Collapsible suitcase, and a method for its use
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A45C-007/00
A45C-005/14
A45C-013/26
A45C-013/28
A45F-003/20
출원번호
US-0622849
(2015-02-14)
등록번호
US-9723902
(2017-08-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Jose, Boban
출원인 / 주소
Jose, Boban
대리인 / 주소
Libenzon, Ilya
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초록▼
A collapsible suitcase has a bottom panel, a rear panel, two side panels, and a front panel. The rear panel, side panels, and front panel are connected to the bottom panel by hinges permitting them to be rotated from a folded position against the bottom panel to a deployed position perpendicular to
A collapsible suitcase has a bottom panel, a rear panel, two side panels, and a front panel. The rear panel, side panels, and front panel are connected to the bottom panel by hinges permitting them to be rotated from a folded position against the bottom panel to a deployed position perpendicular to the bottom panel. The side hinges have a clearance sufficiently greater than the clearance of the front hinge to allow the side hinges to lie flat on the front panel when folded, and the rear hinge has a sufficiently greater clearance than that of the side hinges to allow the rear panel to lie flat on the side panels when folded.
대표청구항▼
1. A collapsible suitcase, comprising: a front hinge;a rear hinge;a first side hinge;a second side hinge;a bottom panel having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a rear edge, a front edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, wherein the bottom panel is rigid, and wherein the rear edge
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A collapsible suitcase, comprising: a front hinge;a rear hinge;a first side hinge;a second side hinge;a bottom panel having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a rear edge, a front edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, wherein the bottom panel is rigid, and wherein the rear edge of the bottom panel is connected to the rear hinge, the front edge of the bottom panel is connected to the front hinge, the first side edge of the bottom panel is connected to the first side hinge, and the second side edge of the bottom panel is connected to the second side hinge;a rear panel having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top edge, two side edges, and a bottom edge, wherein the rear panel is rigid, and wherein the bottom edge of the rear panel is connected to the rear edge of the bottom panel by the rear hinge, and wherein the rear hinge allows the rear panel to be rotated between a folded position in which the interior surface of the rear panel is substantially parallel to the interior surface of the bottom panel and a deployed position in which the interior surface of the rear panel is substantially perpendicular to the interior surface of the bottom panel;two side panels, each side panel having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top edge, a rear edge, a front edge, and a bottom edge, and wherein the bottom edge of a first side panel of the two side panels is connected to the first side edge of the bottom panel by the first side hinge, and wherein the bottom edge of a second side panel of the two side panels is connected to the second side edge of the bottom panel by the second side hinge, and wherein the first and second side hinges permit the first and second side panels to rotate between folded positions in which the interior surfaces of the first and second side panels are substantially parallel to the interior surface of the bottom panel and deployed positions in which the interior surfaces of the first and second side panels are substantially perpendicular to the interior surface of the bottom panel;a front panel having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top edge, two side edges, and a bottom edge, and wherein the bottom edge of the front panel is connected to the front edge of the bottom panel by the front hinge, and wherein the front hinge permits the front panel to rotate between a folded position in which the interior surface of the front panel is substantially parallel to the interior surface of the bottom panel and a deployed position in which the interior surface of the front panel is substantially perpendicular to the interior surface of the bottom panel;at least one peg attached to and set perpendicularly to the interior surface of the bottom panel where the bottom edge of the rear panel, first side panel, second side panel, or front panel contacts the interior surface of the bottom panel when in the deployed position; andat least one hole in the bottom edge of the rear panel, first side panel, second side panel, or front panel, the at least one hole positioned to pass over the at least one peg when the rear panel, first side panel, second side panel, or front panel is rotated into the deployed position,wherein:the front hinge has a first clearance to allow the interior surface of the front panel to rest on the interior surface of the bottom panel when the front panel is in the folded position,each of the first and second side hinges has a second clearance sufficiently larger than the first clearance to allow the interior surfaces of the first and second side panels, when in the folded positions, to rest on top of the exterior surface of the front panel when the front panel is in the folded position, andthe rear hinge has a third clearance sufficiently larger than the second clearance to allow the interior surface of the rear panel, when in the folded position, to rest on top of the exterior surfaces of the first and second side panels when the first and second side panels are in the folded positions. 2. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 1, wherein each side edge of the rear panel further comprises at least one first engagement member, and the rear edge of the first side panel has a second engagement member configured to slidably engage the at least one first engagement member, thereby fixing the first side panel to the rear panel when the rear panel is in the deployed position and the first side panel is rotated into the deployed position. 3. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 1, wherein the front edge of the first side panel has a first engagement member, and a corresponding one of the two side edges of the front panel has a second engagement member configured to slidably engage the first engagement member, thereby fixing the front panel to the first side panel when the first side panel is in the deployed position and the front panel is rotated into the deployed position. 4. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 1, further comprising at least one latch configured to secure the front edge of the first side panel to the front panel when the first side panel is in the deployed position and the front panel is rotated into the deployed position. 5. A collapsible suitcase comprising: a front hinge;a rear hinge;a first side hinge;a second side hinge;a bottom panel having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a rear edge, a front edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge, wherein the bottom panel is rigid, and wherein the rear edge of the bottom panel is connected to the rear hinge, the front edge of the bottom panel is connected to the front hinge, the first side edge of the bottom panel is connected to the first side hinge, and the second side edge of the bottom panel is connected to the second side hinge;a rear panel having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top edge, two side edges, and a bottom edge, wherein the rear panel is rigid, and wherein the bottom edge of the rear panel is connected to the rear edge of the bottom panel by the rear hinge, and wherein the rear hinge allows the rear panel to be rotated between a folded position in which the interior surface of the rear panel is substantially parallel to the interior surface of the bottom panel and a deployed position in which the interior surface of the rear panel is substantially perpendicular to the interior surface of the bottom panel;two side panels, each side panel having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top edge, a rear edge, a front edge, and a bottom edge, and wherein the bottom edge of a first side panel of the two side panels is connected to the first side edge of the bottom panel by the first side hinge, and wherein the bottom edge of a second side panel of the two side panels is connected to the second side edge of the bottom panel by the second side hinge, and wherein the first and second side hinges permit the first and second side panels to rotate between folded positions in which the interior surfaces of the first and second side panels are substantially parallel to the interior surface of the bottom panel and deployed positions in which the interior surfaces of the first and second side panels are substantially perpendicular to the interior surface of the bottom panel; anda front panel having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top edge, two side edges, and a bottom edge, and wherein the bottom edge of the front panel is connected to the front edge of the bottom panel by the front hinge, and wherein the front hinge permits the front panel to rotate between a folded position in which the interior surface of the front panel is substantially parallel to the interior surface of the bottom panel and a deployed position in which the interior surface of the front panel is substantially perpendicular to the interior surface of the bottom panel; andan exterior covering, the exterior covering comprising: a first portion fixed to the exterior surface of the first side panel and the exterior surface of the second side panel and connecting the front edge of the first side panel to the front edge of the second side panel so that the exterior surface of the front panel rests against the first portion when the front panel is in the deployed position, the first portion having a first perimeter edge against the bottom edge of the first side panel, against the bottom edge of the second side panel, and against the front edge of the bottom panel, and a second perimeter edge against the rear edge of the first side panel, against the rear edge of the second side panel, against the top edge of each side panel, and against the top edge of the front panel when the front panel is in the deployed position, anda second portion fixed to the exterior surface of the bottom panel and fixed to the exterior surface of the rear panel, and having a first perimeter edge fixed to the first perimeter edge of the first portion, a second perimeter edge against one side edge of the rear panel, and a third perimeter edge against the other side edge of the rear panel,wherein: the front hinge has a first clearance to allow the interior surface of the front panel to rest on the interior surface of the bottom panel when the front panel is in the folded position,each of the first and second side hinges has a second clearance sufficiently larger than the first clearance to allow the interior surfaces of the first and second side panels, when in the folded positions, to rest on top of the exterior surface of the front panel when the front panel is in the folded position, andthe rear hinge has a third clearance sufficiently larger than the second clearance to allow the interior surface of the rear panel, when in the folded position, to rest on top of the exterior surfaces of the first and second side panels when the first and second side panels are in the folded positions. 6. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 5, wherein the second portion further comprises a lid configured to fold to a closed position covering an opening in the collapsible suitcase bordered by the top edge of the rear panel, the top edge of the first side panel, the top edge of the second side panel, and the top edge of the front panel when the rear panel, the first and second side panels, and the front panel are in the deployed position. 7. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 6, wherein the lid further comprises at least one projection that rests against at least one of the interior surface of the rear panel, the interior surface of the first side panel, the interior surface of the second side panel, or the interior surface of the front panel when the lid is in the closed position. 8. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 6, further comprising a zipper having a first half that covers the second perimeter edge of the first portion and a second half covering the second perimeter edge of the second portion, a portion of the lid that contacts the second perimeter edge of the first portion when the lid is in the closed position, and the third perimeter edge of the second portion. 9. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 6, wherein the lid further comprises at least one rigid panel. 10. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 6, wherein the lid is flexible and configured to wrap around the suitcase when the front panel, two side panels, and rear panels are in the folded positions. 11. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 10, wherein the lid further comprises a first rigid panel and a second rigid panel separated by a flexible portion. 12. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 10, wherein: each of (i) a distance from the top edge of the rear panel to the to the interior surface of the bottom panel and (ii) a distance from the top edge of the front panel to the interior surface of the bottom panel is less than a distance from the top edge of each of the two side panels to the interior surface of the bottom panel, andthe lid further comprises: a central panel that has a front edge and a rear edge, occupying a position at a height of the top edges of the two side panels and substantially parallel to the interior surface of the bottom panel when the lid is in the closed position,a forward panel flexibly joined to the front edge of the central panel, the forward panel slanting down from the front edge of the central panel to the top edge of the front panel when the lid is in the closed position, anda back panel flexibly joined to the rear edge of the central panel, the back panel slanting down from the rear edge of the central panel to the top edge of the rear panel when the lid is in the closed position. 13. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 10, further comprising at least one fastener configured to fasten the lid to the second portion of the exterior covering at the exterior surface of the bottom panel when the lid is wrapped around the suitcase. 14. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 5, further comprising an extensible handle system, the extensible handle system comprising: a chamber in the bottom panel, the chamber having a first end, a second end, a front side, and a back side parallel to the front side, the chamber having an opening at the first end;two handle rods inserted within in the chamber along the front side and the back side of the chamber, the two handle rods free to slide out of the opening into an extended position, each handle rod having a first end that extends out of the chamber when the two handle rods are in the extended position and a second end that remains within the chamber when the two handle rods are in the extended position;at least one engagement latch configured to fix a position of the two handle rods relative to the chamber when the two handle rods are in the extended position; anda handle coupled to the first end of each handle rod. 15. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 14, wherein the extensible handle system further comprises two interior rods inserted in the chamber along the front and back sides of the chamber, wherein each handle rod contains a slot configured to slidably admit one of the two interior rods, and wherein the at least one engagement latch fixes the two handle rods to the two interior rods. 16. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 15, wherein the handle is connected to the two handle rods by a swivel that allows the handle to rotate freely about a first axis. 17. The collapsible suitcase according to claim 16, wherein the handle is substantially toroidal, the handle contains a track describing a substantial circle on the handle, and the swivel is slidably attached to the track, permitting the handle to be rotated about a second axis. 18. A method for collapsing a collapsible suitcase, the method comprising: providing the collapsible suitcase according to claim 5;rotating the front panel into the folded position;rotating the two side panels into the folded positions; androtating the rear panel into the folded position.
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Bernbaum L. Harrison (470 Madison Glencoe IL 60022), Collapsible article or luggage.
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