IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0526261
(2008-02-07)
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등록번호 |
US-8245825
(2012-08-21)
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국제출원번호 |
PCT/US2008/053301
(2008-02-07)
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§371/§102 date |
20101129
(20101129)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2008/098116
(2008-08-14)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Yoneno, Kenzo
- Huyghe, Luc
- Santy, Dirk
- King, William L.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Samsonite IP Holdings S.ar.l.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
14 |
초록
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A remote cinching device 14 comprising a resiliency mechanism 15 and 16, a force-transferring device 17, and a cinching device 28, 30, 32 enhances luggage, totes, briefs, and other transport and/or storage devices. The resiliency mechanism biases the luggage in an open condition, while the cinching
A remote cinching device 14 comprising a resiliency mechanism 15 and 16, a force-transferring device 17, and a cinching device 28, 30, 32 enhances luggage, totes, briefs, and other transport and/or storage devices. The resiliency mechanism biases the luggage in an open condition, while the cinching device, located remotely from the areas undergoing the highest levels of expansion force (the top and bottom ends of an upright luggage case, for example), allows effective, easy, and visually pleasing compression of the case once it has been closed. The cinch is carried by force-transferring structures 17, by which the act of cinching is made even more efficient.
대표청구항
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1. A luggage case having a front panel, a rear panel, a flexible rail extending around at least one corner portion of the case and extending at least part of the distance between the front panel and the rear panel, a resilient frame device in said rail, with portions of said frame device located in
1. A luggage case having a front panel, a rear panel, a flexible rail extending around at least one corner portion of the case and extending at least part of the distance between the front panel and the rear panel, a resilient frame device in said rail, with portions of said frame device located in a corner portion of said case for providing a restoring force to push the front and rear panels away from one another whereby the luggage case tends to remain in an expanded condition, whereby the resilient frame device is capable of repeated flexural strain such that at least portions thereof can be brought together repeatedly, whereby said frame device provides a restoring force to said rail when said rail is flexed by a cinching device, said cinching device is located remotely from the corner portions, said cinching device is carried by a force transferring structure affixed to said at least one of said front panel and rear panel, that facilitates cinching action of the cinching device, wherein said cinching action exerts a force in the direction opposite the direction of the restoring force, the force transferring structure includes a panel extension that extends from the cinching device to the corner portion, and wherein the panel extension is a triangularly-shaped portion of flexible fabric, the base of the triangularly-shaped portion of fabric is attached to and extends along a side of said at least one panel, and the cinching device applies a force generally perpendicular to the base of the triangularly-shaped portion. 2. The luggage case of claim 1 wherein the resilient frame device is a steel wire. 3. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein at least one of the front panel or the rear panel comprises a flexible laminate material. 4. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the resilient frame device comprises two independent wire frames. 5. The luggage case of claim 4, wherein the two independent wire frames are symmetrically positioned opposite one another with one of the two independent wire frames occupying a top portion of the luggage and the other of the two independent wire frames occupying a bottom portion of the luggage. 6. The luggage case of claim 5, wherein the independent wire frame occupying the top portion of the luggage case comprises a continuous wire that traverses a periphery of a top half of the luggage case and is bent into an undulation near a mid portion of the luggage case along each of the luggage case's side panels. 7. The luggage case of claim 6, wherein the independent wire frame occupying the bottom portion of the luggage case comprises a wire with an undulation that nearly converges with the undulation of the independent wire frame occupying the top portion of the luggage case. 8. The luggage case of claim 1, further comprising a flexible sheet of foam that is positioned between the resilient frame device and an interior lining of the luggage case. 9. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the cinching device comprises a pair of straps, each strap extending across a depth of the rail. 10. The luggage case of claim 9, wherein one of the straps is attached to and traverses the front panel, and the other strap is attached to and traverses the rear panel. 11. The luggage case of claim 9, wherein the cinching device further comprises a clip that is joined to one of the straps and is configured to engage stitched loops defined by one of the straps. 12. The luggage case of claim 1, wherein the cinching action of the cinching device is actuated by cinching the cinching device, and when the cinching device is cinched, distal longitudinal ends of the luggage case flare outwardly and a mid-portion of the luggage case contracts to create an hour-glass shape to a profile of the luggage case. 13. The luggage case of claim 1, further comprising a soft tow handle joined to the luggage case. 14. The luggage case of claim 13, wherein the soft tow handle comprises a strap anchored to the luggage case at two points and configured to be selectively folded and unfolded to selectively increase and decrease a length of the strap. 15. A luggage case having a front panel, a rear panel, a flexible rail extending around at least one corner portion of the case and extending at least part of the distance between the front panel and the rear panel, a resilient frame device in said rail, with portions of said frame device located in a corner portion of said case for providing a restoring force to push the front and rear panels away from one another whereby the luggage case tends to remain in an expanded condition, whereby the resilient frame device is capable of repeated flexural strain such that at least portions thereof can be brought together repeatedly, whereby said frame device provides a restoring force to said rail when said rail is flexed by a cinching device, said cinching device is located remotely from the corner portions, said cinching device is carried by a force transferring structure affixed to said at least one of said front panel and rear panel, that facilitates cinching action of the cinching device, wherein said cinching action exerts a force in the direction opposite the direction of the restoring force, and wherein the force transferring structure includes a relatively stiff frame member extending from the cinching device to the corner portion. 16. The luggage case of claim 15 wherein the force transferring structure includes a panel extension that extends from the cinching device to the corner portion. 17. The luggage case of claim 15, wherein the resilient frame device is a steel wire. 18. The luggage case of claim 15, wherein at least one of the front panel or the rear panel comprises a flexible laminate material. 19. The luggage case of claim 15, wherein the resilient frame device comprises two independent wire frames. 20. The luggage case of claim 19, wherein the two independent wire frames are symmetrically positioned opposite one another with one of the two independent wire frames occupying a top portion of the luggage and the other of the two independent wire frames occupying a bottom portion of the luggage. 21. The luggage case of claim 20, wherein the independent wire frame occupying the top portion of the luggage case comprises a continuous wire that traverses a periphery of a top half of the luggage case and is bent into an undulation near a mid portion of the luggage case along each of the luggage case's side panels. 22. The luggage case of claim 21, wherein the independent wire frame occupying the bottom portion of the luggage case comprises a wire with an undulation that nearly converges with the undulation of the independent wire frame occupying the top portion of the luggage case. 23. The luggage case of claim 15, further comprising a flexible sheet of foam that is positioned between the resilient frame device and an interior lining of the luggage case. 24. The luggage case of claim 15, wherein the cinching device comprises a pair of straps, each strap extending across a depth of the rail. 25. The luggage case of claim 24, wherein one of the straps is attached to and traverses the front panel, and the other strap is attached to and traverses the rear panel. 26. The luggage case of claim 24, wherein the cinching device further comprises a clip that is joined to one of the straps and is configured to engage stitched loops defined by one of the straps. 27. The luggage case of claim 15, wherein the cinching action of the cinching device is actuated by cinching the cinching device, and when the cinching device is cinched, distal longitudinal ends of the luggage case flare outwardly and a mid-portion of the luggage case contracts to create an hour-glass shape to a profile of the luggage case. 28. The luggage case of claim 15, further comprising a soft tow handle joined to the luggage case. 29. The luggage case of claim 28, wherein the soft tow handle comprises a strap anchored to the luggage case at two points and configured to be selectively folded and unfolded to selectively increase and decrease a length of the strap.
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