Combined briefcase and overnight case

- `Totes`, incorporated
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a combined briefcase and overnight case showing my new design with the shoulder strap connected thereto, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is an end view of one end of the combination _cases as shown in FIG. 1 but with the shoulder strap omitted, _the other end of the combination cases being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the combination cases shown in FIG. 1 but with the shoulder strap omitted;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the combination cases shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of one side of the briefcase portion of the combined briefcase and overnight case when same is separated from the case combination shown in FIGS. 1-4, the briefcase being shown with a shoulder _strap connected thereto;

FIG. 6 is a side elevational view of the other side of the briefcase portion shown in FIG. 5 but with the shoulder strap omitted;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the briefcase portion shown in FIG. 5, but with the shoulder strap omitted;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view of the briefcase portion shown in FIG. 5; and

FIG. 9 is an end view of one end of the briefcase portion shown in FIG. 5 but with the shoulder strap omitted, the other end of the briefcase portion being a mirror image thereof.

The side elevation, top plan, bottom plan and end views of the overnight case portion of the combined briefcase and overnight case, when same is separated from the case combination, are the same as the FIG. 5-9 views of the separate briefcase with the exception of those different features visible in FIGS. 1-4.

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Patent History
Patent number: D280266
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 18, 1983
Date of Patent: Aug 27, 1985
Assignee: `Totes`, incorporated (Loveland, OH)
Inventor: James H. Allen (Covington, KY)
Primary Examiner: George P. Word
Law Firm: Wood, Herron & Evans
Application Number: 6/486,056
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 3/71; D 3/43; D 3/76