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Old April 6th, 2004, 04:56 AM
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Default SearchAlert - Luggage Security Products

CCL Security Products introduces SearchAlert™:
Luggage Security Products for TSA Inspections!

Wheeling, Illinois, November 12, 2003—CCL Security Products®, a

Division of The Eastern Company of Naugatuck, Connecticut, today introduced
SearchAlert™ by Prestolock™ a new re-settable combination lock, with
patents pending, giving travelers the ability to lock their checked luggage
at U.S. Airports without fear of having the locks cut off. The SearchAlert
lock also features a Security Window that alerts travelers if their luggage
locks were opened during an inspection by Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) agents or anyone else.

In conjunction with Travel Sentry™, a system recognized and accepted by the
TSA, CCL Security Products’ new SearchAlert re-settable combination lock
was designed with a security feature that allows TSA agents, using a
secured access device, the ability to open the SearchAlert lock without
destroying the lock.
Once TSA agents determine that a piece of luggage needs to be hand searched
following an electronic screening, the TSA agent will use the SearchAlert
secured access device to open the SearchAlert lock. This is the time when
the Security Window will change color from Green to Red. The TSA agent will
hand search the bag, place a TSA Notification of Baggage Inspection inside
the bag, and relock the SearchAlert lock. However, the Security Window will
remain the color red indicating the lock has been opened and relocked.

In order for the SearchAlert lock owner to reset the Security Window from
Red to Green, the owner needs to open the lock using the combination, pull
the shackle up and rotate it 180 degrees, and push the shackle down. This
resets the Security Window back to Green.

If the Security Window is Red when the traveler collects luggage at the
arrival port and there is no TSA Notification of Baggage Inspection or TSA
Security Seal, the traveler should take the luggage to the airline’s
baggage claim office, report the situation, and then determine immediately
if anything is missing, or if anything has been added to the luggage.

In the recent past, prior to the events surrounding 9-11, luggage locks
were considered important luggage accessories to keep baggage handlers and
others from becoming burglars. After 9-11, with the new Homeland Security
rules in effect, CCL Security Products introduced Prestoseal™ Security
Seals to protect luggage against surreptitious entry while at the airport.
Prestoseals let travelers know if someone opened their luggage when it was
out of their sight.

Today, with the introduction of SearchAlert luggage locks, travelers can
once again feel confident their personal property is protected, and at the
same time feel confident they will not be unwilling participants in an
illegal activity as a carrier of illicit goods. SearchAlert re-settable
combination locks not only secure luggage, they act as sophisticated
security seals as well.

Travelers will now know when their SearchAlert locks have been opened, and
whether their bags have been searched by a TSA agent, or violated by an
unknown person.

SearchAlert re-settable combination locks, Prestolock™ re-settable
combination locks, and Prestoseal security seals are available for purchase
from independent Locksmiths and Luggage Dealers across the United States.
SearchAlert re-settable combination locks are strongly recommended for all
checked luggage, while Prestolock re-settable combination locks and
Prestoseal security seals are strongly recommended for all carry-on
luggage.

http://www.cclsecurity.com/news/pres...archalert.html

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