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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392888 | Travel bag A travel bag is disclosed to include two rigid side panels symmetrically disposed at two opposite lateral sides, a rigid top panel disposed at the top side, a rigid bottom panel disposed at the bottom side, a retractable handle provided at the back side, and a cover... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7320402 | Portable laptop display and storage apparatus A portable display apparatus and method for transporting and displaying sample products along with an electronic device is disclosed. The portable display apparatus comprises a container, a platform, and a cover, wherein the cover is removably attached to the contai... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7188714 | Travel bag with integrated support A travel bag includes two major components; specifically, a bag member and a base member. These components are formed to matingly fit together and to be permanently attached to one another via rivets. The bag member incorporates additional features including a reinf... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165788 | Binding wrapper A binding wrapper including a first generally stiff end component, a second generally stiff end component spaced apart from the first end component, and a connecting component extending between the first and second end components. The connecting component includes a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150345 | Dual compartment tool bag A dual compartment, dual open mouth tool bag is fabricated from flexible material forming the side and top panels of the bag and the dual access openings. Each of the separate open mouth openings provides separate access to an individual compartment within the bag. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7021437 | Expandable luggage system An apparatus for the containment of objects includes a container having at least one expandable portion that includes an expandable surface and a plurality of elastomers connected to the container and to the expandable portion that normally supplies a force to the e... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6874624 | Hanging organizer and storage device A hanging organizer and storage device includes a semi-rigid pad or pad sections encapsulated in a fabric material with a circumferential wire reinforcement and a hanging hook construction attached to the top edge of the organizer for suspension from a panel or door... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6702119 | Popup wardrobe A pop-up container, including four side panels, a top panel and a floor panel constructing a close structure. At least one of the side panel has a zipper that allows the pop-up container to be open sufficiently wide such that one can easily store or acces... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6669045 | Folding collapsible combination storage box assembly A folding collapsible combination storage box assembly is constructed to include at least one collapsible fabric box body of rectangular shape each having a horizontal top open side, a plurality of upright support rods respectively embedded in four corner... | 12/30/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6353215 | Carrying case and a method of making thereof The invention relates to a soft-sided carrying case and a method of manufacture thereof. The carrying case is made from moisture-impermeable, flexible, stretchable material, particularly adapted for outdoor use. A main body of the bag is secured by dielec... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6345709 | Suitcase with two u-shaped rubber strips A suitcase includes two generally rectangular housing halves, two U-shaped rubber strips, and a zipper unit. Each of the housing halves has first, second, third and fourth sides. The housing halves are interconnected rotatably at the first sides. Each of ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6325189 | Hybrid construction luggage case A two-wheeled luggage cases 10 formed of substantially two parts, the base shell 24 of a generally one-piece molded plastic construction, the lid shell 30 of a composite construction primarily of textile fabric panels assembled to form a covering that pro... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6290039 | Protective fender for luggage A protective fender is intended to provide the outer surface of a luggage shell with protection against abrasion or impact. The protective fender has a protection side and a fastening side opposite to the protection side. The protection side is provided w... | 09/18/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6079528 | Binder with outwardly biased gusset The invention is a binder or portfolio for carrying looseleaf paper, books, school supplies, etc. wherein the binder includes a split gusset that is attached to the front and back covers of the binder. The gusset is secured into the binder in a manner suc... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6035982 | Protection structure of soft cushion using on the side corner of luggage A side corner protection structure on the luggage is constructed of a soft rubber cushion strip which is provided at external an side corner of the steel cable of the luggage, and a prevent cushion plate is provided at the corner of luggage. The soft rubb... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5971188 | Collapsible container and method of making and using same A collapsible container having a plurality of side panels and a floor panel forming an enclosure having an open top. Each side panel comprises a flexible continuous loop frame, a web of material, and an edging material. The edging envelops the frame and i... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5685403 | Metal suitcase and method for manufacturing a metal suitcase In a metal suitcase (1) consisting of two suitcase halves (2, 4), each having a broad side (6a,6b), two opposing narrow sides (8a, 8b), an upper side (10a, 10b) and a standing surface (12a, 12b). The suitcase halves(2,4), in the closed condition, engaging... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5634538 | Wheel assembly mounting structure for trunks A wheel assembly mounting structure includes a trunk body having a back frame covered with a back cover, which back frame having an arched bottom end defining with the bottom side of the trunk body two wheel assembly mounting chambers, two wheel assembly ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5228546 | Soft gusset, hard-paneled luggage and method of manufacture A formed panel for a bag and method of manufacturing therefore is provided which allows the bag to maintain an original shape without deformation even though the bag may be acted on by external forces, and also allows the bag to appear soft from the outsi... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5090526 | Self supporting, selectively collapsible soft-walled carrier Upstanding soft-walled carriers having upstanding end panel doors are described. The soft walled carriers are made from a plurality of pliable panels, some of them having a resilient pliable construction, joined together along their edges by flexible corn... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5083645 | Luggage case A luggage case including a rectangular shell of relatively flexible material having a back, front, top, bottom and ends, with the front having a closable opening therein; a reinforcing strip which extends along the top and partially down each of the side ... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4984662 | Self supporting, selectively collapsible soft-walled carrier Upstanding soft-walled carriers having upstanding end panel doors are described. The soft walled carriers are made from a plurality of pliable panels, some of them having a resilient pliable construction, joined together along their edges by flexible corn... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4966260 | Travel bag with multiple compartments A travel bag has a plurality of internal compartments and can be reformed to provide different configurations for those compartments. In one configuration, four compartments are arranged side-by-side, with the pairs of compartments being mirror images of ... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4932506 | Cover for a carrying case A cover for the front and/or the back of a carrying case with a semi-rigid frame, and comprising a lining and an outer panel. The outer panel has a main central portion and a gusset member around the periphery of the central portion which are connected to... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4872538 | Article of luggage or the like and method of making same An article of luggage has first and second side walls joined by a joining wall. In preferred embodiments, the luggage further included a zipper positioned against the inner surface of the first side wall and forming a closure to a pocket of dimension simi... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4821853 | Travel bag with multiple compartments A travel bag has a plurality of internal compartments and can be reformed to provide different configurations for those compartments. In one configuration, four compartments are arranged side-by-side, with the pairs of compartments being mirror images of ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4817769 | Hasp lock, zipper and cover assembly for portfolio The invention relates to a novel covered zipper assembly for the top of a portfolio with two heavy duty magnetic catches, one at each end thereof and being secured between the portfolio panels at the top to hide the zipper from view. A combination lock co... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4784248 | Piping for luggage and the like Flexible extruded piping for use between adjacent panels of luggage or the like. Shoulders extending outwardly from the sides of the tubular portion are of a different color than that of the exposed tubular portion to provide a color trim. The shoulders s... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4729460 | Cover for a carrying case A front cover with a pocket for a carrying case comprising a backing sheet with an array of panel sections and a pocket overlapping the edges of the panels and the exposed area of the backing sheet such that the pocket is a single thickness of skin materi... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4544051 | Luggage utilizing series of fabric-covered battens Three luggage embodiments are disclosed. Each embodiment comprises outer and inner layers of flexible material. A series of closely adjacent parallel battens are sandwiched between the layers, there being rows of stitching between battens which form sheat... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4516668 | Knock-down combination handbag and mat and method of making same A combination knock-down handbag and mat which is formed of a blank of sheet material of a predetermined length and width which is peculiarly seamed and secured so that in the assembled or folded position, the blank forms a handbag and in the unfolded pos... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4437549 | Suitcase A multiple compartment suitcase defining an interior region has parallel rectangular panels, an interior side wall defined by coextensive spaced apart sides normal to the panels, a rectangular base parallel to a rectangular top and normal to the base. Int... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4433760 | Deformable lightweight luggage A resilient U-shaped steel band has its upper ends adjustably attached by means of slotted angle irons to a rigid saddle composed of a panel of fiberboard and a strip of plywood secured thereto. A bottom plate overlies the horizontal section of the band. ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4383142 | Beading for a suitcase A beading for baggage includes an elongate flexible tubular portion with legs or flanges projecting therefrom. A band spring is rotatably positioned in the tubular portion and dimensioned so that the spring is relatively flexible in one direction and rela... | 05/10/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4160496 | Foldable hand baggage A foldable item of hand baggage comprises a body portion and a lid comprising a top portion and a side wall region, zip fastener means being provided at the free edge of the side wall portion and an adjacent part of the body portion for closing the hand b... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4116311 | Luggage case A luggage case, especially one of the type having the body and covering lid portions of similar frames of open rectangular shape on which the covering material is applied, wherein the peripheral welting at the bottom corner of the body portion and at the ... | 09/26/1978 |
