Bag zipper lockable with tethered cable lock

Abstract

A bag which has a zipper which is closable over an interior space of the bag using a zipper slider. The zipper slider has a pull and a first locking tab which juts forwardly from one end of the zipper slider and defines therein a first locking slot sized to receive a locking element of a lock. A second locking tab defines a second locking slot with the second locking slot also being shaped to receive the locking element. The first and second locking tabs are configured to be selectively overlapped or aligned so as to register their locking slots, whereby upon passage of the locking element through both locking slots, access to the interior space of the bag is prevented. The locking element can be connected to a cable with a loop to tether the bag to an immovable object.

1 . A bag, comprising:
 a zipper for selectively closing off access to an interior space of the bag;   a zipper slider including a pull and a first locking tab jutting forwardly from one end of the zipper slider and defining therein a first locking slot sized to receive a locking element of a lock;   a second locking tab defining a second locking slot, and also shaped to receive said locking element, said first locking tab and said second locking tab being configured to be selectively overlapped, to align their locking slots, whereby upon passage of the locking element through the said locking slots of said first and second locking tabs access to said interior space of said bag is prevented.   
     
     
         2 . The bag of  claim 1 , including a second slider coupled to said zipper, said second locking tab being located on said second zipper slider. 
     
     
         3 . The bag of  claim 1 , wherein said second locking tab is stationarily affixed to said bag, at one end of said zipper. 
     
     
         4 . The bag of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second locking slots measure about 3×7 mm. 
     
     
         5 . The bag of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second locking slots are triangularly shaped. 
     
     
         6 . The bag of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second locking slots are each formed of two adjacently located and spaced pair of slots. 
     
     
         7 . The bag of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second locking slots extend along a travel direction of said zipper slider. 
     
     
         8 . The bag of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second locking slots extend in a direction perpendicular to a travel direction of said zipper slider. 
     
     
         9 . The bag of  claim 1 , wherein said zipper slider comprises another locking tab disposed below and parallel to the first locking tab and defining therein, a respective locking slot that is aligned with said first locking slot. 
     
     
         10 . The bag of  claim 1 , wherein said first locking tab and said second locking tab extend in planes that are parallel to a plane containing said zipper. 
     
     
         11 . The bag of  claim 1 , wherein said first locking tab and said second locking tab extend in planes substantially perpendicular to a plane containing said zipper. 
     
     
         12 . The bag of  claim 1 , wherein one of said first locking tab and said second locking tab has folded flanges defining a channel in which the other one of said first and second locking tabs is receivable. 
     
     
         13 . The bag of  claim 1 , in combination with a lock comprising a lock body and said locking element, said locking element being insertable through both said first locking slot and said second locking slot, and a flexible cable coupled to said lock body and a loop at a free distal end thereof, for enabling said lock to tether said bag to an immovable object. 
     
     
         14 . The bag of  claim 13 , wherein the locking element is in a shape of a T-bar.