Patent ID: 6527306
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A closing assembly for bags and suitcases comprising:at least one pair of catch means associated with a first half-shell of a bag or suitcase, the catch means being capable of providing a releasable engagement with a corresponding pair of counter-catch means associated with a second half-shell of the bag or suitcase, said releasable engagement for closing the bag or suitcase; and jointly activatable inhibition means for inhibiting the opening of the bag or suitcase, operationally connected to the said at least one pair of catch means, wherein the inhibition means are jointly activatable to simultaneously inhibit the release of the releasable engagement with the said pair of counter-catch means, and wherein the said catch means are movable between an open and a closed position and each of the catch means is provided with corresponding releasable locking means for locking the catch means in the closed position, and with corresponding release means for releasing the said releasable locking means, and the said jointly activatable inhibition means act simultaneously on the release means of the at least one pair of catch means and can be activated for the simultaneous inhibition of the release of the locking means of the at least one pair of catch means by the said release means.