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US 4,356,712 AGranted
Hardware assembly for luggage and the like
AssigneePresto Lock, Inc.
InventorLazlo Bako
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AssigneePresto Lock, Inc.
InventorLazlo Bako
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A hardware assembly for luggage and the like includes a latch pivotally supported on a luggage case and held in a closed position by engagement between catch elements on the latch and cooperating catch elements on a control member supported for movement along the case, the control member being biased in a direction to engage the catch elements. A pivoted manual actuator associated with the latch engages the control member and is capable of moving the control member in a direction to disengage the catch elements to allow the latch to be opened, when the manual actuator is operated. The catch elements serve as a safety catch to prevent the latch from being opened until the catch elements are disengaged. The hardware assembly may further include a latching slide member coupled to the latch by a link member for movement with the latch, and for engaging a cooperable latch element on a second part of the case when the latch is in the closed position. A combination lock may also be included for blocking movement of the control member necessary to open the latch.
A hardware assembly for luggage and the like comprising a latch, means for pivotally supporting the latch on a first part of a luggage case for movement between open and closed positions;
A hardware assembly for luggage and the like comprising a latch mounting plate formed for attachment to a first part of a luggage case, a latch pivotally supported near one end thereof on the latch mounting plate for movement between open and closed positions, manual actuator means pivotally supported on the latch mounting plate near the opposite end of the latch for movement between a rest position and a release position, and means engageable with catch means associated with the latch for holding the latch in the closed position, movement of the manual actuator means to the release position being effective to disengage the catch means and the holding means to allow the latch to be moved to the open position.
A hardware assembly for luggage cases and the like comprising a pair of handle studs adapted to be mounted on a luggage case adjacent to an edge thereof, each handle stud having an open end for receiving a mounting element of a handle, and a combination lock supported between the handle studs, the combination lock having a faceplate with up-turned end portions positioned within each handle stud adjacent to the open ends, the up-turned end portions providing bearing surfaces for the mounting elements of the handle received in the open ends.
In a hardware assembly for luggage and the like, a combination lock comprising a frame, a faceplate attached to the frame, the faceplate having a plurality of slots therein, a shaft supported on the frame, a plurality of dials rotatably supported on the shaft and extending through the slots in the faceplate, a bolt pivotally supported on upstanding projections on the frame for movement between locked and unlocked positions, the projections extending from the frame towards the faceplate, means coupled to the dials and rotatable therewith for moving the bolt to the locked position except when the dials have predetermined rotational positions, and spring means located on the projections between the bolt and the faceplate for urging the bolt to the unlocked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.