Retractable incrementally adjusting auxiliary luggage attachment mechanism and method
US5501308A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45C2013/306
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A mechanism for attaching an auxiliary luggage case to a main luggage case including a cassette attached to the main luggage case, the cassette defining a elongated receptacle and a retention edge adjacent to the receptacle. The receptacle is adapted to receive the belt and the links connected to the belt when the belt and links are retracted to the main luggage case. An elongated flexible belt is attached at an inner end to the cassette, and has an attachment device connected to its outer end. A plurality of links are connected along the length of the belt. The belt is bent over the edge between the links to fix the position of the attachment device and the extension of the belt. The engagement of the edge with the link within the receptacle holds the belt and the attachment device in the position established by the selected location of the fold.
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