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US3305243A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Foldable luggage cart

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-23
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Granted: 1967-02-21
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Expires: 1984-11-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr John Manfredi
  • 👤 Lafe I Chambers

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 21:39
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62B; B62B3/00; B62B3/02; B62B2202/00; B62B2202/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 202 words
A FOLDABLE LUGGAGE CART COMPRISING A PAIR OF RECTANGULAR BOTTOM SECTIONS HAVING ADJOINING TRANSVERSE MARGINS AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER AT SAID ADJOINING MARGINS FOR FOLDING MOVEMENT OF ONE OF SAID SECTIONS UPON THE OTHER; RELEASABLE MEANS OPERABLE TO PROVIDE BRIDGING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID BOTTOM SECTIONS ACROSS SAID ADJOINING MARGINS FOR RIGIDIFYING THE HINGED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID SECTIONS WITH THE SECTIONS IN A COMMON PLANE; A PAIR OF REAR WHEELS SUPPORTING THE REAR BOTTOM SECTION; AN INVERTED L-FORM FRONT WHEEL BRACKET HAVING A VERTICAL LEG SECURED TO AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE CENTER OF THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE FRONT BOTTOM SECTION IN THE USE POSITION OF THE CART AND A HORIZONTAL ARM PROJECTING FORWARDLY FROM SAID VERTICAL LEG; AND A STEERABLE FRONT WHEEL ATTACHED TO THE FORWARD END OF SAID HORIZONTAL ARM AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FOR APPROXIMATELY HALF ITS DIAMETER BELOW THE PLANE OF SAID FRONT BOTTOM SECTION AND REARWARDLY BENEATH SAID HORIZONTAL ARM, SAID FRONT WHEEL BRACKET AND FRONT WHEEL PROJECTING PAST THE REAR SIDE OF THE REAR BOTTOM SECTION WHEN THE CART IS FOLDED AND SAID REAR WHEELS THEN PROJECTING BEYOND THE PLANE OF SAID REAR BOTTOM SECTION TO APPROXIMATELY THE SAME HEIGHT AS SAID FRONT WHEEL BRACKET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 202 words
A FOLDABLE LUGGAGE CART COMPRISING A PAIR OF RECTANGULAR BOTTOM SECTIONS HAVING ADJOINING TRANSVERSE MARGINS AND HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER AT SAID ADJOINING MARGINS FOR FOLDING MOVEMENT OF ONE OF SAID SECTIONS UPON THE OTHER; RELEASABLE MEANS OPERABLE TO PROVIDE BRIDGING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID BOTTOM SECTIONS ACROSS SAID ADJOINING MARGINS FOR RIGIDIFYING THE HINGED CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID SECTIONS WITH THE SECTIONS IN A COMMON PLANE; A PAIR OF REAR WHEELS SUPPORTING THE REAR BOTTOM SECTION; AN INVERTED L-FORM FRONT WHEEL BRACKET HAVING A VERTICAL LEG SECURED TO AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM THE CENTER OF THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE FRONT BOTTOM SECTION IN THE USE POSITION OF THE CART AND A HORIZONTAL ARM PROJECTING FORWARDLY FROM SAID VERTICAL LEG; AND A STEERABLE FRONT WHEEL ATTACHED TO THE FORWARD END OF SAID HORIZONTAL ARM AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FOR APPROXIMATELY HALF ITS DIAMETER BELOW THE PLANE OF SAID FRONT BOTTOM SECTION AND REARWARDLY BENEATH SAID HORIZONTAL ARM, SAID FRONT WHEEL BRACKET AND FRONT WHEEL PROJECTING PAST THE REAR SIDE OF THE REAR BOTTOM SECTION WHEN THE CART IS FOLDED AND SAID REAR WHEELS THEN PROJECTING BEYOND THE PLANE OF SAID REAR BOTTOM SECTION TO APPROXIMATELY THE SAME HEIGHT AS SAID FRONT WHEEL BRACKET.

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-02-20 1978-08-22 1979-02-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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