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Luggage carrier

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1996-05-06
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Granted: 1998-05-05
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Expires: 2016-05-06
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Abstract

Abstract A luggage carrier includes two inner tubes slidably engaged in two outer tubes. A rod is engaged in one outer tube and has a lower end secured to the outer tube. A resilient blade is secured to the lower portion of one inner tube and has two orifices for engaging with the rod. The interior walls bounding the orifices may engage with the rod so as to secure the resilient blade to the rod and may be disengaged from the rod so as to allow the inner tubes to be adjusted relative to the outer tubes when the resilient blade is actuated.

Inventors

  • 👤 Guan-Zhon Chen

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C13/00; A45C13/26; A45C13/262; B; B62; B62B; B62B1/00; B62B1/10; B62B1/12; B62B1/125; B62B2202/00; B62B2202/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 220 words
A luggage carrier comprising: a base including two side portions, two outer tubes each including a lower end secured to said side portions of said base and each including an upper portion, a bar secured to said upper portions of said outer tubes a rod engaged in a first of said outer tubes and including a lower end secured to said lower end of said first outer tube, said first outer tube including a pin secured to said lower end thereof, said lower end of said rod being secured to said pin, two inner tubes each including a lower portion slidably engaged in said outer tubes and each including an upper portion, a first of said inner tubes being slidably engaged in said first outer tube and including a lower portion, a hand grip secured to said upper portion of said inner tubes, a resilient blade secured to said lower portion of said first inner tube and including at least one orifice including an interior wall for engaging with and for securing to said rod, said orifice including a size slightly larger than that of said rod, and means for disengaging said interior wall of said orifice from said rod so as to allow said first inner tube to be adjusted relative to said rod and said first outer tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 220 words
A luggage carrier comprising: a base including two side portions, two outer tubes each including a lower end secured to said side portions of said base and each including an upper portion, a bar secured to said upper portions of said outer tubes a rod engaged in a first of said outer tubes and including a lower end secured to said lower end of said first outer tube, said first outer tube including a pin secured to said lower end thereof, said lower end of said rod being secured to said pin, two inner tubes each including a lower portion slidably engaged in said outer tubes and each including an upper portion, a first of said inner tubes being slidably engaged in said first outer tube and including a lower portion, a hand grip secured to said upper portion of said inner tubes, a resilient blade secured to said lower portion of said first inner tube and including at least one orifice including an interior wall for engaging with and for securing to said rod, said orifice including a size slightly larger than that of said rod, and means for disengaging said interior wall of said orifice from said rod so as to allow said first inner tube to be adjusted relative to said rod and said first outer tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 327 words
A luggage carrier comprising: a base including two side portions, two outer tubes each including a lower end secured to said side portions of said base and each including an upper portion, a bar secured to said upper portions of said outer tubes, a rod engaged in a first of said outer tubes and including a lower end secured to said lower end of said first outer tube, two inner tubes each including a lower portion slidably engaged in said outer tubes and each including an upper portion, a first of said inner tubes being slidably engaged in said first outer tube and including a lower portion, a hand grip secured to said upper portion of said inner tubes, a resilient blade secured to said lower portion of said first inner tube, said resilient blade including an upper portion and a lower portion and including two orifices formed in said upper portion and said lower portion respectively and defined by interior walls respectively, said resilient blade including a lower end and an upper end, said orifices including a size slightly larger than that of said rod, said interior walls being provided for engaging with and for securing to said rod, and means for disengaging said interior wall of said orifice from said rod so as to allow said first inner tube to be adjusted relative to said rod and said first outer tube, said disengaging means including a follower pivotally secured to said lower portion of said first inner tube and having an opening formed therein for engaging with said rod, said follower including a lower end engaged with said lower end of said resilient blade and including an upper end arranged closer to said upper end of said resilient blade, said disengaging means further including a means for separating said upper ends of said follower and said resilient blade away from each other so as to disengage said interior walls of said orifices from said rod.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 327 words
A luggage carrier comprising: a base including two side portions, two outer tubes each including a lower end secured to said side portions of said base and each including an upper portion, a bar secured to said upper portions of said outer tubes, a rod engaged in a first of said outer tubes and including a lower end secured to said lower end of said first outer tube, two inner tubes each including a lower portion slidably engaged in said outer tubes and each including an upper portion, a first of said inner tubes being slidably engaged in said first outer tube and including a lower portion, a hand grip secured to said upper portion of said inner tubes, a resilient blade secured to said lower portion of said first inner tube, said resilient blade including an upper portion and a lower portion and including two orifices formed in said upper portion and said lower portion respectively and defined by interior walls respectively, said resilient blade including a lower end and an upper end, said orifices including a size slightly larger than that of said rod, said interior walls being provided for engaging with and for securing to said rod, and means for disengaging said interior wall of said orifice from said rod so as to allow said first inner tube to be adjusted relative to said rod and said first outer tube, said disengaging means including a follower pivotally secured to said lower portion of said first inner tube and having an opening formed therein for engaging with said rod, said follower including a lower end engaged with said lower end of said resilient blade and including an upper end arranged closer to said upper end of said resilient blade, said disengaging means further including a means for separating said upper ends of said follower and said resilient blade away from each other so as to disengage said interior walls of said orifices from said rod.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 105 words
A luggage carrier according to claim 2, wherein said hand grip includes a puncture formed therein and aligned with said first inner tube, a knob is slidably engaged in said puncture, a pipe is slidably engaged on said rod and includes an upper end secured to said knob and includes a lower end, and a biasing means is provided for biasing said knob partially outward of said hand grip, said lower end of said pipe is said separating means and is provided for disengaging said interior walls of said orifices from said rod when said pipe is moved toward said resilient blade by said knob.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 241 words
A luggage carrier comprising: a base including two side portions, two outer tubes each including a lower end secured to said side portions of said base and each including an upper portion, a bar secured to said upper portions of said outer tubes, a rod engaged in a first of said outer tubes and including a lower end secured to said lower end of said first outer tube, two inner tubes each including a lower portion slidably engaged in said outer tubes and each including an upper portion, a first of said inner tubes being slidably engaged in said first outer tube and including a lower portion, a hand grip secured to said upper portion of said inner tubes, a resilient blade secured to said lower portion of said first inner tube and including at least one orifice including an interior wall for engaging with and for securing to said rod, said orifice including a size slightly larger than that of said rod, said resilient blade including a middle portion having two arms extended therefrom, and at least one pin engaged with said arms and said lower portion of said first inner tube so as to secure said resilient blade to said lower portion of said first inner tubes, means for disengaging said interior wall of said orifice from said rod so as to allow said first inner tube to be adjusted relative to said rod and said first outer tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 241 words
A luggage carrier comprising: a base including two side portions, two outer tubes each including a lower end secured to said side portions of said base and each including an upper portion, a bar secured to said upper portions of said outer tubes, a rod engaged in a first of said outer tubes and including a lower end secured to said lower end of said first outer tube, two inner tubes each including a lower portion slidably engaged in said outer tubes and each including an upper portion, a first of said inner tubes being slidably engaged in said first outer tube and including a lower portion, a hand grip secured to said upper portion of said inner tubes, a resilient blade secured to said lower portion of said first inner tube and including at least one orifice including an interior wall for engaging with and for securing to said rod, said orifice including a size slightly larger than that of said rod, said resilient blade including a middle portion having two arms extended therefrom, and at least one pin engaged with said arms and said lower portion of said first inner tube so as to secure said resilient blade to said lower portion of said first inner tubes, means for disengaging said interior wall of said orifice from said rod so as to allow said first inner tube to be adjusted relative to said rod and said first outer tube.

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