Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5113982 | Garment bag with wheels and an inner panel with plural access openings A garment bag including inner and outer panels, a pair of sides and ends joined together and joined to the outer panel defining an interior packing space, the inner and outer panels being foldable along a central axis such that the bag can be moved from a... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5065864 | Laundry valet A laundry valet which is foldable for storage and transport in a suitcase includes a triangular-shaped panel secured to one end along two legs of the triangle defining a pocket for receiving available coat hangers which may be slipped in with the hook por... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5060767 | Soft luggage with outside pockets Soft luggage has a fabric side wall. Two pockets are stitched to the side wall. Each pocket has a crescent-shaped upper edge and a crescent-shaped lid hinged to the side wall. A slide fastener connects the lid to the crescent-shaped upper edge to close th... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5060492 | Luggage latch A luggage latch secures a lid to a box. A hasp is mounted on the lid. A bolt and slide are mounted on the box with the bolt being resiliently mounted on the slide. When the lid is closed on the box, the bolt will resiliently snap into position to hold the... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5048649 | Luggage with pull handle Luggage has a generally rectangular container. A vertical sheath is fixed to the inside of the container along an end wall. A rigid handle is slidably mounted in the sheath and when extended is pivotable to a forwardly-inclined attitude for pulling the lu... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5004091 | Compression-molded carrying case A carrying case has a box and a lid. The box and lid are both compression-molded from a laminate of fabric-foam-fabric. The lid is hinged to the box along one edge. A slide fastener interconnects the remaining free edges of the box and lid to close the li... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4976340 | File folder for attache case An attache case has a generally rectangular container and a lid hinged to the container. An accordion type file folder is attached to the lid. A U-shaped spring attached to the lid adjacent its hinge to the container normally urges the file folder to a cl... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4927014 | Garment bag with flap cover for strap hook A garment bag formed by two fabric walls hinged together along one side edge and enclosed on the remaining edges by a slidable fastener. A carrying strap having a wide foam-backed pad distributes the weight when shoulder carrying a loaded bag. When folded... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4925021 | Three-section suitcase A soft luggage-type suitcase having three compartments enclosed by panels or lids hinged to a container having top, bottom and side walls. One of the compartments is closed by a lid having a wide rim at its free end and a narrow rim forming a hinge of the... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4919280 | Merchandising system A merchandising system wherein vertically spaced horizontal brackets are secured to a long wall. Vertical poles are spaced horizontally from the walls to divide the area into multiple sections, two adjacent vertical poles defining a section. The poles hav... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4915220 | Garment bag with mounting for hook A garment bag has a hook at its upper end and a loop at its lower end into which the hook is retained when the garment bag is folded upon itself. The hook is attached to the upper end by means of a slide which can selectively be attached to a rigid recept... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4854432 | Suitcase having removable divider with clothing pockets A suitcase is a hollow box having a hollow lid hinged thereto. A divider is stretched across the lid and removably secured to the lid on one side with Velcro fasteners and hooks and rings on the other side. The divider has multiple pockets on each side fo... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4854431 | Suitcase with compartment for a foldable garment bag A carryon suitcase having two compartments. A garment bag is twice folded upon itself and packed in one of the compartments.... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4753342 | Garment carrier A garment carrier includes an inner chamber. A stiff flap is hingedly mounted along a lower edge of the inner chamber between front and rear panels of the garment carrier. The flap includes a plurality of elastic shoe pockets for receiving shoes. A hanger... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4683731 | Latching device A latching device for luggage is described, wherein a latching member having a hasp engaging angled finger is rotatably mounted in a frame member. A spring member rotatably mounted atop the latching member has a key receiving recess, a locking tab for pre... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4679670 | Wheeled suitcase and handle An improved suitcase construction is disclosed which comprises an inclined handle which permits the force of the movement of the center of gravity of a person who holds the handle to be translated to the suitcase in the direction of movement to allow the ... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4522288 | Luggage Luggage comprises a box and a lid hinged thereto. The box and lid are latched closed by a hasp/latch arrangement. The latch is configured to act upon the hasp to pop-open the lid when the hasp is unlatched. The lid is held open by a stay which includes a ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4418804 | Reinforced soft-sided luggage having ground support wheels A soft-sided piece of luggage comprises a container portion and a hinged cover including a lateral skirt. The skirt has a peripheral edge adapted for alignment with a peripheral edge of the container portion to accommodate the closure of cooperating zippe... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4335896 | Luggage case having a detachable roller assembly A luggage case is disclosed that includes a roller assembly that is detachably secured to a section of the luggage case, wherein a roller engages a surface to enable the luggage case to be conveniently rolled thereover. The roller assembly is mounted such... | 06/22/1982 |
