged onto the housing to prevent access to the slider.
Claims24
A container comprising:
- (A) at least one panel that defines an internal volume of the bag;
- (B) at least one opening that provides access to the internal volume;
- (C) a zipper enclosure operated by a slider that selectively closes the at least one opening;
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- (D) a locking mechanism comprising:
- (a) a body that receives the slider;
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- (b) a locking cap that engages the body and prevents the slider from being removed from the body while the locking cap is secured on the body.
A locking mechanism for a container that is sealed by a zipper comprising a slider, the locking mechanism comprising:
- (a) a body that receives the slider;
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- (b) a locking cap that engages the body and prevents the slider from being removed from the body while the locking cap is secured on the body.
A container defining an internal volume accessed through an opening, the container comprising:
- (A) closure means for selectively closing the opening;
- (B) actuator means for actuating the closure means;
- (C) housing means for receiving the actuator means;
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- (D) locking means for locking the housing means to prevent access to the actuator means.
A method for securing a container that is sealed by a zipper comprising a slider, the method comprising:
- (A) sliding the slider in a closing direction until the slider is received in a housing;
- (B) securing a locking cap onto the housing to prevent the slider from exiting the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.