Handle Includes Secondary Receptacle Patents (Class 150/109)
  • Patent number: 10681969
    Abstract: Provided herein is a luggage case having a first portion having a storage space, a second foldable portion having at least one expandable sleeve for transforming between a folded configuration and an expanded configuration, a separation member positioned between the first portion and the second foldable portion, the separation member separating the first and second portions such that when the second foldable portion is in the folded configuration the separation member prevents the second foldable portion from take away any storage space from the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: 24-7 International LLC
    Inventor: Christina Deponte
  • Patent number: 10327535
    Abstract: A hiking survival pack system that may be used for hiking, trail-running, backpacking, biking, hunting, fishing, or other indoor or outdoor activities is disclosed. The hiking survival pack has two chambers that are worn over the user's shoulders and secured to the user with a plurality of attachments. Each chamber has an access that allows the user to store and remove items. On the back of the hiking survival pack, there is a storage sack that may hold a fluid container. The fluid container has an opening that allows for a tube to be connected to it. The user may drink the contents of the fluid container via the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Inventor: Stuart Steele
  • Patent number: 10000158
    Abstract: A bag for storing and holding electronic and non-electronic items upon the passenger seat of a vehicle is a fabric accessory holder that opens to resemble an open rectangular tray having short sidewalls with multiple interior accessory pockets each having closures, and a coffee cup holder mounted on the inside bottom. A stiffener is used to provide some rigidity to the base and the sidewalls. The sides pull together with closures such as zippers into a domed top with handles for carrying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Inventor: Rob Darrow
  • Publication number: 20140224389
    Abstract: A shoulder strap slippage prevention device not only wearable with simple actions, but alleviating an uncomfortable feeling of having one's body pressed; and a shoulder bag using it. The device includes a band-shaped prevention device body; a strap attachment part allowing one end of the device body to be attached to a shoulder strap of a shoulder bag; and a balance weight provided on the other end thereof. The strap attachment part is attached to the shoulder strap hung on a user's shoulder, and the device body is then placed around his/her neck such that the balance weight can hang off his/her other shoulder, causing a tensile force to be applied to the device body in a range from one shoulder to the other. The device can be worn with simple actions, preventing the shoulder strap from slipping off while alleviating an uncomfortable feeling of having the user's body pressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventor: Kazuo Iwai
  • Publication number: 20120080126
    Abstract: An electronic device & accessory support is a sash shaped structure which enables a user to “put on” and “wear” an electronic device & its connectivity accessories as easily as wearing a shoulder bag. The electronic device & accessory support securely holds a small electronic device and connected wire sets which extend through and exit the support from the upper end of the loop near the shoulder. The overall “sash” configuration stabilizes the support and the shoulder exit for ear bud speakers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventor: CHRISTINE LYNNE MARCIN
  • Patent number: 8146787
    Abstract: A carrying bag comprising a main compartment having a front panel, a back panel and two side panels; two side flaps attached to the back panel protruding laterally; and a carrying strap having a first end attached to the first side flap and a second end attached to the second side flap, wherein the first and second side flaps have a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in the first configuration, the side flaps project upwards so that the carrying strap can function as a shoulder strap and in the second configuration, the side flaps can be folded and secured onto itself to project laterally and function as a waist strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: S.O. Tech Special Operations Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: James Victor Cragg
  • Patent number: 7063045
    Abstract: An animal leash including an integrated, selectively accessible cavity, the animal leash comprising: (a) a first elongated strap; and (b) a first collapsible wall attached to the first elongated strap to form an integrated receptacle, the integrated receptacle including an opening providing access to an interior thereof, the integrated receptacle further including a reconfigurable closure adapted to be selectively reconfigured to restrict access to the interior of the integrated receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Inventor: Caroline C. Van Meter
  • Patent number: 7048103
    Abstract: A carrying case for electronic equipment, such as a portable computer, includes back, front, top, bottom and side walls defining an interior including a compartment for receiving electronic equipment defined between a wall surface and a floating panel of the carrying case. The floating panel is selectively movable linearly toward and away from the wall surface to adjust the size of the compartment in accordance with the size of the electronic equipment received therein. A securing mechanism within the interior resiliently biases the floating panel toward the wall surface and provides a shock or impact absorbing effect for the electronic equipment. The carrying case has a handle including first and second handle portions rotatable between an engaged position wherein the handle portions are in abutment and a disengaged position wherein the handle portions are separated from one another. The first and second handle portions are configured to automatically matingly engage one another when rotated into abutment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Targus Group International
    Inventor: W. Dale Hollingsworth
  • Publication number: 20030178114
    Abstract: A computer cover designed to generally cover the front side of a computer component, or the side that is closest to the computer user when the computer is in use, with a cover, and in doing so to limit access to the knobs and slots found on that front side. To achieve this purpose, a cover is disclosed which is removably attached to the component, and shields the front side of the component, including all knobs and slots located on that side. Various means are disclosed for removably affixing the cover to the computer component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Susan Enlow, Tracy Gabbard
  • Patent number: 5644785
    Abstract: A radio carrier facilitates mounting of a portable radio on a shoulder strap of a golf bag or to a motorized golf cart when desired and is made up of a sleeve-like strap member which can be adjustably secured in surrounding relation to the shoulder strap and a fastener for mounting the radio casing on the strap member so that the radio controls are readily accessible to the golfer when playing the game of golf. A motion detector circuit is provided as a part of the internal radio circuit to automatically control the on/off state of the radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Inventor: Brent A. Garrett
  • Patent number: 5354131
    Abstract: A container with a flexible carrying clasp that can be looped around another item to suspend and support the container is provided. The clasp has at its ends a hook portion and a loop portion of a hook and loop fastening system, such that the ends are fastened together to form the loop. The clasp is slidably coupled to a flexible handle attached to the container. The container can be a flexible, collapsible bag. Where the bag is used for carrying food or beverage, it is thermally insulated. The bag may be sealed by a zipper or by a hook and loop fastening system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: California Innovations Inc.
    Inventor: Melvin S. Mogil
  • Patent number: 5351793
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a handle for a suitcase, which has a bottom surface, a top surface, and at least four sides where a first and second sides oppose one another and a third and fourth sides oppose one another. The suitcase further includes a plurality of wheels disposed on the bottom surface to provide transitional movement of the suitcase when the suitcase is pivoted about the plurality of wheels and placed in an inclined position.The handle comprising a first and second straps each having a first and second ends, the first and second straps being coupled to opposite sides of the suitcase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Himar Sales Corp.
    Inventor: Richard Gibbs
  • Patent number: 5318084
    Abstract: A shoulder strap with integral organizer enclosure for attachment to luggage and the like. The enclosure has several zippered compartments for holding personal items which are frequently needed during travel. When worn over the shoulder, the enclosure is disposed to one side of the a wearer's chest which makes the enclosure easily accessible to the wearer without requiring removal of the strap from the shoulder, even if the wearer has only one free hand. Additionally, the enclosure's location over the chest allows the user to easily monitor the pocket and its contents for peace of mind. The shoulder strap with integral organizer enclosure can also be worn around the waist as a utility pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Inventor: William S. Jackson
  • Patent number: 5207254
    Abstract: A handbag assembly is provided with separable inner and outer members which allow easy conversion into a variety of different styles and configurations. Specifically, the outer member comprises an envelope suspended from a carrying strap and having an open top closable by a conventional fastener. The inner member comprises a lining pouch sized to be closely received within the envelope. In one embodiment, the inner member is removably secured to the outer member by strips of hook and loop type fastening material which can also be used to seal the top edges of the inner member to one another when removed from the outer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Inventor: Thelma J. Fromm
  • Patent number: 4941603
    Abstract: This invention relates to a backpack having enclosed compartments suitable for storing and transporting articles requiring thermally insulated and waterproof protection. The backpack is comprised of two-sections, one of which is a thermally insulated compartment for carrying articles that need to be kept cold or warm. The structure of the apparatus is flexible and formed from a combination of composite material sandwiched between an inner and an outer flexible material. Shoulder or carrying straps and a waist strap are integrally connected to the housing so as to adapt to the wearers shoulders and waist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Inventors: John J. Creamer, John Muller
  • Patent number: 4773536
    Abstract: The case for storing objects, particularly a plurality of tools such as spiral drills, tap drills and the like, comprises a base piece, a cover piece connected pivotally with it and a receptacle portion for the objects. The base piece and the cover piece are each provided with an opening forming a handle portion adjacent an egde of the case opposite a common pivot joint connecting the base piece and the cover piece. The handle portion includes a handle frame member on the base piece which is provided with a substantially U-shape transverse cross sectioned receiving groove open toward the cover piece and a handle strip in the cover piece covering the receiving groove when the case is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: Firma Georg Knoblauch
    Inventor: Georg Rau
  • Patent number: 4700761
    Abstract: A bag combination having first and second independent bag units detachably connected to an adjustable shoulder strap, such that a first bag unit can be positioned under a person's arm and a second bag unit can be positioned diagonally downwardly across a person's back, with the adjustable strap therebetween extending diagonally upwardly across the person's front. Separate straps are provided for each bag unit when they are detached. Decorative and safety materials are incorporated in the bag units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Inventor: Samuel Gladding