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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293635 | Business travel bag Travel bag for organizing computer and other items has a computer compartment that includes pockets for small items and a dual-entry pocket. Flat pockets are provided on two large sides of the dual-entry pocket. An opening on the outer body of the bag provides acces... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278539 | Sports equipment bag A portable enclosure for storing and carrying baseball and other athletic equipment consists of six fabric-covered rigid panels which can be closed by means of a single continuous zipper to form a rigid rectangular parallelepiped that can be carted easily by means o... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7150346 | Bag system A bag system for a breast pump system is provided. The bag system separates used and unused components of the breast pump system, provides thermal isolation for stored breast milk, and orientates the breast pump so that it is readily useable and accessible. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7108032 | Accordion style card holder Disclosed herein is a holder comprising a first compartment comprising: a first front side and a first back side each comprising a first exterior and a first interior surface; a first pocket secured to the first interior surface of the first front side and to the fi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086511 | Suitcase, especially a pilot suitcase In a case, in particular a pilot case, comprising a bottom element (2), a cover element (4) and side as well as front wall elements (6,8), the cover element (4) is made up of a plurality of hingedly interconnected strips (10). ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7066536 | Child seat An adjustable child seat includes a backrest and a seat base and may be used with or without the backrest. The child seat includes adjustable arm rests. The height of the backrest and the depth of the seat base are also adjustable. The connection between the backres... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6994194 | Flight bag apparatus and method A carrying case for storing and transporting various items. The carrying case is especially useful as a flight bag. The carrying case includes an organizing flap hinged to the carrying case, and one or more organizing pockets or internal flaps that are hinged to the... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6953110 | Three dimensional pocket construction for a luggage case A luggage case (10) includes a main packing door (20) that has defined two volume pockets. A volume pocket (26) extends across the top of the packing door and a second volume pocket (38) across the bottom and major portion of the packing ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6769585 | Three dimensional semirigid panel for an article carrier The present invention provides a panel for use in an article carrier which has opposed sides which are generally connected by a material which include some form of a closure device. The panel is semirigid with interior and exterior faces. The interior face defines a... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6644448 | Soft-sided carrying case A soft-sided carrying case having pivotable upper compartments is disclosed. The soft-sided carrying case includes a lower compartment, with the lower compartment including a plurality of sidewalls, a top wall and a bottom wall. A first upper compartment ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6575273 | Bag with two convex lids A bag comprising a body (3) which has a lid (1, 2) on at least one of its two mutually opposing sides, wherewith the bottom edge of the lid is hinged to the bottom part of the body, wherein the lid (1, 2), which is substantially rigid, has an outwardly ar... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6516927 | Case with internal file pockets and sidewall access A case for carrying papers or the like includes a top closure member that is movable between a first open position, a second open position at which a top opening exists permitting access to the interior of the case and a first closed position at which the... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6513693 | Academic carrying apparatus An academic carrying apparatus for use in transporting a variety of items over the shoulders with the carrier resting along the user's back. The carrying apparatus has a body portion that defines a storage compartment. The body portion is comprised of a p... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6334519 | Utility bag that can be unfolded A utility bag. The bag can be utilized for hanging applications. The bag includes a bag body and an extension hanging pouch. The body includes four folds and two sidings that are deployed on both sides of the fourth fold, such that the four folds will for... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6315095 | Self-latching scissor mechanism It is often necessary to unfold the integral carrying case of a device such as a portable electronic instrument comprising an upper and lower module. However if it is necessary upon unfolding the case to move apart the modules a limited distance while mai... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6244399 | Collapsible hard case A collapsible case comprises a closed loop of flexible sheet material for forming the top, bottom and sidewalls of the case, the loop having front and rear edges defining front and rear openings into the interior of the loop. A pair of similar panels form... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6193118 | Organizer with work surface The organizer of the present invention has (a) a panel, (b) a work surface; and (c) a rim for coupling the work surface to the panel. Preferably, the panel is part of a backpack. The work surface is light permeable and a space exists between the work surf... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6148972 | Side handle protection frame of a suitcase A side handle protection frame of suitcase having an inner cover panel and an outer cover panel which can be opened at the side of the suitcase. The outside of the inner cover panel is provided with a side handle at the center, and the outer cover panel i... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6024194 | Wheeled case for carrying document file holders A wheeled case for holding document file holders is disclosed. The wheeled case comprises a substantially rectangular case body having a front opening, two front covers flexibly connected to the front opening for covering the front opening, two front cove... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5988334 | Wheeled briefcase A wheeled briefcase has a container and a two-piece lid assimilating the appearance of a conventional court briefcase. The wheeled briefcase includes a pair of wheels placed along the rear of the case, spaced apart to provide stable maneuvering. An integr... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5967270 | Combination briefcase and computer bag assembly The combination briefcase and computer bag assembly includes a housing member having a bottom member, a plurality of side members, and a pair of pivotable top flap members. One of the side members includes a flexible floating compartment that is dimension... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5927451 | Top hood structure for trunk/briefcase with a telescopic lever unit A trunk or briefcase that may be pulled or pushed to move, the top part of the telescopic lever unit may be accommodated in a top hood, the top hood being made of a soft plastic material, with its surrounding edge sewed onto the outside of the trunk or br... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5762170 | Combination briefcase and computer bag assembly The combination briefcase and computer bag assembly includes a housing member having a bottom member, a plurality of side members, and a pair of pivotable top flap members. One of the side members includes a flexible floating compartment that is dimension... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5758751 | Foldable suitcase A suitcase which is constructed of individual panels joined to each other by hinge mechanisms. The hinge mechanisms allow the panels to selectively form right angles so that the panels form a suitcase shell in the shape of a rectangular prism having a sto... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5755311 | Differential pressure formed luggage with molded integrated frame The invention relates to hard sided luggage shells and other containers manufactured using vacuum forming or pressure forming of thermoplastics. Shells and containers with integrally molded frames are disclosed. The differential pressure formed shell cont... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5590771 | Consolidated music instrument case with amplifier and speakers A musical instrument case containing one or more amplifiers and a plurality of speakers is described. The consolidated case comprises a substantially rectangular base portion having a recess configured to receive and retain a musical instrument therewithi... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5467853 | Children's activity case A child's activity case opens up to form a desk that sits on a child's lap. The activity case can be filled with toys, coloring books, crayons, etc., to keep a child occupied during times that children have to keep sitting such as in a car. The case compr... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5435423 | Rolling catalog case with pull-out handle A catalog case has a molded body attached to its bottom or hinge thereto and forming channels for the shanks of a pull-out handle which can be used to pull the case along. Preferably the case has two wheels at the rear end opposite the handle so that the ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5409153 | Mens purse A men's purse is disclosed which is typically carried on a waist belt along the leg of the carrier. The men's purse includes a rear oblong compartment and a slim front compartment. The rear compartment has a zipped top opening for gaining access therein a... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5179987 | Bag, hand-bag, and any like travelling bag, with folding bag-closing upper member The bag is fitted at its top end portion with a substantially semi-cylindrical framework (a), with its arcuate part turned upwards, and with a shoulder strap or a handle (3) attached to rigid end sides (G1, G2) thereof. The bag body is fastened to the fou... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5086888 | Folding suitcase with hard casing A folding suitcase with hard casing consisting of six hard sides at least, wherein the plate bodies of hard casing on the bottom, left and right sides (i.e. bottom, left and right plate bodies) are separable from their corresponding soft surface materials... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4930186 | Suitcase pivoting arm A suitcase pivoting arm including an upper and a lower arm member, an actuating plate, a mating block, axle pins, and a spring. The upper and lower arm members are pivotally connected with the actuating plate to allow the actuating plate to freely rotate.... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4529069 | Carrying case A carrying case of the type having its bottom and sidewalls formed of a U-shaped unitary member is provided which employs a structural frame made of a plurality of rigid members which are secured to one another by rivets. The frame includes upper and lowe... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4527677 | Carrying case with removable divider assembly A carrying case includes a wall member which provides a bottom and sidewalls for the carrying case and which has at each of its opposite ends an end assembly including a generally planar plastic end panel having a pair of metal end frames extending about ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4386642 | Universal portable pack A carrying case or portable pack is constructed in the form of an attache case. A tray storage area providing receptacles for separately holding relatively long and narrow objects is releasably attachable to the inner surface of the lid and flat bulk stor... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4374555 | Carrying case with guards The present invention relates to a carrying case, and more particularly to a carrying case adaptable for carrying relatively heavy items. Guards of rigid material disposed on end shells of the case cooperate synergistically with rivet assemblies to provid... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4054191 | Carrying case for toys, dolls, or the like A carrying case fabricated of sheet material which includes a box-like rear compartment having an open front defined partially by a pair of generally parallel vertical side edges. A pair of box-like front compartments each have an open side defined partia... | 10/18/1977 |
