CCL Security
Products®
New Product News Release!
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.
Further Information!
CCL Security Products
301 West Hintz Road
Wheeling, Illinois 60090
Tel: 800-733-8588 Fax: 847-537-1881
Thomas Melkus, Managing Director: tmelkus@cclsecurity.com
Bill Walsh, National Sales Manager: wwalsh@cclsecurity.com
Lyle Elliott, Product Manager: lelliott@cclsecurity.com
Editors Please Note:
No charge samples for testing are available upon
written, faxed or email request.
Be sure to include full name, name of organization,
street address or P.O. Address, City, State and
Zip Code.
For more information about SearchAlert, visit
the SearchAlert
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