Sudhaus Schloss- Und Beschlagtechnik Gmbh & Co.

Sudhaus Schloss Und Beschlagetechnik Gmbh & Co.

Franz Hauschulte

Ulf G Rasch

Georg Bartsch

Klaus Hesse

A luggage latch for securing together two relatively movable parts has a latch housing on one of the parts, a latch component on the other of the parts engageable in the latch housing, and a keeper displaceable in the latch housing between a retaining position engaging and retaining the latch component and a freeing position out of engagement with the latch component and permitting same to be withdrawn from the housing. A combination lock on the housing has combination-lock elements operatively engageable with the keeper and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position respectively corresponding to the retaining and freeing positions of the keeper. In addition a key lock on the housing has a key-lock element operatively engageable with the keeper and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position respectively corresponding to the retaining and freeing position of the keeper. Either of the locks is capable of moving the keeper from the retaining to the freeing position regardless of the position of the other lock. The retaining position of the keeper is a central position and the keeper can move in opposite directions into two end freeing positions. The combination lock allows the keeper to move into one freeing position when it is unlocked and the key lock moves it into the other freeing position when it is unlocked.

Key and combination lock for luggage

A luggage latch has a housing mounted on a piece of luggage and a latch body or slide displaceable in the housing between a latched and unlatched position and engageable only in the latched position with a latch component on the luggage lid to retain the latch component. A slide button fixed to the latch body is longitudinally displaceable on the housing between a forward position corresponding to the latched position and a back position corresponding to the unlatched position. A plurality of number wheels rotatable on the housing are associated with respective rotatable members and formations can engage between the members and the latch body to prevent movement of the latch body into the unlatched position except when the wheels are in a predetermined angular position. Respective couplings between each of the wheels and the respective member are movable between a coupled position for joint rotation of each member with the respective wheel and a decoupling position for rotation of each member independently of the respective wheel. A coding element connected to the couplings is displaceable between a coded position setting the couplings in the coupled position and a coding position setting the couplings in the uncoupled position. The coding element is wholly enclosed in the housing, is exposed only in the back position of the slide button, and is covered by the slide button in the forward position thereof.

Combination latch for luggage

A luggage, handbag or like clasp for a receptacle has a tension member engaging over an upper clasp part when a lever is displaced, the lever being connected to the tension member by a pair of independent links. The tension member and the base plate are provided with camming surfaces which swing the tension member outwardly when the lever is swung into its open position and inwardly when the lever is swung into its closed position.

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Menden, Germany

Franz Hauschulte