Patent ID: 7383706
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A suitcase lock comprising: a housing having a surface in which a slot is defined, a link bar being mounted inside the housing; a lid mounted to an inner open side of the housing having an end section on which a first pawl is formed, a middle section forming lugs to pivotally connect the link bar of the housing, and an opposite end section forming a retention plate and positioning plates, the positioning plates defining extended holes to rotatably joint an end of the housing; a push switch arranged at and partially projecting beyond an open end of the housing, the push switch having an inner surface forming a second pawl corresponding to and engageable with the first pawl of the lid; a rotor forming a projection block and a plate set at a predetermined angular position with respect to the projection block, the rotor having pivots for mounting to the housing to allow the plate projecting outward through the slot of the housing; and a hook block arranged at the opposite end section of the lid and forming a hook, the hook block having an inner surface in which a recess is formed to accommodate a spring, the hook block forming lugs at an end and the lugs forming through holes to allow the hook block to pivotally connect to the extended holes of the positioning plates of the lid with an end of the spring abutting against the retention plate; wherein the suitcase lock is adapted to be mounted in pair to opposite positions of a lower shell of a suitcase so that when an upper shell of the suitcase is closed, the hook of the hook block engages a counterpart hook of the upper shell, and the second pawl of the push switch engages the first pawl of the lid and the rotor is set at a position to abut against the push switch to thereby prevent the upper shell from opening and wherein when the rotor is moved away from the set position by being manually operated with the plate and no longer abutting against the push switch, the push switch is manually depressible to disengage the second pawl thereof from the first pawl of the lid thereby allowing the upper shell of the suitcase to be openable.