Trunks and hand-carried luggage – Hand luggage – Knockdown or collapsible
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-18
2001-08-21
Weaver, Sue A. (Department: 3727)
Trunks and hand-carried luggage
Hand luggage
Knockdown or collapsible
C190S113000, C190S115000, C190S901000, C190S903000, C206S287100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06276501
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a composite suitcase, especially one serving to accommodate hanging deployment of a gentleman's suit therewithin while in transport in addition to fundamental functions expected of a common suitcase.
2. Description of the Prior Art
It is well known to the public that a common suitcase is structured so that one side thereof is executed to be a liftable lid which is sealable with the remaining part of the suitcase by the engaging closure of a rim zipper formed over the periphery of the liftable lid against the correspondent perimeter of the remaining part of the suitcase, in order to put objects into the suitcase, intended to be carried along. The first step is to draw apart the rim zipper about the liftable lid, so that an opening is formed on the suitcase, through which objects may be stowed in one by one, eventually to be carried away personally by the owner. In regard to another model of a suitcase designed specifically for the transport of gentleman's suit, for example, it is essentially adapted to be foldable and deployed in full when containing a gentleman's suit to be brought away by the owner in person, for instance, so that the suit or overcoat or other garments in one description or another, may be laid flat within, the suitcase and is then resumed to its casual fold up condition, and the contents are made ready for carriage from place to place securely and free from crease.
The problem with any of the two prior art models described above is that it serves to apply only in one specific application, that is, with a conventional suitcase its application generally extends only to the stowage of objects, but not for specific garments such as gentleman's suits, for example. In the case of suit-specific suitcases, the stowage applies only to garments, allowing for varied kinds, but not to other objects due to the lack of space or capacity. For users wishing to stow in suits and other objects altogether in a same suitcase the inconvenience is immediate and therefore improvements are needed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary object of the invention, therefore, is to provide the design of a composite suitcase comprising an ‘n’ shape body and a triple-fold extension member. The triple-fold extension member being attached to one side of the ‘n’ shape body. On the periphery of said triple-fold extension member is provided a zipper chain which is complemented by a counterpart zipper chain provided on the edge rim of the ‘n’ shape body, with an opening provided centrally to the middle fold segment of said triple-fold member, overlapped by a liftable lid, the aforementioned zipper pair may be sealed to closure, such that, once the triple-fold member is folded up, the closure by the zipper pair executed in the meantime will form a suitcase on completion together with the ‘n’ shape body, whereupon the suitcase may be deployed in full to store in garment, gentleman's suit, for example, casually laid or hung for transport from one place to another. The suitcase may also be opened from the outside so that objects other than garments or suits may be placed within when the suitcase remains open thereby.
A further object of the invention is to provide the design of a composite suitcase whereof an elongation member is added to an edge inside the terminal end of the liftable lid, the elongation member being deployable by overturning from the outside or instead, it may be superposed by folding up internally inside the liftable lid to accommodate laying therein of garments of different lengths, thereby relieving trouble otherwise incurred should the garment to be stored in be overly long or cumbersome way. This feature permits mobile adjustment of what is contained inside the suitcase.
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Weaver Sue A.
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