Patents by Inventor Clotilde Destrebecq

Clotilde Destrebecq has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Snap fit connector for use with luggage article components
    Patent number: 11903469
    Abstract: A snap fit interlock for attaching a component of a luggage article may include a snap fitting connecting a luggage article component to a luggage shell, and a locking feature automatically limiting the disengagement of the snap fitting once the snap fitting is engaged. The snap fitting may engage and move the locking feature as the snap fitting is moved in an insertion direction during attachment of the luggage article component to the luggage shell. The locking feature may disengage from the snap fitting when the snap fitting engages the luggage shell. A portion of the locking feature may be automatically positioned between the snap fitting and the luggage article component to limit disconnection of the snap fitting once engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsonite IP Holdings S.a r.l.
    Inventors: Wim De Vos, Jean-Claude Van De Walle, Clotilde Destrebecq
  • SNAP FIT CONNECTOR FOR USE WITH LUGGAGE ARTICLE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20200146411
    Abstract: A snap fit interlock for attaching a component of a luggage article may include a snap fitting connecting a luggage article component to a luggage shell, and a locking feature automatically limiting the disengagement of the snap fitting once the snap fitting is engaged. The snap fitting may engage and move the locking feature as the snap fitting is moved in an insertion direction during attachment of the luggage article component to the luggage shell. The locking feature may disengage from the snap fitting when the snap fitting engages the luggage shell. A portion of the locking feature may be automatically positioned between the snap fitting and the luggage article component to limit disconnection of the snap fitting once engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Wim De Vos, Jean-Claude Van De Walle, Clotilde Destrebecq