Trunks and hand-carried luggage – Hand luggage – Compartmented
Reexamination Certificate
1999-06-17
2001-01-30
Weaver, Sue A. (Department: 3727)
Trunks and hand-carried luggage
Hand luggage
Compartmented
C190S108000, C190S110000, C190S112000, C150S112000, C150S117000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06179102
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to travel bags and more particularly pertains to a new travel organizer for containing toiletry items in a secure, conveniently accessible manner.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of travel bags is known in the prior art. More specifically, travel bags heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 5,152,307; U.S. Pat. No. Des. 389,647; U.S. Pat. No. Des. 359,163; U.S. Pat. No. 4,964,526; U.S. Pat. No. 4,887,751; and U.S. Pat. No. 2,068,547.
In these respects, the travel organizer according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of containing toiletry items in a secure, conveniently accessible manner.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of travel bags now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new travel organizer construction wherein the same can be utilized for containing toiletry items in a secure, conveniently accessible manner.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new travel organizer apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the travel bags mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new travel organizer which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art travel bags, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises an intermediate portion having a rectangular configuration with an elongated top wall, an elongated bottom wall, and a pair of short end walls. As such, an interior space and a pair of side openings are defined. Each side opening has a peripheral edge with a zipper mounted along the top wall and the end walls. The intermediate portion further has a side wall mounted between the top wall, the bottom wall and the end walls adjacent to and spaced from the peripheral edge of each of the side openings. One of such side walls is preferably pivotably mounted on the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion further includes a plurality of interconnected dividers positioned between the side openings of the intermediate portion. By this structure, a plurality of compartments of different sizes and shapes are provided, as shown in FIG.
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. Each divider is equipped with a VELCRO fastener mounted between a central extent of opposite side edges thereof for containing an item therein. Next provided is a flexible adjustable carrying strap with a width approximately equal to that of the intermediate portion. The strap has a pair of ends with sleeves for receiving loops coupled to the end walls of the intermediate portion adjacent to the top wall thereof. A first side portion is included with a side wall and a peripheral wall coupled to the side wall and extending therefrom. The peripheral wall of the first side portion is defined by an elongated top wall, an elongated bottom wall, and a pair of short end walls having a peripheral edge. The peripheral edge of the first side portion is hingably coupled to the peripheral edge of the first side opening of the intermediate portion along the bottom walls thereof. The peripheral edge of the first side portion further has a zipper mounted along the top wall and the end walls thereof. Similar to the intermediate portion, the side wall of the first side portion has a plurality of interconnected dividers and compartments. Associated with the first side portion is a second side portion with structure similar to the first side portion except that a peripheral wall of the second side portion has a thickness ½ that of the first side portion. Further, the peripheral edge of the second side portion is hingably coupled to the peripheral edge of the second side opening of the intermediate portion along the bottom walls thereof. As shown in the various Figures, an auxiliary portion is equipped with an inboard extent including a peripheral wall coupled to the side wall of the second side portion and extending therefrom. The peripheral wall of the inboard extent has a width equal to that of the intermediate portion and a height which is about ¾ that of the intermediate portion. The peripheral wall of the inboard extent of the auxiliary portion is defined by an elongated top wall, an elongated bottom wall, and a pair of short end walls having a pleated edge. The peripheral edge of the inboard extent of the auxiliary portion has a zipper mounted along the top wall thereof for allowing access to the auxiliary portion.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new travel organizer apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the travel bags mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new travel organizer which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art travel bags, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new travel organizer which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new travel organizer which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new travel organizer which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such travel organizer economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new travel organizer
Weber Nancy L.
Weber Twyna
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