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Class 190/36 - Followers


Subclass of Class 190 - Trunks and hand-carried luggage
Definition: Devices relating to adjustable partitions insertible or
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 03/25/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7347323Boxed and secured necktie package
A package and packaging methods for retaining a necktie within a box serving as both a display fixture and a packaging container for the enclosed necktie. A member, affixed into the box at at least two spaced locations, is configured to secure the necktie in a rolle...
03/25/2008
7334669Rolling luggage with expandable compartment
Wheeled luggage having a telescopically expandable body is disclosed. The luggage body may be manually adjusted from a normally sized carry-on configuration during transit, to a vertically enlarged configuration once the final destination, such as a hotel room, is r...
02/26/2008
7293635Business 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
7252183Article of manufacture with quick access feature
An article of manufacture with a quick access feature designed to assist users for rapidly accessing an object in an enclosed container. The access feature may be attached to a pouch, a bag, a pocket or another item designed to carry objects, including apparel that ...
08/07/2007
7216763Impact protection system for carrying case
An impact protection system for a carrying case. The system includes at least one impact protection panel that is inserted in between an exterior side wall and an interior storage compartment of a carrying case, wherein the interior storage compartment is adapted fo...
05/15/2007
7191926Carry case for a portable computer
A carry case applied to a portable computer like a wrap. Thin straps of stretchable material hook around the front corners of a computer base section and the upper corners of a computer screen section. The case is comprised of a base section holding the computer bas...
03/20/2007
7152732Protective housing assembly, and associated method, for optical storage media
A protective housing assembly, and an associated method, for storing optical storage media, such as a compact disc or digital video disc. The housing assembly includes a housing base member and a housing cover member that are positionable in a confronting arrangemen...
12/26/2006
7036642Laptop computer carrying case
Laptop computer carrying case of a generally parallelepiped form for transporting laptop computers of small and oversized dimensions. The carrying/case includes a front panel, a rear panel spaced apart and opposed from the front panel and a pair of side panels attac...
05/02/2006
6948600Carrier bag fetching structure
A fetching structure for a carrier bag essentially comprised of a support board fixed to the inner edge of the opening of the bag; one fixation band being each laterally provided on the surface of the supporting board; a penetration section not connected to the supp...
09/27/2005
6591950Multiple expansion luggage item
An item of expandable luggage includes a multiple expansion capability, including an expandable main compartment and an expandable external pocket. The luggage item also includes a pair of internal tie-down panels for better holding of clothes within the ...
07/15/2003
6499574Vacuum-packed luggage and method of manufacture
A vacuum packed suitcase with specially arranged sealable compartments for vacuum sealing of articles of travel such as clothing and makeup accessories, the suitcase including a top cover and a more rigidly constructed bottom receptacle, the bottom recept...
12/31/2002
6435324Luggage with adjustable packing board
Luggage for carrying clothing, accessories and the like when traveling includes an adjustable packing board having first and second panels that are joined together between first and second luggage attachment ends. A pair of drawstrings are fixed at bottom...
08/20/2002
6382377Storage and travel bag
A storage travel bag has a generally parallel-piped shape and includes an internal retention panel system comprising a retention panel with elastic straps or ribbons that enable the retention panel to compress an item and hold it in position in a desired ...
05/07/2002
6135253Suitcase with compressible packing system
A suitcase is provided with a compressive liner encapsulating an air tight packing chamber and having a sealable opening to allow placement and removal of clothing and other articles within the packing chamber. In a relaxed state, the volume of the packin...
10/24/2000
6073738Article of luggage having divider for opposing sections
An upright suitcase includes a front section and an opposing rear section, each having an outer panel and a circumferential wall with a bottom edge and a plurality of free edges. The bottom edges are hingedly connected for movement of the opposing front a...
06/13/2000
5732817Apparatus for holding hanging clothes in compact bag
Apparatus for holding folding clothing in a compact bag, particularly one suited for storage under seats or in overhead bins on commercial aircraft is disclosed. A two part folding panel is connected at one edge parallel to a hinge between two compartment...
03/31/1998
5535880Apparatus for holding hanging clothes in compact bag
Apparatus for holding folding clothing in a compact bag, particularly one suited for storage under seats or in overhead bins on commercial aircraft is disclosed. A two part folding panel is connected at one edge parallel to a hinge between two compartment...
07/16/1996
5505297Garment 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
5469967Method 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
5458239Apparatus for holding hanging clothes in compact bag
Apparatus for holding folding clothing in a compact bag, particularly one suited for storage under seats or in overhead bins on commercial aircraft is disclosed. A two part folding panel is connected at one edge parallel to a hinge between two compartment...
10/17/1995
5425449Convertible 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
5398807Apparatus for holding hanging clothes in compact bag
Apparatus for holding folding clothing in a compact bag, particularly one suited for storage under seats or in overhead bins on commercial aircraft is disclosed. A two part folding panel is connected at one edge parallel to a hinge between two compartment...
03/21/1995
5255766Travelling or packing bag
The bag enabling personal belongings to be packed and carried inside a case comprises a rigid inner tray (2) having a support edge (3) of rounded profile and a packing wall (4) which is at least partly solid. The tray (2) is pivotable between a horizontal...
10/26/1993
5195620Wrinkle-reducing insert for suitcases and the like
A wrinkle-reducing insert for suitcases and the like containers within which folded, wrinkleable, cloth-like garments and the like items are packed for travel purposes, comprises a stack of substantially identical, thin, smooth, plastic sheets which are f...
03/23/1993
5150776Travel case organizer
An organizer for a travel case includes at least one track attached to the interior of the case and one or more flexible divider sheets provided with lugs contoured for releasable engagement with the track. More than one track and a comparable number of l...
09/29/1992
5014830Fastening devices for straps in an article of luggage
An article of luggage of the type comprising elastic straps for holding down the objects carried therein, characterized in that each end of a strap (14) is fixed to the inner wall of the suitcase by means of a fastening member (15) carrying an anchoring c...
05/14/1991
4863018Packing system for luggage case
Luggage case have included devices for holding garments on hangers. These devices usually consisted of a clamp-like device for holding the hook portion of special hangers together with a ladder-like rack which was laid over the garments in the case. Then ...
09/05/1989
4727987Garment retaining apparatus
An apparatus for retaining garments securely in place within a folding garment bag and on respective hangers includes a pair of straps forming "suspenders" diagonally across the garments and a second pair of straps forming a "belt" horizontally thereacros...
03/01/1988
4693368Combination garment bag and packing case luggage article
An article of luggage includes a garment bag enclosure and a packing case enclosure which advantageously cooperate with one another in a transportation state or condition and a use state or condition. The packing case enclosure is preferably connected to ...
09/15/1987
 
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