Locks – Portable – Fetters
Patent
1987-03-02
1988-07-12
Wolfe, Robert L.
Locks
Portable
Fetters
70 30, 70 69, E05B 7300
Patent
active
047561718
ABSTRACT:
A locking system is described for securing luggage to a fixed object to prevent the theft or unauthorized removal of such luggage. The unique system comprises a compact durable housing having an opening therein, a rotatable spool contained within the housing, a length of flexible cable carried on the spool, the cable having first and second ends. The second end of the cable is secured to the spool; and the first end includes a first component of a separable lock device. A second component of the lock device is secured to the housing in a manner such that when the first end of the cable is withdrawn from the housing, passed through a handle or loop of the luggage, and then around the fixed object, the first component of the lock device can be coupled to the second component to thereby secure the luggage to the fixed object. The locking system is especially suited for use by travelers to secure their luggage in terminals (e.g., airports, depots, etc.) so that it is protected from theft or unauthorized removal. The locking system is small and light-weight so that it is easily carried and stored. In an alternative embodiment the locking system may be secured to an interior wall of an item of luggage having two openings therein. The first end of the cable can be pulled through one of the openings, passed around a fixed object, and then through the other opening where it is coupled to the second lock component.
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patent: 3906758 (1975-09-01), Hurwitt
patent: 4325238 (1982-04-01), Scherbing
Edmundson Dean P.
Wolfe Robert L.
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