Patents by Inventor Juan F. Cerna

Juan F. Cerna 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).

  • Suitcase and cart assembly
    Patent number: 4340132
    Abstract: A pair of wheeled L-shaped frame members are snugly received in channels in the bottom of the suitcase and are telescopically engaged by a generally U-shaped handle at their upper ends and a generally U-shaped base at their lower ends. Plates on the bottom of the suitcase hold the frame members in the channels, and these plates are slidably retractable to uncover the channels for removal of the frame members without disconnecting them from the handle on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1982
    Assignee: J.F.C. Investments, Inc.
    Inventor: Juan F. Cerna
  • Suitcase cart
    Patent number: 4261447
    Abstract: The suitcase cart includes a suitcase and parallel tubular frame members affixed to the bottom of the suitcase. The frame members are L-shaped. A U-shaped handle telescopes relative to one pair of legs of the frame members, and a U-shaped base member telescopes relative to the other pair of legs of the frame members. Wheels are provided at the corners of the frame members. The handle is manipulated to wheel the suitcase along with or without an additional article on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1981
    Inventors: Antonio M. Arias, Juan F. Cerna