Abstract: A bag with a pocket for concealing at least one strap attached to the bag without detaching at least one end of the at least one strap from the bag is disclosed. The pocket includes at least one opening to provide access to the pocket and a zipper attached along an edge of the at least one opening. The zipper includes a pair of sliders. The at least one strap includes a first end, a second end, and a strap portion that extends between the first end and the second end, where the first end is attached to the bag within the pocket and the second end is attached to the bag outside the pocket. The at least one strap is concealable within the pocket by positioning the first end and the strap portion of the at least one strap inside the pocket and partially closing the pocket by sliding a first slider and a second slider from the pair of sliders towards one another until being stopped by the strap portion close to the second end of the at least one strap protruding out of the pocket.

Abstract: A method, computing device and computer program product are provided to identify records that are associated with same person, even in instances in which the records are created and stored by different entities. In a method, a plurality of records are received, each having attributes associated with a person. For each record, the method determines a digest by determining a fuzzy representation of one or more of the attributes for the person and then combining representations of the attributes. The method also receives a query relating to a record for the person and determines a digest based upon the attributes of the person. In response to the query, the method identifies one or more records that are associated with respective individuals who are candidates to match the person based upon a comparison of representations of the digests of the records and the person.

Abstract: A method, computing device and computer program product are provided according to an example embodiment in order to replicate data, and more particularly, to replicate data between data centers while ensuring data consistency, where all participating data centers have both read and write capabilities for the data stored among them. According to an example embodiment, a replication framework including a replication client and replicator service, may include processing circuitry configured to: receive at least one revised data element at the replication client; retrieve a first version identification of a first existing data element stored in a first data center corresponding to the revised data element; cause the revised data element to be stored at a first data center, replacing the corresponding first existing data element; generate a replication event including the revised data element and the version identification; and receive, at the replicator service, the replication event.

Abstract: A locking slider assembly includes a slider including a follower; and a rail engaged to the follower, so that the follower can move along the rail when the assembly is in a first state and the follower cannot move along the rail when the assembly is in a second state.

Abstract: A collapsible luggage includes a lower part forming an open-topped box having a substantially rigid bottom and a substantially rigid sidewall substantially perpendicular to the bottom. The collapsible suitcase includes a collapsible upper part having a plurality of panels, each panel of the plurality of panels having a top edge, and a bottom edge pivotally joined to the upper edge of the sidewall so that each panel may be rotated between a deployed position substantially parallel to the sidewall and a collapsed position with the panel folded into the interior of the lower part, at least one substantially rigid corner brace attached to one of the panels, and at least one fastener that attaches each corner brace to the interior surface of a second panel, adjacent to the first panel, of the plurality of panels.

Abstract: A handle includes a first handle rod having a distal end and a proximal end, a second handle rod having a distal end and a proximal end, the second handle rod coupled to the first handle rod and disposed parallel to the first handle rod, a grip coupled to the distal end of the first handle rod and to the distal end of the second handle rod, and a pocket disposed between the first handle rod and the second handle rod.

Abstract: An extension handle includes a handle portion having a first handle rod slidable relative to an item of luggage, a ring-shaped grip attached to the handle rod, at least one engagement latch in the handle rod that fixes the handle rod relative to the luggage item, a push-button in the grip, a motion transfer ring in an interior space of the ring-shaped grip and coupled to the push-button such that the motion transfer ring is configured to move linearly when the push-button is depressed, a motion transfer rod passing through an opening connecting the grip interior to a handle interior, contacting the motion transfer ring so it moves into the handle when the intermediate member moves toward the handle portion, at least one actuator in the handle portion that slides in the direction of the engagement latch when motion the transfer rod extends into the handle portion, disengaging the latch.

Abstract: A portable receptacle with an integrated lanyard reel includes a portable receptacle. The receptacle includes a reel attached to the portable receptacle. The receptacle includes a lanyard wound on the reel, the lanyard having a distal end, the lanyard movable between a retracted position in which the distal end is a first distance from the reel and an extended position in which the distal end is a second distance from the reel, the second distance greater than the first distance.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a retractable extension handle for an item of luggage, the retractable extension handle comprising a hollow grip, a motion transfer element, a button coupled to the hollow grip and to the motion transfer element, a motion transfer rod coupled to the motion transfer element and to an actuator, and an engagement latch coupled to the actuator. The motion transfer element is set within an interior space of the hollow grip and has a shape that is substantially similar to a shape of at least a portion of the hollow grip. The button enables a user to retract and extend the retractable extension handle. The engagement latch is configured to fix a position of the retractable extension handle relative to the item of luggage. The hollow grip is configured to rotate relative to the actuator.

Abstract: A stand attached to a baggage item includes a collapsible shaft having a proximal end attached to the baggage item and a distal end. In some embodiments, the stand includes a support on to which an object may be secured. In some embodiments, the stand includes one or more basal elements.

Abstract: A locking slider assembly includes a slider including a follower; and a rail engaged to the follower, so that the follower can move along the rail when the assembly is in a first state and the follower cannot move along the rail when the assembly is in a second state.

Abstract: A locking slider assembly includes a slider comprising a slot. The assembly includes a rail slidably inserted through the slot of the slider, the rail having at least one tooth movable between an extended state in which the tooth prevents the slot from moving in at least one direction along the rail, and a retracted state in which the slot can slide past the at least one tooth.

Abstract: A locking assembly includes a slider comprising a follower, a rail slidably engaged to the follower, the rail comprising a plurality of rigid sections having a cross-sectional perimeter and at least one collapsible section connecting the rigid sections, the at least one collapsible section movable between a first state in which the collapsible section has a first length and a first cross-sectional perimeter that does not project beyond the perimeter of the plurality of rigid sections and a second state having a second length less than the first length and a second perimeter that projects beyond the perimeter of the plurality of rigid sections.

Abstract: A locking slider assembly includes a slider comprising a slot. The assembly includes a rail slidably inserted through the slot of the slider, the rail having at least one tooth movable between an extended state in which the tooth prevents the slot from moving in at least one direction along the rail, and a retracted state in which the slot can slide past the at least one tooth.

Abstract: A luggage handle with a swivel lock includes a handle body having a proximal end and a distal end. The luggage handle includes a grip. The luggage handle includes a swivel joining the grip to the distal end of the handle body, the swivel having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion free to rotate with respect to the second portion, the swivel having an axis of rotation. The luggage handle includes a clutch having a first member rotationally fixed to the first portion and a second member rotationally fixed to the second portion, the second member movable between a first position rotationally fixed to the first member and a second position that is not rotationally fixed to the first member.

Abstract: A method, computing device and computer program product are provided according to an example embodiment in order to replicate data, and more particularly, to replicate data between data centers while ensuring data consistency, where all participating data centers have both read and write capabilities for the data stored among them. According to an example embodiment, a replication framework including a replication client and replicator service, may include processing circuitry configured to: receive at least one revised data element at the replication client; retrieve a first version identification of a first existing data element stored in a first data center corresponding to the revised data element; cause the revised data element to be stored at a first data center, replacing the corresponding first existing data element; generate a replication event including the revised data element and the version identification; and receive, at the replicator service, the replication event.