Patent ID: 9151081
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A44B,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
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.