System for cinching a resilient luggage case
US8245825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45F3/04
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A remote cinching device 14 comprising a resiliency mechanism 15 and 16, a force-transferring device 17, and a cinching device 28, 30, 32 enhances luggage, totes, briefs, and other transport and/or storage devices. The resiliency mechanism biases the luggage in an open condition, while the cinching device, located remotely from the areas undergoing the highest levels of expansion force (the top and bottom ends of an upright luggage case, for example), allows effective, easy, and visually pleasing compression of the case once it has been closed. The cinch is carried by force-transferring structures 17, by which the act of cinching is made even more efficient.
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