Patents Examined by Tri M. Mai
  • Patent number: 10836519
    Abstract: A kit for covering a load (18) comprising: a cargo cover (10); a deployment means comprising a base sheet (2) for containing the cargo cover (10) prior to covering the load (18), the base sheet (2) comprising releasable securement means (4) for securing it around the cargo cover (10); and a plurality of cargo cover deployment straps (12, 14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: AMSAFE BRIDPORT LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Alexander Davies, Keith Stephen Mulhern, Ranasinghe Hewage Prasad Kularatna, Gamaralalage Manoj Buddhika
  • Patent number: 10827812
    Abstract: A piece of baggage including a body of the piece of baggage, two longitudinal sides, two main surfaces, an upper and a lower side. At least at one of the longitudinal sides includes a display is integrated in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: RIMOWA Electronic Tag GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Reh, Dieter Morszeck
  • Patent number: 10827813
    Abstract: A multifunctional luggage implement configurable to form a child seat, desk and/or changing station, having a retractable stroller portion in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Inventor: Anna Abrahamyan-Smith
  • Patent number: 10806228
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bag accessory that allows a user to easily and conveniently retain keys, cell phones, and other personal items so that the items do not shuffle around in a handbag and force a user to try and find them, which can be frustrating, time consuming, and even dangerous. The bag accessory is a hanger or clip with a magnet on one side and an embellishment on the other, wherein the magnet is used to retain keys, a cell phone, and other personal items. The invention also discloses a method of adhering a metal accessory to a cell phone case or other personal item so that items will adhere to the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Inventor: Elizabeth Magliana
  • Patent number: 10799001
    Abstract: An article of luggage, a method of assembling the luggage, and a bottom tray are provided. The article of luggage includes a bottom tray, wall and spinner wheels. The method involves forming the bottom tray and connecting the wall to the bottom tray. The bottom tray is made from a unitary construction having wheel wells shaped to receive a spinner wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: TRAVELPRO PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Robin Cunningham Rankin
  • Patent number: 10799003
    Abstract: Products, processes, and kits are provided for compressing, containing, and carrying goods, particularly soft goods. Cinchable carrying bags are reconfigurable between and open, substantially flat configuration and the present disclosure relates to cinchable carrying bags, cases, or luggage. In particular, present disclosure relates to portable, soft-sided or textile bags configured for reducing the volume or footprint of a load of goods, such as soft goods, contained therein. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to reconfigurable bag templates configured for receiving a load of goods while in an open or substantially flat configuration, wrapping around the load of goods into a folded configuration, reducing the volume or footprint of the goods in a cinched configuration, and securing or containing the cinched goods in a closed configuration. The present disclosure relates to cinchable carrying bags, cases, or luggage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Campak Gear LLC
    Inventors: Christopher James Bradley, Aimee Elizabeth Bradley
  • Patent number: 10791808
    Abstract: The present invention is a compact wallet designed to present a minimal silhouette in a shirt, pants or purse pocket. Novel features hold the silhouette to the minimal dimensions of a credit card while affording maximal expandability for content storage and accessibility. A novel method makes additional features modularly available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Kane
  • Patent number: 10791809
    Abstract: A piece of luggage (100, 298) may include front, rear, top, bottom, right, and left sides or faces (102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112) that define an enclosed space. The enclosed space may be divided into one or more compartments. The luggage piece may further include at least one zipper (124) to access the enclosed space. The at least one zipper may include a zipper track (132), at least one zipper slider (134), and at least one zipper tab (136). The luggage piece may further include a frame (138, 300) that generally defines the shape of the luggage piece. The frame may include upper and lower bodies (140, 142, 144, 146, 302, 304) that are joined together by elongated structural members (148, 150, 306), such as pultrusions or closed wire loops. The upper bodies may substantially define the top side of the luggage piece, and the lower bodies may substantially define the bottom side of the luggage piece. The upper and lower bodies may be molded, hard bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Samsonite IP Holdings S.a r.l.
    Inventors: Reinhard Meersschaert, Kenzo Yoneno
  • Patent number: 10787307
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a dispensing assembly and method for manufacturing same. The dispensing assembly includes a container having a plurality of exterior panels that define an internal chamber. Further, the exterior panels include a top panel having an opening configured to dispense a plurality of articles therethrough. The dispensing assembly also includes an article dispensing component housed within the internal chamber. The article dispensing component includes a base panel arranged with the top panel of the container so as to form an article storage area. Thus, the article storage area is configured to receive the plurality of articles. Further, the base panel is biased towards the top panel via one or more flexible members that are secured to the top panel. Accordingly, the flexible members are configured to allow movement of the base panel toward to the top panel as each article is dispensed from the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: O&M Halyard, Inc.
    Inventors: Shantilal Hirjibhai Modha, Tantima Saelim, Khoa Tuan Lien
  • Patent number: 10787068
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a vehicle cover system. The vehicle cover system may include a vehicle cover, a container, and one or more gathering cords. The container may have one or more cord channels that each have a first side that faces the interior of the container and a second side that faces the exterior of the container. The one or more gathering cords may extend through the one or more cord channels from the first side to the second side. Each of the one or more gathering cords may be mechanically coupled to the vehicle cover on the first side of the one or more cord channels and may be accessible on the second side of the one or more cord channels in the environment external the container while the vehicle cover covers the vehicle and while the vehicle cover is housed in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventor: Michael A. Cassidy
  • Patent number: 10786715
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembled golf bag. The assembled golf bag includes an upper frame, a bottom frame, a support rod, a main body piece, a secondary body piece and a handle. The upper frame, the bottom frame and the primary body piece of the bag are fixed integrally by rivets. The support rod and the main body piece having clamping slot are assembled with the secondary body piece having clamping piece in a fastening and twisting manner, so that the secondary body piece can be easily removed and replaced. Sizes and colors of the handle can be changed by placing different color strips on the handle body. The invention has the advantages that the body piece of the ball bag can be freely matched according to the demand, the replacement is easy and the maintenance is convenient, and the parts on the bag can be recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventor: Qiong Wang
  • Patent number: 10765189
    Abstract: A suitcase has a body and two zippers. The body has two openings defined in a surface of the body. The two zippers are mounted respectively in the openings of the body and are defined respectively as a first zipper and a second zipper. The first zipper has two collar pullers. The second zipper has two elongated pullers selectively extending through the collar pullers of the first zipper, and each elongated puller of the second zipper has a locking hole defined in the elongated puller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Inventor: Shu-Ming Lee
  • Patent number: 10750833
    Abstract: A suitcase for stacking with a further suitcase, comprising a contact surface for stacking the further suitcase, at least one coupling part which can be brought together with a matching coupling part of the further suitcase to form a plug-in connection, wherein the coupling part is aligned such that the plug-in connection to the matching coupling part is formed by displacing the further suitcase along the contact surface. At least one locking element is provided to secure the plug-in connection against being released, wherein the locking element can be displaced from an initial position to an intermediate or end position, and in the initial position is in a receiving region for the additional suitcase, which is used when placing the further suitcase on the contact surface. The invention further relates to an arrangement comprising at least two suitcases stacked one above the other and a method for stacking at least two suitcases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: ROTHENBERGER AG, Plaston AG
    Inventor: Rolf Burchia
  • Patent number: 10751260
    Abstract: A kit of parts for a feeder has a body and a bung that can slide within the body. A periphery of the bung can form a sliding seal between that periphery and the internal side walls of the body. A base cap has an aperture and is mountable at a lower end of the body to substantially occlude that end and allow airflow through the aperture into the body as the bung moves away. The kit has a teat mouthpiece for liquid foods, a sipper mouthpiece for pureed food, and a spout mouthpiece for mashed food and a pump attachment. The pump attachment has a pump and a spoon. The pump has a pump bung which moves reciprocatingly within the body and forms a sliding seal with the internal side walls. A valve allows food to flow from the feeder but prevents the flow of food into the feeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: JAG MAYER PTY LTD
    Inventors: Julie-Anne Mayer, Glen Mayer, Allan James Hooworth, Michael Edward Philip Russell
  • Patent number: 10736392
    Abstract: A luggage with transverse displacement wheels includes a luggage body (1) having a giving-away surface (16) located on the junction between the bottom panel (13) and back panel (11) thereof, a transverse displacement wheel (2) mounted to each side panel (15) of the luggage body (1). The transverse displacement wheel (2) includes a wheel holder (21) coupled to one respective side panel (15) near the giving-away surface (16) and a tire (22) pivotally mounted on the wheel holder (21). The wheel holder (21) is transversely slidable relative to the luggage body (1) and lockable to the luggage body (1) in one of a series of positions near or far from the front panel (12) to let a relatively smaller or larger part of the tire (22) protrude over the giving-away surface (16), facilitating storage or moving on stairs of an uneven road surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventor: Fu-Hsing Tan
  • Patent number: 10729954
    Abstract: A system is delineated for protecting golf bag contents. The system may comprise a golf bag; a telescopic member coupled to the golf bag, wherein the telescopic member resides in a stowed state substantially within the golf bag and is selectively moved to a deployed state to facilitate protecting the contents of the golf bag; and a cover coupled to the telescopic member, wherein the cover resides in a stowed state when the telescopic member is in its stowed state and is selectively moved by movement of the telescopic member to a deployed state for the cover to protect the contents of the golf bag. The system may be manufactured integrally with a golf bag or as a separate piece for installation on a golf bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventor: Michael C. Hennenberg
  • Patent number: 10722012
    Abstract: Suitcase for transporting goods to be transported, the suitcase having: a corpus; a lid, which is connected, or connectable, to the corpus; and coupling structures provided at the corpus and/or at the lid; wherein in a closed state, an accommodating space for accommodating goods to be transported is formed between the corpus and the lid inaccessibly from the outside, wherein in an open state, the accommodating space is accessible from the outside, and wherein the coupling structures are formed such that the suitcase and another suitcase, which has coupling structures are, by the coupling structures, one upon the other, selectively: vertically detachably and protected against displacement stackable, or vertically non-removably coupleable with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: WÜRTH INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Daniel Kraus, Felix Timm, Johannes Starke, Simon Koch, Oliver Oberndörfer, Wolfgang Hohl
  • Patent number: 10709218
    Abstract: A container section comprising a convex external surface, a removable resilient cover for covering said external surface and a retention frame for removably retaining said resilient cover on said external surface, in which said resilient cover comprises at least one pair of edges which are displaced from one another when said resilient cover is arranged flat, and which are adjacent to one another when said resilient cover assumes a three dimensional shape corresponding to said external surface, and in which said retention frame comprises a guard portion which is configured such that it overlies said pair of edges when said retention frame retains said resilient cover on said external surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Stitchsmith Limited
    Inventors: Laura Camerer Cuss, Kirstin Knox
  • Patent number: 10709219
    Abstract: An apparatus for changing a baby including a plurality of sections, connected together and configured to be placed in an open state, an assembled state, and a closed state; wherein in the open state, each of the plurality of sections lies in substantially the same plane, and none of the plurality of sections overlaps any of the other of the plurality of sections; wherein in the assembled state, a first section of the plurality of sections is temporarily fixed at substantially a right angle with respect to a second section of the plurality of sections; wherein in the closed state, the first section overlaps the second section; and wherein at least one of the first and second sections is padded. The apparatus may include a U-shaped strap connected to and used to pick up the plurality of sections, and a means for holding plurality of sections in the closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Jessica Angelone
  • Patent number: 10702034
    Abstract: A convertible strap handbag and a method of converting the strap to multiple configurations is described. The handbag comprises a single continuous convertible strap, and wing-shaped left and right panels to allow carrying of large items but sleek enough to use as a purse. A plurality of rings are attached to the back panel to allow the user to convert the strap from a backpack configuration to an over the shoulder configuration without removing or disconnecting the strap. The handle attached to the back panel allows the user to carry the handbag in one's hand or worn in the crook of the elbow. A method of converting the strap from a backpack configuration to an over the shoulder configuration is provided comprising holding the strap at a center section and releasing the handbag to extend a length of the strap for an over a shoulder or a cross-body carrying setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Inventor: Coral Chung