Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,507,161 · App. 08/169,908
Device for locking a closure mechanism for luggage
Inventors:
Dirk Broekaert, Willy Van Hoye, Erik Wijnen
Patented Case
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Granted: Apr 16, 1996
Filed: Dec 20, 1993
Inventors
Dirk Broekaert
Willy Van Hoye
Erik Wijnen
Assignee (at issue)
Samsonite Corporation
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