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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7607535 | Clothes container with an extendable clothes hanging system A device and method for containing and hanging clothes, according to which the clothes are contained in a body member and a hanging system is manually moved between a retracted position in which it is supported by, and contained in, the body member, and an extended ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7416066 | Wheeled suitcase with detachable garment bag An apparatus for transporting clothing comprising a wheeled suitcase and a detachable garment bag. The garment bag is adapted to wrap around outside panels of the suitcase and is held snuggly against the suitcase by a fastener system including connectively interlock... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7228995 | Clothing hanger adapted for personal use The subject invention is a single purpose clothes hanger apparatus and structure having text messaging appendages extending laterally outwardly from the upper neck portion of the hanger. At least one additional horizontal bar from which additional articles of clothi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7178567 | Expandable bag An expandable bag includes a body having a lower portion defining a closed bottom and a generally upstanding lower sidewall having an upper rim defining an upper opening and an upper portion defining an upper sidewall having a lower edge coupled adjacent to the uppe... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140479 | Luggage bag having a removable garment bag A combination garment bag and luggage bag includes a relatively rigid outer luggage bag and a relatively flexible inner garment bag. According to one aspect of the invention, the garment bag is secured to the interior of the luggage bag with the aid of a releasable ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124884 | Garment bag pocket assembly A garment container has a plurality of panels, at least one of which has an opening formed therein. The panels are capable of containing at least one garment between them. A pocket is installed in the opening and is configured to hold a chemical composition in an in... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108900 | Breathable garment bag system A bag protects apparel. The bag is of a sheer woven fabric comprised of nylon threads. The fabric has a circular cross section with a diameter of about 0.004 inches plus or minus 10 percent and a thread count of between about 80 and 160 threads per inch. The fabric ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7063397 | Shoe holder Disclosed is a collapsible bag comprised of a top panel, a bottom panel, at least one intermediate panel, at least one side wall, and at least one divider panel. Each of the panels and the side wall may be covered with flexible material such that the collapsible bag... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6976566 | Nested wheeled luggage assembly A nested wheeled luggage assembly comprises an inner core luggage member and an outer, wraparound garment carrier hingeable about a central horizontal axis. The inner core luggage member includes two open storage shells hinged on the axis and also about their periph... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974023 | Earring organizing device An earring organizing device for organizing and displaying a plurality of earrings. The earring organizing device includes a plurality of panels. Each of the panels has a side edge that is attached to one of the side edges of another of the panels such that the pane... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6830148 | Free-standing compact garment bag A compact, free-standing garment bag capable of being carried aboard commercial aircraft as carry-on baggage comprising a suit folder apparatus for hanging at least one suit wherein said suit folder apparatus is removable from the garment bag, an enclosure for recei... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6708819 | Closet storage device A the closet storage device for storing and retrieving articles within a closet. The the closet storage device includes a container member having a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall defines an interior space. The container member has an open top whereby the open to... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6276501 | Composite suitcase A design of a composite suitcase having an `n` shape body and a triple-fold extensible member. The triple-fold extensible member being attached to one side of the `n` shape body. On the periphery of the triple-fold extensible member is provided a zipper c... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6269922 | Bag assembly A bag assembly for saving time in the organization, storage, and transportation of sporting equipment. The bag assembly includes a frame assembly with a pivotable upper frame member, a cover member, and a pair of strap members.... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6230950 | Roll-up carry bag A carry container constructed and adapted to be rolled-up into a compact generally cylindrical shape includes a bag and a wrapping band having a front face, a back face, a fixed end and a free end. The back face proximate the fixed end is attached to a ba... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6109403 | Overnight case construction An overnight luggage case includes a telescoping handle, a carrying strap, a luggage handle, a front side that folds downwardly and outwardly and an internal extensible flap construction upon which items such as suits and the like may be retained and fold... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6076666 | Garment bag A garment bag that folds into a suitcase with hanger retainers at each end and with a front and a back with the two halves of the front opposing one another when folded into a suitcase and with each half being rotatable 180 degrees so that the two halves ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5906277 | Gear bag There is provided a collapsible portable container for mounting and storing sports gear in which the device includes a first fixed base, an opposed second base, a support for mounting said first and second bases in an opposed relationship, with the suppor... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5871133 | Garment bag backpack A garment bag backpack for freeing a user's hands while traveling. The inventive device includes a main support having a pair of shoulder straps secured thereto. The main support has a waist strap secured thereto. The shoulder straps and the waist strap c... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5819890 | Rigid frame garment bag A rigid frame garment bag travel case combination is formed in a rectilinear shaped case having opposed openable main compartments which share a common side. Each compartment is bounded by a partial rigid U-shaped frame. Between the openable compartments ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5788067 | Gift wrap garment bag A gift wrap garment bag including a bag comprising a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion and the rear portion each have an upper triangular section and a lower rectangular section. The front portion and the rear portion are joined at perip... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5667172 | Garment bag Disclosed herein in a garment bag which folds from a fully folded configuration to a tote configuration and an open configuration. The garment bag has wheels, a lifting mechanism, a linkage assembly, and an actuator. The lifting mechanism includes a shoul... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5651455 | Utility accessory bag An accessory bag of generally rectangular configuration and having flexible front and back members. The back member is formed of a generally imperforate flexible material with the front member having a like configuration and formed of an open mesh flexibl... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5636733 | Luggage with retractable hook A garment bag includes a flexible body defining an enclosed interior. A connecting strap is disposed within the interior, and is connected to the bag body at a lower end. The upper end of the connecting strap is free to move, and is attached to a hook. Th... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5628398 | Anthropomorphic travel system An anthropomorphic travel system includes a fillable module, the shape of which approximates the upper shoulder area of a human torso, enabling a coat or like garment to be carried over and along with the module so as to minimize wrinkling of the garment.... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5628397 | Garment bag with cylinder-shaped packing compartments Garment bags have been designed to carry garments on hangers, but have resulted in varying capabilities to help resist wrinkling these hanging garments during transport and storage. Disclosed is a garment bag with an arrangement of auxiliary pockets and c... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5607129 | Garment bag luggage cart A luggage cart (10) is formed from two mirror image frame members (12) and (14), which are pivotally connected at (16) and (18). A soft shell fabric garment bag (20) is fastened to the frame members (12) and (14). Projections (24) extend into fold (26) of... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5547052 | Modular wheeled luggage system, wheeled luggage, garment bag and connector for same A modular wheeled luggage system of the present invention has major components particularly sized to be positioned either underneath or in the overhead storage area above a passenger's seat in a passenger compartment of an airplane. A first major componen... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5533600 | Recessed multipurpose garment bag hook A recessed hook assembly positions a hook member at an exterior surface of a garment bag in such a manner that external unanticipated random forces are generally ineffective in dislodging the hook from the recess, but still allows it to be relatively easi... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5522487 | Wheeled soft luggage An article of soft luggage, preferably a folding garment bag, has a soft shell forming outer walls, with wheels on the outer bottom wall and a flange and pocket engagement that fixes the bottom walls together when the bag is folded. The bottom wall is par... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5505297 | Garment bag construction to minimize wrinkling A garment bag of the type having an elongate body substantially formed of flexible fabric or sheet material, and defining a cavity with a hanger support at the top for receiving hanging clothes on hangers. The bag folds double on itself for transport, and... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5469967 | Method for converting a bag between two functional carrying modes A carrier is provided for converting from a duffle-type bag to a folding, garment bag and vice versa. The duffle-type bag includes an oblong, soft-sided, expansible central compartment having an access through the top thereof. The garment bag includes a c... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5425449 | Convertible bag and a method for converting the bag between two functional carrying modes A carrier is provided for converting from a duffle-type bag to a folding, garment bag and vice versa. The duffle-type bag includes an oblong, soft-sided, expansible central compartment having an access through the top thereof. The garment bag includes a c... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5419432 | Garment bag for dresser A garment bag for dresses comprising a bag having a front wall, a back wall offset from the front wall, and a periphery formed of a top edge, a bottom edge, and opposed side edges interconnecting the front wall to the back wall to thereby define a hollow ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5413198 | Flexible garment and accessory case having a detachable briefcase This invention relates to a flexible garment and accessory case having a detachable briefcase having a main panel member preferably made of nylon and having a plurality of snap fasteners disposed on the front side thereof for detachably fastening three cl... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5394964 | Briefcase Generally there is provided herein a briefcase design which is adapted to hang from a wall bracket and to open to expose pockets, compartments and an expandable file. The briefcase presents a middle pocket/compartment section, a top cover portion attached... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5375685 | Rolling garment bag A wheeled assembly that is removably attachable to a garment bag. The wheeled assembly is affixed to the folded garment bag with a zipper. The wheeled assembly is tilted forward and the attached garment bag rides on the wheeled assembly. Both the wheeled ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5353900 | Wheeled garment bag A folding garment bag including flexible inner and outer cover panels, an internal pivotal frame mechanism, and a handle extendable from inside the bag to full extension for pulling in a direction of minimum width. The garment bag can be tightly folded an... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5330049 | Garment bag with reinforcing members A garment bag is provided with a single reinforcing member which extends across the top end of the bag. A carrying handle, a hanger for hanging the bag from a support, and a trolley for hanging garments within the garment bag are all connected directly to... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5320220 | Garment carrier Disclosed is a garment carrier comprising a base frame in the general shape of a hanger, with a triangular-shaped lower portion integral with an arcuate shaped hand gripping hook-like portion. The base hanger is insertable into the interior of a cover, wi... | 06/14/1994 |
