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Collapsible luggage
Assignee: Maruwa Echo Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-09-27
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Granted: 1987-04-07
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Expires: 2005-09-27
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to luggage which includes a ceiling board having a handle, a bottom board, front and rear faces and both side walls which are composed of freely foldable sheets. The bag portions are formed in the inner lower parts of both side walls at both right and left sides, and fastening tools are attached to both corners of the ceiling part respectively, and further hard side reinforced inserts having core materials inside are composed to be attached to the pockets and the fastener tools attachably or freely removably.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuyoshi Kaneko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 05:03
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C7/00; A45C7/0018; A45C7/0036
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
Luggage comprising: a ceiling board having a handle, a bottom board, two flexible side faces, each side face interconnecting said ceiling board and said bottom board, a front face, a rear face, a pocket defined at a lowermost portion of each of said two side faces, two reinforcing inserts adapted to have one end fit within one of said pockets, first fastening means pivotally mounted adjacent both intersections of said two side faces and said ceiling board, second fastening means located at an end of each of said two reinforcing inserts opposite to said one end adapted to fit within said pockets, third fastening means located at both ends of said ceiling board adjacent to said first fastening means, said first fastening means being positionable in two positions, a first position engaged with said third fastening means for use in securing said first fastening means out of the way when folding up of said luggage, and a second position engaged with said second fastening means when said one end of said inserts are located in said pockets for removably mounting said inserts along said two side faces to form said luggage into an operative shape.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
Luggage comprising: a ceiling board having a handle, a bottom board, two flexible side faces, each side face interconnecting said ceiling board and said bottom board, a front face, a rear face, a pocket defined at a lowermost portion of each of said two side faces, two reinforcing inserts adapted to have one end fit within one of said pockets, first fastening means pivotally mounted adjacent both intersections of said two side faces and said ceiling board, second fastening means located at an end of each of said two reinforcing inserts opposite to said one end adapted to fit within said pockets, third fastening means located at both ends of said ceiling board adjacent to said first fastening means, said first fastening means being positionable in two positions, a first position engaged with said third fastening means for use in securing said first fastening means out of the way when folding up of said luggage, and a second position engaged with said second fastening means when said one end of said inserts are located in said pockets for removably mounting said inserts along said two side faces to form said luggage into an operative shape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
Luggage as claimed in claim 1, wherein a knob is located on an upper part of each insert.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-04-06 | 1994-10-06 | 1995-04-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-04-06 | 1998-10-06 | 1999-04-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |