IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0804053
(2010-07-13)
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등록번호 |
US-8522937
(2013-09-03)
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발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Carmen Patti Law Group, LLC
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초록
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A luggage case system comprises a case, a wheel and handle assembly, and at least one clip. The case has a top, bottom, front, back and sides. The wheel and handle assembly comprises a partial housing including a bottom, a back, and sides, an extendable handle secured to said back. The partial housi
A luggage case system comprises a case, a wheel and handle assembly, and at least one clip. The case has a top, bottom, front, back and sides. The wheel and handle assembly comprises a partial housing including a bottom, a back, and sides, an extendable handle secured to said back. The partial housing conforms in shape to that of said case, such that said bottom of said case may be placed on the bottom of the partial housing, and said back and sides of said case will engage the back and sides of said partial housing. The at least one clip is configured to engage the case and the wheel and handle assembly to releasably secure the case to the wheel and handle assembly, whereby with said handle extended said case may be pulled by said handle.
대표청구항
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1. A luggage case system comprising: a case having a top, bottom, front, back and sides;a wheel and handle assembly, comprising a partial housing including a bottom, a back, and sides, an extendable handle secured to said back, said partial housing conforming in shape to that of said case, such that
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A luggage case system comprising: a case having a top, bottom, front, back and sides;a wheel and handle assembly, comprising a partial housing including a bottom, a back, and sides, an extendable handle secured to said back, said partial housing conforming in shape to that of said case, such that said bottom of said case may be placed on the bottom of the partial housing, and said back and sides of said case will engage the back and sides of said partial housing;at least one clip configured to engage the case and the wheel and handle assembly to readily releasably secure the case to the wheel and handle assembly, wherein the clip comprises a first tab, a second tab, and a bridge;wherein the at least one clip is configured for disengagement from the case and from the wheel and handle assembly;wherein the case comprises a slot configured to receive the first tab of the clip;wherein the wheel and handle assembly comprises a slot configured to receive the second tab of the clip;wherein the slot of the case and the slot of the wheel and handle assembly are complementary;whereby with said handle extended said case may be pulled by said handle. 2. The luggage case system of claim 1, wherein first tab, the second tab, and the bridge are formed as an integral component. 3. The luggage case system of claim 1, wherein the second tab comprises a partial window with a pressure tab therein; wherein the pressure tab is configured to be elastically flexible within the partial window. 4. The luggage case system of claim 3, wherein the slot of the wheel and handle assembly comprises a first opening and a second opening; wherein the first opening is configured to receive the second tab of the clip;wherein the second opening is configured to receive the pressure tab of the clip. 5. The luggage case system of claim 1, wherein the at least one clip comprises a first clip and a second clip. 6. The luggage case system of claim 5, wherein the slot of the case is configured to receive a first tab of the first clip and a first tab of the second clip. 7. The luggage case system of claim 6, wherein the slot of the case comprises a pocket or compartment of the case. 8. The luggage case system of claim 1, wherein the at least one clip is formed as an integral component and is separate from the case and the wheel and handle assembly. 9. The luggage case system of claim 8, wherein the at least one clip is formed as a single, injection-molded piece. 10. The luggage case system of claim 1, wherein the at least one clip is configured for complete disengagement from the case and from the wheel and handle assembly. 11. The luggage case system of claim 1, wherein the clip is configured to be removable from the slot of the wheel and handle assembly and removable from the slot of the case. 12. The luggage case system of claim 11, wherein the first tab is removable from the slot of the case; wherein the second tab is removable from the wheel and handle assembly. 13. The luggage case system of claim 1, wherein the slot of the case comprises a pocket of the case. 14. A luggage case system comprising: a case having a top, bottom, front, back and sides;a wheel and handle assembly, comprising a partial housing including a bottom, a back, and sides, an extendable handle secured to said back, said partial housing conforming in shape to that of said case, such that said bottom of said case may be placed on the bottom of the partial housing, and said back and sides of said case will engage the back and sides of said partial housing, whereby with said handle extended said case may be pulled by said handle;at least one clip configured to engage the case and the wheel and handle assembly to readily releasably secure the case to the wheel and handle assembly, wherein the clip comprises a first tab, a second tab, and a bridge, wherein the second tab comprises a partial window with a pressure tab therein;wherein the case comprises a slot configured to receive the first tab of the clip and the wheel and handle assembly comprises a slot configured to receive the second tab of the clip, wherein the slot of the case and the slot of the wheel and handle assembly are complementary;wherein the pressure tab is configured to be elastically flexible within the partial window;wherein the slot of the wheel and handle assembly comprises a first opening configured to receive the second tab of the clip and a second opening configured to receive the pressure tab of the clip;wherein the first opening is sized such that the pressure tab is elastically bent through the partial window, from a first position to a second position, towards the first tab as the second tab slides through the first opening. 15. The luggage case system of claim 14, wherein the second tab is configured to slide into the first opening until the elastically bent pressure tab is positioned in the second opening such that the pressure tab is allowed to return to the first position when the clip reaches a closed engagement position. 16. The luggage case system of claim 15, wherein upon insertion into the closed engagement position and in the first position, the pressure tab is configured to prevent the clip from being removed from the closed engagement position. 17. The luggage case system of claim 16, wherein the pressure tab is configured to receive pressure from a user to elastically bend the pressure tab from the first position to the second position to allow the clip to be removed from the closed engagement position. 18. The luggage case system of claim 14, wherein the bridge of the clip abuts an edge of the slot of the wheel and handle assembly in a closed engagement position. 19. The luggage case system of claim 18, wherein the bridge is configured to be pushed such that the clip is moved into the closed engagement position. 20. A method for securing a case and a wheel and handle assembly of a luggage case system, the method comprising the steps of: placing a case having a top, bottom, front, back, and sides onto a partial housing of a wheel and handle assembly, wherein the partial housing comprises an extendable handle, a bottom, back, and sides and said partial housing conforms in shape to that of said case, such that said bottom of said case may be placed on the bottom of the partial housing, and said back and sides of said case will engage the back and sides of said partial housing, said extendable handle secured to said back of the wheel and handle assembly whereby with said handle extended said case may be pulled by said handle;engaging a first tab of at least one clip with a slot of the case configured to receive the first tab, wherein the clip is configured to engage the case and the wheel and handle assembly to readily releasably secure the case to the wheel and handle assembly and is further configured for disengagement from the case and from the wheel and handle assembly;engaging a second tab of the clip with a slot of the wheel and handle assembly configured to receive the second tab of the clip, wherein the slot of the case and the slot of the wheel and handle assembly are complementary;pushing a bridge of the clip to slide the clip into a closed engagement position to readily releasably secure the case to the wheel and handle assembly, wherein the bridge couples the first tab and the second tab. 21. The method of claim 20, further comprising the step of: sliding the second tab of the clip through a first opening of the slot of the wheel and handle assembly. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of sliding comprises the step of: elastically bending a pressure tab of the second tab into a partial window of the second tab. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the step of elastically bending comprises the step of: elastically bending the pressure tab from a first position to a second position to allow the second tab of the clip to slide into the first opening. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the step of sliding comprises the step of: sliding the second tab of the clip through the first opening until the elastically bent pressure tab is in a second opening of the second tab such that the pressure tab is allowed to return to the first position when the clip reaches a closed engagement position. 25. The method of claim 24, further comprising the step of: applying pressure to the pressure tab of the second tab of the clip to elastically bend the pressure tab to allow the clip to be removed from the closed engagement position to release the case from the wheel and handle assembly and to disengage the clip from the case and from the wheel and handle assembly.
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