Luggage device with built-in load determination
US7084357B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G19/58
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A luggage device includes: (a) a main housing, the main housing having a top, a bottom, and walls, and having an opening area for insertion of one or more items into the main housing, with closure means; (b) load determination component connected to the main housing at the bottom, having at least one base member with a first position where it is not in contact with and resting on a separate surface under weight of the luggage device, and having a second position where it is in contact with and resting on a separate surface under weight of the luggage device, and is capable of weight determination; (c) load determination display mechanism connected to the load determination component for display of weight determined. In yet other embodiments, the present invention luggage device is arranged so that the handle rather than the bottom is utilized to function as part of the weighing capability.
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