Patent ID: 6296161
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B60R,F16B

Abstract:
A fastening system for attaching a suitcase to a frame, said fastening system comprising:(a) a U-shaped locking clamp positionable around the frame, said U-shaped locking clamp being provided with:(a1) two legs which form locking bars; and(a2) a bridge part connecting the legs,whereby on a side of the frame remote from the bridge part the locking bars are lockable located in the suitcase, the fastening system being provided with a tilting element, comprising at least one contacting surface, a tiltable plate comprising a passage, said tiltable plate abutting against said contacting surface, whereby the tiltable plate by means of the tilting element is tiltable from a first position to a second position and vice versa, whereby in the first position of the plate the locking bar is movable through the passage in said plate in a direction of insertion and in a direction opposite thereto, parallel to a central axis, while in the second position of the plate the central axis includes a sharp angle with the direction of insertion and the locking bar is attached to the plate.