Mechanism and method for easily replacing zipper of zippered hardside luggage

Abstract

A mechanism and method for easily replacing a zipper of a zippered hardside luggage, wherein one side of a zipper is fixed to an upper case body by an upper zipper fastener, and the other side of the zipper is fixed to a lower case body by a lower zipper fastener; the upper zipper fastener and the lower zipper fastener have a respective notch; a removable notch fastener is arranged at the joint between the upper case body and the lower case body at the notch; and the replacement method comprises: firstly removing the notch fastener, pulling out the old zipper from the notches of the upper zipper fastener and the lower zipper fastener, then passing a new zipper through the notches of the upper zipper fastener and the lower zipper fastener, and finally mounting the notch fastener.

Claims

1. A method for easily replacing a zipper of a zippered hardside luggage, wherein one side of the zipper is fixed to an upper case body of the luggage by an upper zipper fastener, and the other side of the zipper is fixed to a lower case body by a lower zipper fastener, wherein the upper zipper fastener and the lower zipper fastener have a respective notch, and a removable notch fastener is arranged at the joint between the upper case body and the lower case body at the notch, the method comprising: firstly removing the notch fastener, and pulling out the old zipper from the notches of the upper zipper fastener and the lower zipper fastener to remove the zipper; then passing a new zipper through the notches, so that the zipper is fixed between the upper zipper fastener and the lower zipper fastener; and finally mounting the notch fastener, so as to seal and fix the zipper.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the notch fastener is fixed to the upper case body or the lower case body by way of fixing with a rivet or a screw.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the notch fastener is a flat plate with the middle part protruding upward, and during installation, the upward protruding part of the notch fastener is embedded in the notches on the upper zipper fastener and the lower zipper fastener, and the lower part of the notch fastener is fixedly connected to the lower case body.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the upper zipper fastener and lower zipper fastener are respectively an aluminum frame with a notch, the aluminum frame having a shape the same as the opening shape of the upper case body or the lower case body.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein a through-groove is provided on the side where the upper zipper fastener is connected to the zipper, and the zipper is embedded in the through-groove by a rubber strip; the upper zipper fastener has an extension plate which is located at the back side of the through-groove and fixedly connected to the upper case body by a rivet; and the lower zipper fastener has a shape of section symmetrical to that of the upper zipper fastener.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a traditional zipper replacement process.

(2) FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a section structure after fixing a traditional zipper.

(3) FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a process for replacing the zipper on the lower case body after using this mechanism for easily replacing a zipper.

(4) FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a section structure after fixing a traditional zipper after using this mechanism for easily replacing a zipper.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

(5) The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with embodiments and the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Embodiments

(6) In a mechanism for easily replacing a zipper of a zippered hardside luggage of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, one side of a zipper 1 is fixed to an upper case body 3 by an upper zipper fastener 5, and the other side of the zipper is fixed to a lower case body 4 by a lower zipper fastener 6; the upper zipper fastener and the lower zipper fastener have a respective notch; and a removable notch fastener is arranged at the joint between the upper case body and the lower case body at the notch. FIG. 3 shows a structure of the lower case body, the lower zipper fastener 6 has a notch 7, and a removable notch fastener 8 is arranged on the lower case body at the notch. The notch fastener can be fixed to the lower case body by way of fixing with a rivet or a screw.

(7) In this embodiment, the notch fastener is a flat plate with the middle part protruding upward, and during installation, the upward protruding part of the notch fastener is embedded in the notches on the upper zipper fastener and the lower zipper fastener, and the lower part of the notch fastener is fixedly connected to the lower case body.

(8) The upper zipper fastener and lower zipper fastener are respectively an aluminum frame with a notch, the aluminum frame having a shape the same as the opening shape of the upper case body or the lower case body.

(9) As shown in FIG. 4, a through-groove is provided on the side where said upper zipper fastener is connected to the zipper (according to practical requirements, the through-groove may have a circular, square or another shape of section), and the zipper is embedded in the through-groove by a rubber strip 9; the upper zipper fastener has an extension plate which is located at the back side of the through-groove and fixedly connected to the upper case body by a rivet 10; and the lower zipper fastener has a shape of section symmetrical to that of the upper zipper fastener, i.e., the upper zipper fastener and the lower zipper fastener are arranged as a symmetrical structure on two sides of the zipper.

(10) This embodiment can implement a method for easily replacing a zipper of a zippered hardside luggage by the above-mentioned mechanism, comprising: when the zipper is to be replaced, as shown in FIG. 3, firstly removing the notch fastener, and pulling out the old zipper from the notches of the upper zipper fastener and the lower zipper fastener to remove the zipper; then passing a new zipper through the notches, so that the zipper is fixed between the upper zipper fastener and the lower zipper fastener; and finally mounting the notch fastener, so as to seal and fix the zipper to prevent the zipper from displacement.

(11) As described above, in order to implement the present invention in a better way, the above embodiment is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not used to limit the implementation range of the present invention, i.e., all the equivalent variations and modifications made according to the content of the present invention are covered by the scope of protection of the present invention.