Anti-flex device for suitcases having deformable sidewalls

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of an anti-flex device for suitcases having deformable sidewalls showing my new design, the front, rear and side views being mirror images thereof;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof, the bottom view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is an exploded parts view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view thereof in one possible environment.

The broken-line showing of environmental structure in FIG. 4 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
840770 January 1907 Ives
2377324 June 1945 Coffing
2637555 May 1953 Klaudt
2665104 January 1954 Myers
3038688 June 1962 Thorburn
3398933 August 1968 Haroldson
Other references
  • Bike Pro USA, Advertisement for bicycle cases, 1993, 1 page. Mike Koenig, "The Sky's No Limit", Bicycling Magazine, Jan. 1993, pp. 30-31 .
Patent History
Patent number: D380902
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 13, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 15, 1997
Inventor: Steve Frank Smilanick (Roseville, CA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Monica A. Hannon
Attorney: Bernhard Kreten
Application Number: 0/34,770
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/3319; D3/318
International Classification: 0399;