IP Library Granted Patent US 10,825,361
Granted Patent B1
US 10,825,361 · App. 16/544,482 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Lock instruction tag for luggage systems

Inventors: Colin Edwin Schmidt (New York, NY); Wah Loong Choi (Hong Kong, CN)
Assignee: JRSK, Inc.
G09F3/02E05B37/02G09F2003/0254
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,825,361
App. No.
16/544,482
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

A lock instruction tag for providing instructions to a user for opening locking mechanisms of luggage systems. The lock instruction tag includes a first portion having instructions for opening a luggage system and a second portion having an opening. The opening is sized to receive at least a portion of a zipper head of the luggage system.

Claims (31)

1. A lock instruction tag proximate a locking mechanism of a luggage, comprising:

a first portion having instructions for opening the luggage; and

a second portion having an opening,

wherein the opening is sized to receive at least a portion of a zipper head, and

wherein the lock instruction tag is attached using the portion of the zipper head.

2. The lock instruction tag of claim 1 , wherein the lock instruction tag is removable from the luggage.

3. The lock instruction tag of claim 1 , wherein the opening is one of a plurality of openings.

4. The lock instruction tag of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of openings is sized to receive at least a portion of a zipper head.

5. The lock instruction tag of claim 1 , wherein the instructions comprises an image representing a locking mechanism of the luggage.

6. The lock instruction tag of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further comprises text representing a plurality of steps for opening the luggage.

7. The lock instruction tag of claim 1 , wherein the instructions comprises a plurality of images representing a locking mechanism of the luggage.

8. The lock instruction tag of claim 1 , wherein the lock instruction tag is made of a material comprising at least one of paper, plastic, and metal.

9. The lock instruction tag of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is made of a first material having a first elastic modulus and the second portion is made of a second material having a second elastic modulus.

10. The lock instruction tag of claim 9 , wherein the second elastic modulus is greater than the first elastic modulus.

11. A method for removing a lock instruction tag from a luggage, the lock instruction tag comprising an opening sized to receive at least a portion of a zipper head of the luggage, the method comprising:

setting a locking mechanism of the luggage to an opening state;

actuating the locking mechanism of the luggage; and

clearing the opening of the lock instruction tag from the zipper head.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein setting the locking mechanism of the luggage to the opening state comprises setting a combination of the locking mechanism to a default value.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein actuating the locking mechanism of the luggage comprises sliding a lock of the locking mechanism.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the lock instruction tag further comprises instructions for opening the luggage.

15. A lock instruction tag proximate a locking mechanism of a luggage, comprising:

a first portion having instructions for opening the luggage; and

a second portion having an opening,

wherein the opening is sized to receive at least a portion of a zipper head, and

wherein the lock instruction tag is on a substantially parallel plane as the locking mechanism.

16. The lock instruction tag of claim 15 , wherein the lock instruction tag is removable from the luggage.

17. The lock instruction tag of claim 15 , wherein the opening is one of a plurality of openings.

18. The lock instruction tag of claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of openings is sized to receive at least a portion of a zipper head.

19. The lock instruction tag of claim 15 , wherein the first portion is made of a first material having a first elastic modulus and the second portion is made of a second material having a second elastic modulus.

20. The lock instruction tag of claim 19 , wherein the second elastic modulus is greater than the first elastic modulus.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2021
From: JRSK, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 057577/0775 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2020
From: SCHMIDT, COLIN EDWIN; CHOI, WAH LOONG
To: JRSK, INC.
Reel/Frame 053855/0171 →