Patent · US Expired

Garment bag

US5667172A · kind A · utility

5Cited by
11References
13Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 7, 1995
Grant dateSep 16, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62B2202/24
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Disclosed herein in a garment bag which folds from a fully folded configuration to a tote configuration and an open configuration. The garment bag has wheels, a lifting mechanism, a linkage assembly, and an actuator. The lifting mechanism includes a shoulder strap. The shoulder strap can pull on the linkage assembly to fold the garment bag from the tote configuration to the fully folded configuration. The wheels facilitate transport of the garment bag when the garment bag is in the tote configuration. The garment bag automatically locks in the fully folded configuration to facilitate carrying of and storage of the garment bag. The actuator is engageable to automatically release the garment bag from the fully folded configuration to the tote configuration.

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