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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7273139 | Collapsible, wheeled security luggage Luggage that is easy to transport and easy to store is provided with security tags to enable the passenger and terminal security officers to determine the last person to seal the luggage, enabling a passenger to determine if the luggage was searched, and enabling se... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7207426 | Combination duffle and garment bag A luggage item is convertible from a duffle bag form to a garment bag form by disengaging duffle end panels from the lateral sides of the garment bag and folding those end panels against the inside of the garment bag. Various arrangements of handles and carry straps... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7143878 | Expandable hard suitcase having molded base and lid portions and method of making same A method of constructing a hard suitcase including forming a shaped base portion and a shaped lid portion from a plastics material of such characteristic that the portions retain their intended shape, and attaching to each of said portions the respective zipped port... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7111714 | Slide fastener pull handle A slide fastener and related pull are disclosed. The pull is formed of an elongate strip of material defining a handle portion between a first end and an opposite second end. The first end of the pull is attached to the article bearing an elongate set of engaging st... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7044277 | Collapsible storage container A soft-sided collapsible container or chest is comprised of six panels having a generally rectangular shape which are foldable to form a rectangular parallelepiped container with the sides of the container joined together by a zipper construction provided along insi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6910580 | Portable condiment caddy A portable soft-sided pocketed case or condiment caddy constructed particularly for containing, organizing, and transporting packets of food condiments, and other basic items such as napkins, straws and eating utensils, provides convenience and handy availability. T... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910560 | Dual access luggage with orthogonal isolation packing stowage-cell system Dual access hand luggage having in the interior a stowage cell system or assembly, preferably made of stretch fabric, that permits isolation packing and orthogonal stowage and retrieval of goods retained in the cells by access from either face of the suitcase. For r... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902087 | All terrain vehicle sloped bag with protected zippers A carry bag for all-terrain vehicles having a top cover with paired zippers that open and close simultaneously during opening or closing of the top cover and that are protected by a sloped protection cover that releasably covers the top cover and the zippers. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6807832 | Auxiliary unit of a suitcase lock A suitcase lock includes a primary unit fitted on a suitcase, a wire housing fitted on a suitcase, a reel and elastic element combination arranged in the housing, and a wire; the wire is connected with the reel at an inner end, and a locking tab at an outer end, whi... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6763940 | Sports bag A sports bag is constructed to include a wheeled base frame, a soft bag body fixedly fastened to the wheeled base frame, the bag body having a top opening closed by the wheeled base frame, a bottom opening, a zipper extended from the top opening and the bottom openi... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6722520 | Container including a slider and a reclosable fastener A container has a rigid, elongate reclosable fastener, a slider and a track for the slider. The track defines a travel path lying in more than one plane. The travel path has vector components extending in each of mutually orthogonal X, Y and Z directions. The slider... | 04/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6609598 | Luggage piece having sector-like expandable section A luggage piece having a sector-like expandable section is disclosed. The expandable section is seamed between a body and a cover for adjusting the receiving space of a trunk. Furthermore, the body has a bottom and a top, and a longitudinal depth of a bot... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6595334 | Business case with removable handle and wheel assembly A luggage case is provided with straps or handles for carrying the case and a wheel and an extendable handle assembly for dragging or pulling the case. The wheel and extendable handle assembly is removably attachable to the case, such that it need not be ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6561355 | Garment bag having odor and scent-controlling capabilities A garment bag for controlling the odors incident upon hunters' clothing stored prior to hunting, the bag having an integrated vapor barrier and serially operated zippers separated by a foldable zipper separator.... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6533335 | Security device A security device for a slide fastener, including a housing adapted to be fitted to an object to which the slide fastener is attached, the housing substantially surrounding the slider of the slide fastener in its fully closed position, a closure member ad... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6499575 | Wheeled luggage A wheeled luggage comprises a main frame body formed of a fixed shell and a movable shell which is pivoted at one end to one end of the fixed shell. Two elastic side shells are respectively disposed in two sides of the main frame body, so as to form a rec... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6483697 | Nested flip cover lid for a hand-held computing system One embodiment in accordance with the present invention includes a nested flip cover lid for a portable computing system such as a personal digital assistant (PDA). Specifically, the nested flip cover lid includes an accessory rail spine, a hinge and a ri... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6467594 | Luggage case attachable to a briefcase (hand and shoulder bag) The present invention is a luggage case attachable to a briefcase and includes a luggage case and a briefcase mounted and zippered onto the luggage case by means of the zippers on the peripheries. A lifting handle is disposed on the briefcase. The availab... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6464074 | Reusable cover for a wind instrument A reusable cover for a wind instrument includes an approximately trapezoidal base surface or a base surface widening approximately in a trumpet shape. The length of the base surface corresponds approximately to the length of the wind instrument. The cover... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6431334 | Travel bag with protected zippers Zipper closures, luggage locks attached to zipper closures and retractable handles on travel bags are protected by covers which conceal such luggage hardware when in the closed or retracted position. The protective covers are in the form of rectangular fl... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6394157 | Transferable purse liner An improved transferable liner compartment having a dual compartment liner with a plurality of compartment inlets or connectors for accessing or retrieving select items. Each inlet operatively peels away at 90° with respect to each adjoining inlet to pro... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6382376 | Multipurpose luggage set A multipurpose luggage set for providing travelers with expanded storage space when returning home with added items. The luggage set includes an exterior bag having an opening into a hollow interior of the bag, and an interior bag dimensioned for being re... | 05/07/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6283183 | Ultimate organizer handbag The present invention provides a handbag equipped with a zipper for opening a section of the bag located between the front and interior walls thereof. When this section of the bag is unzipped, the faces of said front and interior walls are exposed and per... | 09/04/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6244484 | Collapsible, storage pack for vehicles A storage bag for use to conceal items within the passenger or back floor areas of a vehicle. The storage pack includes four fabric pack side surfaces, a fabric pack bottom surface and a fabric pack top surface. The pack top surface has a straight zipper ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6213670 | Binders with a foldable pocket assembly The present invention is generally directed to a foldable pocket assembly that is coupled to a cover of a binder along one of the edges of the pocket assembly. The pocket assembly has a first portion and a second portion divided by a fold line. The second... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206567 | Container having dual openings for facilitating rapid access to the interior of the container A container having dual openings for facilitating rapid access to the interior of the container to remove articles from the container which includes two ends, two sides and a base. A side closure flap is attached to one of the two sides and forms a top wh... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6113268 | Weighted carrying case A carrying case is provided including a base with an open top. Also included is a top assembly have a top face with a downwardly extending peripheral lip integrally coupled thereto and depending therefrom for defining an interior space and an open bottom ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6073772 | Garment bag having odor and scent-controlling capabilities A garment bag for controlling the odors incident upon hunters' clothing stored prior to hunting, the bag having an integrated vapor barrier and serially operated zippers separated by a foldable zipper separator.... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6062356 | Bag with integrated edge guard and foot A bag comprising a body enclosing a space and having top and bottom walls, left and right side walls and front and rear walls. The left and right side walls adjoin the bottom wall at respective left and right edges. A handle is mounted on the body. An edg... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6053634 | Convertible bag A convertible bag for holding articles therein is arranged to be opened into a reclining mat to provide a sanitary surface for reclining a child thereon. An inner surface of the reclining mat includes a pillow compartment into which a pillow is removably ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6050374 | Luggage case construction A luggage case (10) with a retractable handle (17) includes handle retraction apparatus (24) located within the luggage case adjacent a bottom wall (20) and covered over by a fabric panel (34). Inner mounting parts for luggage case wheels (14) are also lo... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6003646 | Method for manufacturing soft cloth durable luggage A process for designing durable and esthetically pleasing luggage. The luggage features a top and bottom created from a thermoplastic elastomer. The thermoplastic elastomer provides a durable surface while allowing luggage design in different shapes. A ra... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5975170 | Golf bag cover device and method of installation The present invention is a cover device for use in storing and transporting a golf bag and its contents, and a method of installing said cover device. The top, front, and sides of the cover device are flexible. The lower back section and base are rigid. T... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5896962 | Soft stowage system A stowage system particularly for space applications comprises a flight bag (10), a backpack (66), a backpack adapter plate (96), and a pressurized stowage rack (104). The flight bag (10) is fabricated of a Kevlar/Nomex fabric, and its lid (18) includes a... | 04/27/1999 |
