Locking device, particularly for containers of the type of suitcases, trunks and the like

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EP 2 511 457 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	13.02.2013 Bulletin 2013/07

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/42

(43)	Date of publication:
	17.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/42

(21)	Application number: 12163630.2

(22)	Date of filing: 10.04.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E05B 67/38^(2006.01)

E05B 37/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

11.04.2011 IT BO20110190

(71)	Applicant: G.T. Line-S.r.L.
	40056 Crespellano, BO (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Tonelli, Massimo 40033 CASALECCHIO DI RENO BO (IT)

(74)	Representative: Modiano, Micaela Nadia et al
	Modiano & Partners (IT) Via Meravigli, 16 20123 Milano 20123 Milano (IT)

(54)	Locking device, particularly for containers of the type of suitcases, trunks and the like

(57) A locking device, particularly for containers (2) of the type of suitcases, trunks and the like that have a pair of mutually articulated half-shells (3). The device (1) comprises at least one padlock (4) provided with a main body (5) and a fastening bar (6), which can be inserted in mutually facing slots (7) provided in respective raised edges (8) arranged correspondingly on each one of the half-shells (3) to determine stable locking of the container (2) in the closure configuration.
The main body (5) of the padlock (4) has a recess (9), which is delimited at least partially by a back wall (5a) constituted by a part of the body (5). The recess (9) is adapted to accommodate respective portions of the edges (8), which comprise the slots (7), and at least the part of the bar (6) that is inserted therein, in order to substantially cover the coupling region between the bar (6) and the edges (8), by means of the back wall (5a), and to prevent access thereto by third parties.