Tamper-proof baggage
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Abstract
The present invention relates to tamper-proof baggage, comprising one opening, and a locking system for the opening. The opening has opposite edges, and the locking system comprises a movable slider and a padlock with a seat. The movable slider comprises a movable element shaped to be engaged with the opposite edges of the opening. The padlock is arranged in proximity to a limit stop position of the slider which corresponds to a closed condition of the opening and the seat of the padlock has a through hole that passes through the padlocks. The movable element of said slider has a metal end adapted to be inserted into the through hole of the padlock, and the baggage further comprises a magnetic element arranged downstream of the padlock.
Claims10
Tamper-proof baggage, comprising:
- at least one opening to access inside of the baggage;
- and
- a locking system for said at least one opening;
- wherein said at least one opening has opposite edges with complementary profiles;
- and
- wherein the locking system comprises:
- a movable slider, and
- a padlock with a seat, wherein said movable slider is insertable, and
- locking means for releasably retaining the movable slider when inserted in said seat;
- and
- wherein said movable slider comprises:
- a movable element shaped in such a way as to be engaged with the two edges of said opening and to allow them to be engaged when it is moved in a closing direction and to allow them to be released when it is moved in the direction opposite to the closing direction, and
- grasping means connected to the movable element to allow a user to move the movable element in said closing direction or in the opposite direction, characterized in that:
- the padlock is arranged in proximity to a limit stop position of the slider which corresponds to a closed condition of said opening,
- the seat of said padlock has a through hole that passes through the padlock,
- the movable element of said slider has a metal end adapted to be inserted into the through hole of the padlock;
- wherein the baggage further comprises a magnetic element arranged downstream of said padlock, in such a way as to attract the metal end of said movable element through the through hole of the padlock and to place the movable element in such a position to be engaged by the locking means of the padlock.
Locking system comprising
- a movable slider;
- a padlock with a seat, wherein said movable slider is insertable;
- and
- locking means for releasably retaining the movable slider when inserted in said seat;
- wherein said movable slider comprises:
- a movable element shaped in such a way as to engage the two edges of said opening and to allow them to be engaged when it is moved in a closing direction and to allow them to be released when it is moved in the direction opposite to the closing direction, and
- grasping means connected to the movable element to allow a user to move the movable element in said closing direction or in the opposite direction, characterized in that
- the padlock is arranged in proximity to a limit stop position of the slider which corresponds to a closed condition of said opening,
- the seat of said padlock has a through hole that passes through the padlock,
- the movable element of said slider has a metal end adapted to be inserted into the through hole of the padlock,
- a magnetic element arranged downstream of said padlock, in such a way as to attract the metal end of said movable element through the through hole of the padlock and to place the movable element in such a position to be engaged by the locking means of the padlock.
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