US Patent 11019888 Suitcase equipped with a zipper lock fastener device

A suitcase that includes an enclosure defining an inner volume, a zipper fastener, and a lock device. The zipper fastener extends along a junction plane and has a first strip presenting a first edge, a second strip presenting a second edge, a slider, and a pull tab connected to the slider. The slider is movable between a fastening position and a releasing position. The lock device is fixed to the enclosure and is adapted for cooperating with the pull tab in a locked position in order to maintain the slider in the fastening position, wherein, in the fastening position, the lock device and the pull tab are arranged in the junction plane.