Special receptacle or package – For a sport implement – exercise device – or game
Reexamination Certificate
2001-09-26
2003-05-13
Ackun, Jacob K. (Department: 3712)
Special receptacle or package
For a sport implement, exercise device, or game
C206S443000, C206S001500
Reexamination Certificate
active
06561348
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a billiard cue bag, more particularly to a billiard cue bag with a cover locking device.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a conventional billiard cue bag
1
is shown to comprise a main bag body
11
and a cover part
12
. The main bag body
11
is adapted to receive segments of a billiard cue (not shown) therein, and has a top portion
110
with an outer wall surface
1101
. The top portion
110
defines an access opening
111
. The cover part
12
is hinged to the top portion
110
of the main bag body
11
, and is movable relative to the main bag body
11
between closed and open positions for closing and opening the access opening
111
, respectively. The main bag body
11
has a female fastener
112
secured to the outer wall surface
1101
of the top portion
110
of the main bag body
11
. A retaining flap
121
is connected to the cover part
12
, and has a male fastener
1211
that engages removably the female fastener
112
of the main bag body
11
to retain the cover part
12
releasably at the closed position.
The segments of the billiard cue (not shown) can be protected from humidity when the cover part
12
is at the closed position and the male and female fasteners
1211
,
112
are inter-engaged. However, the fasteners
1211
,
112
are easily disengaged by external applied forces. If the locking strength of the male and female fasteners
1211
,
112
is strengthened, the user will encounter difficulty in opening the conventional billiard cue bag
1
.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a billiard cue bag with a cover locking device that is capable of overcoming the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art.
Accordingly, a billiard cue bag of the present invention comprises a main bag body, a cover part, and a cover locking device. The main bag body is adapted to receive segments of a billiard cue therein, and has a top portion with an outer wall surface. The top portion defines an access opening. The cover part is hinged to the top portion of the main bag body, and is movable relative to the main bag body between closed and open positions for closing and opening the access opening, respectively. The cover locking device includes a rotatable fastener unit mounted on the main bag body, a retaining flap connected to the cover part, and a lock body connected removably to the fastener unit. The fastener unit includes an elongate base part, an elongate rotary part, and a lock retaining flange. The elongate base part is secured to the outer wall surface of the top portion of the main bag body. The elongate rotary part has a mounting end and a distal end. The mounting end is mounted rotatably on one side of the base part opposite to the outer wall surface of the top portion of the main bag body. The distal end is opposite to the mounting end in a transverse direction relative to the outer wall surface of the top portion of the main bag body. The rotary part has a length and a width less than those of the base part. The length of the rotary part is greater than the width of the base part. The lock retaining flange projects in the transverse direction from the distal end of the rotary part, is formed with a shackle engaging hole, and has a length and a width less than those of the base part. The retaining flap is formed with an elongate slot that has a size and shape corresponding to those of the base part. The rotary part is rotatable relative to the base part from a releasing position to a retaining position. In the releasing position, the rotary part extends generally parallel to the elongate slot, and the lock retaining flange and the rotary part are extendible through the elongate slot so as to enable the base part to extend into the elongate slot and so as to enable the retaining flap to lie against the outer wall surface of the top portion of the main bag body for disposing the cover part at the closed position. In the retaining position, the rotary part extends generally transverse to the elongate slot such that the retaining flap can be restricted thereby from moving away from the outer wall surface of the top portion of the main bag body. The lock body has a shackle retained removably on the lock retaining flange at the shackle engaging hole.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5102529 (1992-04-01), Hickin
patent: 5350150 (1994-09-01), Fiore
Ackun Jacob K.
Marger & Johnson & McCollom, P.C.
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