Land vehicles – Wheeled – Extensible
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-06
2001-07-31
Mar, Michael (Department: 3619)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Extensible
C280S652000, C280S030000, C280S047240, C280S043240, C312S258000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06267393
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a personal item caddy. More particularly, the invention relates to a wheeled caddy which allows a variety of personal items to be easily carried, which is therefore particularly well suited for use while shopping.
When shopping, one can quickly acquire numerous bags and packages. Often, the burden of carrying the newly acquired belongings can be overwhelming, either causing a person to cut the shopping trip short, hand-off the bags to family members, or just suffer under the burden of a pile of unwieldy packages. Further, it is quite common during a shopping trip for one to place his or her bags on the ground for a rest. A shopper then runs the risk of losing or forgetting one of the bags.
Conventional shopping carts fail to provide an effective solution, since they are unsightly and inconvenient to store. Wheeled luggage is also not particularly useful for shopping, since luggage is not designed or configured for frequent and convenient access such as would ordinarily be necessary while shopping.
While these units may be suitable for the particular purpose employed, or for general use, they would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present invention as disclosed hereafter.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to produce a personal item caddy which provides storage for a variety of personal items, and allows convenient and immediate access to all of said items.
It is another object of the invention to provide a personal item caddy which is portable. Accordingly, the caddy is wheeled so as to be easily transportable over a variety of surfaces.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a caddy which itself is easily storable. Accordingly, the caddy may be configured so that it fully collapses into a flat storage position, and then may be selectively expanded for use thereof.
The invention is a caddy for allowing easy storage and transporting of personal items, comprising a rear panel. A bottom panel and a top panel are hingeably mounted to the rear panel such that they are capable of extending substantially perpendicularly from the rear panel during use, and extending substantially parallel to the rear panel for storage. A storage compartment is defined by a partition which extends parallel to the rear panel, soft side panels which extend between the partition and rear panel, and the top and bottom panels. The partition is movable toward the rear panel for storage. Wheels are provided immediately below the rear panel, and a handle is provided thereon to facilitate transportation and use of the caddy
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects the invention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Attention is called to the fact, however, that the drawings are illustrative only. Variations are contemplated as being part of the invention, limited only by the scope of the claims.
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Mengrone Deborah
Mengrone Frank
Goldstein Law Offices P.C.
Mar Michael
Phan Hau
LandOfFree
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