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US 9,151,081 · App. 14/534,685 · Granted Oct 6, 2015

Lockable containers

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Patent No.
US 9,151,081
App. No.
14/534,685
Granted
Oct 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A container that includes a lockable zipper. The container includes a cavity having an opening. A zipper is provided that includes first and second rows of teeth and a slider. The first row of teeth is connected on one side of the opening and the second row of teeth is connected on an opposite side of the opening. The slider is configured to cause the rows of teeth to mesh together when the slider is moved to the closed position and to cause the rows of teeth to separate when moved to the open position. A locking arrangement is provided that includes a lock mechanism and a locking latch opening. A locking latch is provided that is designed to be releasably connected to the locking latch opening. The locking latch is designed to prevent the slider from moving to a fully open position when the locking latch is locked in the locking latch opening. The locking latch is designed to allow the slider to move to a fully open position when the locking latch is released from the locking latch opening.

Claims (28)

1. A container that includes a lockable zipper comprising:

a container that includes a front face, a back face, a top, a side and a cavity having an opening;

a zipper, said zipper positioned only on said top of said container, said zipper absent from said front face and said back face, said zipper including first and second rows of teeth and a slider, said first row of teeth connected to said top of said container and positioned on one side of said opening, said second row of teeth connected to said top of said container and positioned on an opposite side of said opening, said slider configured to move along the first and second rows of teeth and to cause said rows of teeth to mesh together when said slider is moved to a closed position and to cause said rows of teeth to separate when moved to an open position, said opening of said cavity being closed when said slider is in a fully closed position, said opening of said cavity open when said slider is in a fully open position; said front face extending in a direction which is substantially parallel to the zipper;

a locking arrangement, said locking arrangement including a lock mechanism and a locking latch opening, said locking arrangement positioned only on said front face of said container, said lock mechanism including a combination lock; and,

a locking latch designed to be releasably connected to said locking latch opening, said locking latch is movably connected to said slider, said locking latch including a latch connector, an upper body portion, a locking arm, and a lock member, said latch connector connected to said upper body portion of said locking latch, said latch connector movably connected to said slider of said zipper, said locking arm connected to said upper body portion, said lock member connected to a bottom surface of said locking arm, said locking latch locked in said locking latch opening when at least a portion of said locking latch is positioned in said locking latch opening and said lock mechanism is in a locked state, said locking latch releasable from said locking latch opening when said lock mechanism is in an open state, said locking latch preventing said slider to move to said fully open position when at least a portion of said locking latch is in said locking latch opening and said lock mechanism is in a locked state, said locking latch allowing said slider to move to said fully open position when said locking latch is released from said locking latch opening.

2. The container as defined in claim 1 , wherein said locking latch is rigidly connected to said latch connecter.

3. The container as defined in claim 1 , wherein said locking arrangement includes a lock button that is movable relative to a face plate of said locking arrangement, a plurality of rotating discs with inscribed numerals, symbols or combinations thereof are positioned in slots in said face plate, said rotating discs movable relative to the face plate.

4. The container as defined in claim 2 , wherein said locking arrangement includes a lock button that is movable relative to a face plate of said locking arrangement, a plurality of rotating discs with inscribed numerals, symbols or combinations thereof are positioned in slots in said face plate, said rotating discs movable relative to the face plate.

5. The container as defined in claim 1 , wherein said container includes a plurality of ring openings in a base of said container.

6. The container as defined in claim 4 , wherein said container includes a plurality of ring openings in a base of said container.

7. The container as defined in claim 1 , wherein said container is in the form of a device selected from the group consisting of a pencil pouch, sports bag, a gym bag, a purse, a backpack, a beverage container, a firearm case, a binder, a laptop or tablet container, a brief case, a personal organizer case, an electronic case, and a digital media case.

8. The container as defined in claim 4 , wherein said container is in the form of a device selected from the group consisting of a pencil pouch, sports bag, a gym bag, a purse, a backpack, a beverage container, a firearm case, a binder, a laptop or tablet container, a brief case, a personal organizer case, an electronic case, and a digital media case.

9. The container as defined in claim 6 , wherein said container is in the form of a device selected from the group consisting of a pencil pouch, sports bag, a gym bag, a purse, a backpack, a beverage container, a firearm case, a binder, a laptop or tablet container, a brief case, a personal organizer case, an electronic case, and a digital media case.

10. The container as defined in claim 1 , wherein a lower portion of said locking arm is spring biased connected to an upper portion of said locking arm.

11. The container as defined in claim 9 , wherein a lower portion of said locking arm is spring biased connected to an upper portion of said locking arm.

12. A container that includes a lockable zipper comprising:

a container that includes a front face, a back face, a top, a side and a cavity having an opening, said container includes a plurality of ring openings in a base of said container;

a zipper, said zipper positioned only on said top of said container, said zipper absent from said front face and said back face, said zipper including first and second rows of teeth and a slider, said first row of teeth connected to said top of said container and positioned on one side of said opening, said second row of teeth connected to said top of said container and positioned on an opposite side of said opening, said slider configured to move along the first and second rows of teeth and to cause said rows of teeth to mesh together when said slider is moved to a closed position and to cause said rows of teeth to separate when moved to an open position, said opening of said cavity being closed when said slider is in a fully closed position, said opening of said cavity open when said slider is in a fully open position;

a locking arrangement, said locking arrangement including a lock mechanism and a locking latch opening, said locking arrangement positioned on said container in a location other than said top of said container, said lock mechanism including a combination lock; and,

a locking latch designed to be releasably connected to said locking latch opening, said locking latch is movably connected to said slider, said locking latch including a latch connector, an upper body portion, a locking arm, and a lock member, said latch connector connected to said upper body portion of said locking latch, said latch connector movably connected to said slider of said zipper, said locking arm connected to said upper body portion, said locking arm including an upper portion and a lower portion, said lower portion pivotally connected to said upper portion, said upper portion connected to said upper body portion, said lock member connected to a bottom surface of lower portion of said locking arm, said locking latch locked in said locking latch opening when at least a portion of said locking latch is positioned in said locking latch opening and said lock mechanism is in a locked state, said locking latch releasable from said locking latch opening when said lock mechanism is in an open state, said locking latch preventing said slider to move to said fully open position when at least a portion of said locking latch is in said locking latch opening and said lock mechanism is in a locked state, said locking latch allowing said slider to move to said fully open position when said locking latch is released from said locking latch opening.

13. The container as defined in claim 12 , wherein said locking arrangement is positioned only on said front face of said container.

14. The container as defined in claim 13 , wherein said lower portion of said locking arm is spring biased connected to said upper portion of said locking arm.

15. A container that includes a lockable zipper comprising:

a container that includes a front face, a back face, a top, a side and a cavity having an opening;

a zipper, said zipper positioned only on said top of said container, said zipper absent from said front face and said back face, said zipper including first and second rows of teeth and a slider, said first row of teeth connected to said top of said container and positioned on one side of said opening, said second row of teeth connected to said top of said container and positioned on an opposite side of said opening, said slider configured to move along the first and second rows of teeth and to cause said rows of teeth to mesh together when said slider is moved to a closed position and to cause said rows of teeth to separate when moved to an open position, said opening of said cavity being closed when said slider is in a fully closed position, said opening of said cavity open when said slider is in a fully open position;

a locking arrangement, said locking arrangement including a lock mechanism and a locking latch opening, said locking arrangement positioned on said container in a location other than said top of said container, said lock mechanism including a combination lock; and,

a locking latch designed to be releasably connected to said locking latch opening, said locking latch is movably connected to said slider, said locking latch including a latch connector, an upper body portion, a locking arm, and a lock member, said latch connector rigidly connected to said upper body portion of said locking latch, said latch connector movably connected to said slider of said zipper, said locking arm rigidly connected to said upper body portion, said locking arm including an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion of said locking arm connected to said upper body portion, said lower portion of said locking arm rigidly connected to said upper portion of said locking arm, said upper body portion having an arcuate shape, said lock member connected to a bottom surface of said lower portion of said locking arm, said locking latch locked in said locking latch opening when at least a portion of said locking latch is positioned in said locking latch opening and said lock mechanism is in a locked state, said locking latch releasable from said locking latch opening when said lock mechanism is in an open state, said locking latch preventing said slider to move to said fully open position when at least a portion of said locking latch is in said locking latch opening and said lock mechanism is in a locked state, said locking latch allowing said slider to move to said fully open position when said locking latch is released from said locking latch opening.

16. The container as defined in claim 15 , wherein said locking arrangement is positioned only on said front face of said container.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2024
From: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
To: IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; ORANGE FANTASY, INC.
Reel/Frame 069299/0132 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2024
From: 12 THRASIO TWELVE, INC.; 17 THRASIO SEVENTEEN, INC.; 19 THRASIO NINETEEN, INC.; 22 THRASIO TWENTY TWO, INC.; 7 THRASIO SEVEN, INC.; APRICOT IDEAS, INC.; CALIFORNIA POPPY PROJECTS, INC.; CARAMEL CREATIONS, INC.; CHILI FLAKES, INC.; COMET CREATIONS, INC.; DARK ORANGE DESIGN INC.; EMBERGLOW IDEAS, INC.; FAINT ORANGE HORIZON, INC.; GINGER CAT CREATIONS, INC.; GOLDEN GATE SOLUTIONS, INC.; IDEAL MONARCH INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC; KHAKI TRIPS INC.; KOI CREATIONS, INC.; LIONFISH LOGISTICS, INC.; MAPLE MOVEMENTS, INC.; OCHRE ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE CRUSH ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE HOPE, INC.; ORANGE MARGARITA, INC.; ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; ORANGE UMBRELLA CREATIONS, INC.; ORANGUTAN ORGANIZATION, INC.; OYSTER OASIS, INC.; PENNY ROSE SOLUTIONS, INC.; SUNNY OPERATIONS, INC.; SWEET NECTAR ENTERPRISE, INC.; TANGELO TENDENCIES, INC.; TANGERINE IDEAS, INC.; TOPAZ TRADITIONS, INC.; WILLIAMS EVANS RETAIL LTD.; AMBER IDEAS, INC.; PENTHE COMPANY
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN IP RECORDED AT R/F 58962/0806 Recorded Jun 29, 2024
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
To: ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; COMET CREATIONS, INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; TANGELO TENDENCIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 068050/0158 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2024
From: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
To: THRASIO, LLC; 1 THRASIO ONE, INC.; 10 THRASIO TEN, INC.; 11 THRASIO ELEVEN, INC.; 12 THRASIO TWELVE, INC.; 14 THRASIO FOURTEEN, INC.; 15 THRASIO FIFTEEN, INC.; 16 THRASIO SIXTEEN, INC.; 17 THRASIO SEVENTEEN, INC.; 18 THRASIO EIGHTEEN, INC.; 19 THRASIO NINETEEN, INC.; 2 B BOUNTIFUL, INC.; 20 THRASIO TWENTY, INC.; 21 THRASIO TWENTY ONE, INC.; 22 THRASIO TWENTY TWO, INC.; 23 THRASIO TWENTY THREE, INC.; 24 THRASIO TWENTY FOUR, INC.; 25 THRASIO TWENTY FIVE, INC.; 3 THRASIO THREE, INC.; 5 THRASIO FIVE, INC.; 6 THRASIO SIX, INC.; 7 THRASIO SEVEN, INC.; 8 THRASIO EIGHT, INC.; 9 THRASIO NINE, INC.; ALLOY IDEAS, INC.; AMBER IDEAS, INC.; AMBER OASIS, INC.; APRICOT IDEAS, INC.; APRICOT IDEAS, INC.; ASH DEVELOPMENTS, LLC; ASSASSIN BUG INDUSTRIES, INC.; AUTUMN IDEAS, INC.; BITTERSWEET BILLOWS, INC.; BRONZE PROJECTS, INC.; BURNING NEON, INC.; BURNT SUMMER CITRUS, INC.; BUTTERCUP CREATIONS, INC.; BUTTERSCOTCH BEGINNINGS, INC.; CAFE CASA, INC.; CALIFORNIA POPPY PROJECTS, INC.; CANDLELIT CREATIONS, INC.; CARAMEL CREATIONS, INC.; CARNATION CREATIONS, INC.; CARROT SOLUTIONS, INC.; CAYENNE SOLUTIONS, INC.; CHAMPAGNE PROJECTS, INC.; CHEDDAR CREATIONS, INC.; CHILI FLAKES, INC.; CHRYSANTHEMUM CREATIONS, INC.; CINNABAR CREATIONS, INC.; CITRINE SOLUTIONS, INC.; CLASSY MANGO, INC.; CLASSY TANGERINE, INC.; CLEMENTINE CREATIONS, INC.; COMET CREATIONS INC.; CORAL CHROME, INC.; CORN SNAKE SURPRISES, INC.; CRAWFISH CREATIONS, INC.; DAFFODIL DESIGN, INC.; DARK ORANGE DESIGN, INC.; DAYBREAK DEVELOPMENTS, INC.; DAYLILY DREAMS, INC.; DMD GROUP, INC.; ECOM HEIGHTS LLC; EMBERGLOW IDEAS, INC.; FAINT ORANGE HORIZON, INC.; FALL FOUNDATIONS, INC.; FAWN FOUNDATIONS, INC.; FOXY CREATIONS, INC.; FROSTY DREAM, INC.; FYER TROPICS, INC.; GINGER CAT CREATIONS, INC.; GINGER CREATIONS, INC.; GINGERSNAP SOLUTIONS, INC.; GOLDEN GATE SOLUTIONS, INC.; GOLDEN KIWIFRUIT ENTERPRISES, INC.; HABANERO PEPPER PROJECTS, INC.; HARLEY ORANGE, INC.; HARVEST CHARM, INC.; HONEY SUNSET, INC.; IDEAL MONARCH, INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; JASPER GESTURE, INC.; JUPITER GESTURE, INC.; KHAKI TRIPS, INC.; KOI CREATIONS, INC.; LACE DECISIONS, INC.; LARANJA LOGISTICS, INC.; LATTE LOGISTICS, INC.; LEMUR LOGISTICS, INC.; LEVITA HOLDINGS, LLC; LIONFISH LOGISTICS, INC.; LOBSTER LOGISTICS, INC.; MAGENTA PEEL SOLUTIONS, INC.; MAHOGANY MOVEMENTS, INC.; MALT DECISIONS, INC.; MANGO MOVEMENTS, INC.; MANGO WONDER, INC.; MAPLE MOVEMENTS, INC.; MARMALADE MOVEMENTS, INC.; MELON MOVEMENTS, INC.; METEOR MOVEMENTS, INC.; MIMOSA MOVEMENTS, INC.; OCHRE ORGANIZATION, INC.; OLD RUST ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE CRUSH ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE HOPE, INC.; ORANGE MARGARITA, INC.; ORANGE ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANGE PEACH PROJECTS, INC.; ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; ORANGE UMBRELLA CREATIONS, INC.; ORANGUTAN ORGANIZATION, INC.; ORANSSI ORGANIZATION, INC.; OYSTER OASIS, INC.; PANTONE PROJECTS, INC.; PAPAYA PROJECTS, INC.; PEACH PROJECTS, INC.; PENNY ROSE SOLUTIONS, INC.; PENTHE COMPANY; PERSIAN PROJECTS, INC.; PERSIMMON PROJECTS, INC.; PIZZA PROJECTS, INC.; PORTOCALE PROJECTS, INC.; PRIMROSE PROJECTS, INC.; RADIANT ORANGE, INC.; ROSE BUD CREATIONS, INC.; ROSEWOOD WISH, INC.; SAFEREST HOLDINGS, LLC; SALMON SOLUTIONS, INC.; SANDPAPER SOLUTIONS, INC.; SANDSNAKE VENTURES, INC.; SAPPHIRE MONKEY, INC.; SCARLET SOLUTIONS, INC.; SCOTCH SOLUTIONS, INC.; SEASHELL SOLUTIONS, INC.; SHERBERT SOLUTIONS, INC.; SHORTBREAD SOLUTIONS, INC.; SOFT SPICE, INC.
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 11, 2021
From: GINGER CAT CREATIONS, INC.; ORANGE MARGARITA, INC.; FOXY CREATIONS, INC.; MAGENTA PEEL SOLUTIONS, INC.; SANDSNAKE VENTURES, INC.; IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC; DMD GROUP INC; SUNFLOWER SOLUTIONS, INC.; PERSIMMON PROJECTS, INC.; SUNRISE SEASON, INC.; CARAMEL CREATIONS, INC.; ORANGE PEEL PROJECTS, INC.; COMET CREATIONS, INC.; TANGELO TENDENCIES, INC.
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 058962/0806 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: THOMSON, VINCENT J.
To: IDEASTREAM CONSUMER PRODUCTS, LLC
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