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Steerable wheeled garment bag
Assignee: TRS ENTERPRISES Inc DBA ZENITH PRODUCTS
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Filing: 1975-11-17
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Granted: 1977-06-21
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Expires: 1995-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A soft-walled garment bag has rigid means, e.g., a central, internal post or column, interconnecting its upper and lower ends. The lower end comprises a rigid platform borne on a tandem pair of wheels that are steerable by manipulation of the upper end of the structure, e.g., via a handle fixed to the upper end of the column or post. A clothing hanger or hangers are detachably connectable to the rigid means to carry a suit or coat or the like about which the garment bag is closely fitted. The cover sheets of the garment bag are peripherally secured to the lower end of the platform and one side of the bag incorporates a carrying strap for suspending the piece of luggage under an arm from one hand in an erect position against one side of the body of the user for transportation over stairs, or in other such situations which inhibit wheel supported movement of the luggage.
Inventors
- 👤 Max J. Lugash
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 05:22
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C5/00; A45C5/14; A45C2005/147; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S280/00; Y10S280/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
Wheeled hand luggage comprising: a. a vertically elongate enclosure having top, bottom, side, front and rear walls; b. a tandem pair of wheels mounted on said bottom wall of said enclosure; c. rigid means connecting said top wall of said enclosure with said bottom wall of said enclosure and positioned within said enclosure; d. means at the upper end of said rigid means for suspending garments within said enclosure; e. one of said pair of wheels being mounted at the front portion of said bottom wall and the other of said wheels being mounted centrally on the said longitudinal axis of said bottom wall and adjacent said rigid means; f. and said front wheel being castered about a vertical pivot and said centrally mounted wheel being non-castered.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
Wheeled hand luggage comprising: a. a vertically elongate enclosure having top, bottom, side, front and rear walls; b. a tandem pair of wheels mounted on said bottom wall of said enclosure; c. rigid means connecting said top wall of said enclosure with said bottom wall of said enclosure and positioned within said enclosure; d. means at the upper end of said rigid means for suspending garments within said enclosure; e. one of said pair of wheels being mounted at the front portion of said bottom wall and the other of said wheels being mounted centrally on the said longitudinal axis of said bottom wall and adjacent said rigid means; f. and said front wheel being castered about a vertical pivot and said centrally mounted wheel being non-castered.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
Wheeled hand luggage as in claim 1 and including: a. a lift handle secured centrally to the exterior of one of said side walls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
Wheeled hand luggage as in claim 2 and including: a. means secured to said enclosure and supporting said lift handle for maintaining said lift handle against said one side wall when said lift handle is not in use.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
Wheeled hand luggage as in claim 3 and wherein: a. said lift handle supporting means includes a strap secured adjacent said top wall and surrounding said handle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
Wheeled hand luggage as in claim 1 and wherein: a. said bottom wall includes a pair of openings and said wheels are fixed to said bottom wall inside said enclosure and b. a pair of plates covering said openings, and c. one of said wheels of said pair being supported by one plate and the other of said pair being supported by the other plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
Wheeled hand luggage as in claim 1 and wherein: a. said rigid means connecting said upper wall includes upper plate means; b. said upper plate means including a guide handle secured thereto.
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