Patents by Inventor Tsai Chen Hsien

Tsai Chen Hsien 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).

  • Collapsible bar assembly for supporting a secondary bag on wheeled luggage
    Patent number: 6938741
    Abstract: A wheeled luggage item includes a collapsible bar assembly for stably supporting a secondary bag on top of the luggage item. The collapsible bar assembly includes a base mounted on top of the luggage and a generally U-shaped bar member having two ends respectively pivoted to the base. The bar member can be pivoted between a collapsed position, at which the bar member rests against the base, and an extended position, at which the bar member extends outwardly at an angle of about 90° to the base. Releasable locking means disposed on the base lock the bar member at the collapsed position. A push-button releases the bar member from the collapsed position, and an elastic member captured between the base and the bar member biases the bar member upward away from the collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Tumi, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsai Chen Hsien, Tie Yi Tang, Timm J. Fenton, Paul V. Scicluna
  • Collapsible bar assembly for supporting a secondary bag on wheeled luggage
    Publication number: 20040182663
    Abstract: A wheeled luggage item includes a collapsible bar assembly for stably supporting a secondary bag on top of the luggage item. The collapsible bar assembly includes a base mounted on top of the luggage and a generally U-shaped bar member having two ends respectively pivoted to the base. The bar member can be pivoted between a collapsed position, at which the bar member rests against the base, and an extended position, at which the bar member extends outwardly at an angle of about 90° to the base. Releasable locking means disposed on the base lock the bar member at the collapsed position. A push-button releases the bar member from the collapsed position, and an elastic member captured between the base and the bar member biases the bar member upward away from the collapsed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Tsai Chen Hsien, Tie Yi Tang, Timm J. Fenton, Paul V. Scicluna