CN1328994C

CN1328994C - a container for items

Info

Publication number: CN1328994C
Application number: CNB01803487XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 阿希姆·利博尔德
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2000-01-07
Filing date: 2001-01-08
Publication date: 2007-08-01
Anticipated expiration: 2021-01-08
Also published as: WO2001049147A3; US20010013519A1; CN1394117A; IES20000010A2; AU5788801A; WO2001049147A2; EP1246552A2

Abstract

A container for articles, such as a luggage (1), comprising a storage compartment (4), the storage compartment (4) having an outer member (7), a resilient inner liner (10) and an adjustable protection means (11) between the outer member (7) and the inner liner (10), the adjustable protection means having two modes: a protection mode and a storage mode, and the adjustable means is adjustable between the two modes.

Description

A kind of container that is used for article

The present invention relates to a kind of container that is used for article, relate in particular to a kind of container that is suitable for being used for protecting the article of being adorned in it that need handled.

People use the container of different shape and size to come stored article and these article are transported to another place from a place.Some article character are firm, store and transportation in without any need for special attention.But the article of the quite big quantity in the transportation are all broken easily.These article are contained in the various container of the individual camcorder protective cover that is carried to the individual by the large scale industry container of shipping company and transport.Inevitably, some breakables that store in this way and transport finally can be damaged or be broken, and become an annual difficult problem that all perplexs owner, insurer and the manufacturer of breakables.

The container that is used for article, for example especially generally be used in the case and bag that a kind of system on airport collects, transports and loads, will run into many inevitably owing to fall on it or by the impulsive force that weight caused of porter's other case and bag placed on it by a kind of luggage handling system.Though the porter carefully not load and unload any case and bag pushily, arranges very closely owing to arrive airliner with the airliner that takes off as much as possible, the porter loads and unloads the case and bag of quite big quantity under pressure.Therefore inevitably, all the definite part in the case and bag will be subjected to rough processing, and the breakables of being held in it will be damaged or be broken fully.These problems are not limited to mainly in the large-scale luggage handling system that use on the airport, usually oneself case and bag are stored in the train in the concentrated storage area of the vehicles or the passenger of long-distance bus and also can run into these problems.

For making great efforts to address these problems, people have proposed to be similar to the case and bag with rigid sides of old-fashioned tailstock luggage case, and it provides a kind of fabulous selection mode for more traditional soft side case and bag.But inconvenience that the case and bag with rigid sides are bulky usually, carrying is got up and increased the weight of whole case and bag.In addition, if the case and bag of rigid sides are not filled, the article in it will freely roll in inside owing to the not usage space in the case and bag.It also is unsuitable for relying on shoulder or handle to transport.Frangible the equipment for example traveller of computer, phone, camera or camcorder or the protection that the knapsack person needs those case and bag with rigid sides to provide for these equipment are provided; but this is normally unworkable and uncomfortable, especially ceaselessly moves or runs under the situation in rugged and rough area the traveller.The case and bag of soft side are lighter and be easier to carry, and are therefore more suitable, and article exempt from rough treating in it but it can not be protected fully.Above-mentioned situation can take place, and needs the article of handled can be owing to lack the protection that soft side case and bag provide and often be damaged.

Therefore need a kind of like this case and bag, it is in light weight and be easy to carry about with one, and the article of returning simultaneously in it provide sufficient protection.

In the prior art, people have formulated out various case and bag, and they all attempt to provide protection to the article in the case and bag.For example, U.S. Patent No. 4,569,082-AinsworthK.L., U.S. Patent No. 4,215,778-Kovins M., U.S. Patent No. 4,164,970-Jordan C.P., U.S. Patent No. 4,155,453-Ono D., U.S. Patent No. 4,044,867-Fisher R.J., U.S. Patent No. 3,587,794-Mattel H. and U.S. Patent No. 1,927,471-SalomonI.J. provides inflatable cushion.All these inventions all depend on the malleation that imposes on this inflatable cushion, protection are provided for then its interior stored material.In addition, if this liner is pierced or perverse wearing, it just no longer provides protection.

US Patent specification No.5,129,519 disclose a kind of protective package container that is used for wrapping up article in it, and this container has fluid-tight inner and outer wall.This inwall defines a bag that is used for adorning article, and this inwall and outer wall bond together and define a closed chamber between them simultaneously.A large amount of elastic compressible materials is placed in that this is indoor, when this is indoor keep one reduce atmospheric pressure the time, this elastomeric material shows first compressive state.Destroyed when the sealing of this chamber, when this material is exposed under the atmospheric pressure, this elastomeric material shows second swelling state.In case expand, this elastomeric material just promotes this inner wall surrounding article, produces a kind of beam around these article.

Undoubtedly, people still need a kind of more firm being used to be stored in the protective device of the article in the container.

Therefore, the invention provides a kind of container that is used for article, it comprises a locker room, this locker room has an outer component, flexible liner and one are installed in the adjustable protective device that is used to protect the article in this locker room between this outer component and this liner, it is characterized in that: but this adjustable protective device is formed by a kind of self-inflating formula liner; This protective device has two kinds of patterns: a kind of protected mode and a kind of memory module, and this protective device can be regulated between these two kinds of patterns; But can increase the interior pressure of this self-inflating formula liner so that extra protection to be provided.

Preferably, this outer component is a kind of elastomeric element.It is particularly useful when this device will be carried by the individual for the container that is used for article.

Desirable, this outer component is a kind of rigid element.This device is particularly useful for the van container that is used for article or other container of a kind of outer rigid outer of needs.

Preferably, this adjustable protection device is formed by a kind of inflatable cushion.

Desirable, this inflatable cushion not only provided a kind of protective layer in memory module but also in protected mode.It is the advantage of the present invention with respect to all liners that prior art provided that a kind of protective layer is provided in memory module.

Preferably, but this inflatable cushion self-inflating.

Desirable, but this inflatable cushion is damping.This has significantly reduced the impaired danger of article that is stored in the container, this power is not passed to the article in the container because this liner has absorbed the power that passes to it.

Preferably, the form of this inflatable cushion has determined the maximum and the minimum volume of described locker room.In order to place stored article safely, this liner can part, do not inflate fully or fully.

Desirable, this inflatable cushion is provided by a kind of integral unit.This globality feature of this liner has reduced the complexity of entire container and has reduced the manufacturing cost of this liner self.

Preferably, this integral unit has an inner chamber.This single intra-cavity makes the manufacturing of this liner become easy.

Desirable, this inflatable cushion comprises a foam spacer with air valve, this foam spacer self-inflating when this opening of valves.This foam shrinks in this way: open this control valve, exert pressure to this foam, close this valve then when all gas is discharged.The additional weight that this liner increases for whole case and bag is inappreciable.Advantageously, when protective device is in memory module following time, this foam spacer provides one deck protection for storage breakables within it.

Preferably, when this liner is pierced or during perverse wearing, this foam spacer self-inflating.Compare with the inflatable cushion that intake-gas works of passing through as a kind of protective device, this non-destructive feature of this liner has significant advantage.If above-mentioned inflatable cushion of working by intake-gas is pierced or perverse wearing, the product that then uses this inflatable cushion is with ineffective.

Desirable, this foam has a kind of memory, maybe is pierced or during perverse wearing, this memory makes this foam be returned to its original form when this liner when the operator opens this valve after this foam spacer shrinks a period of time.

Via this valve gas is blown into to come in this liner to this liner inflation or venting with mouth by a pump or user, this liner is by absorbing owing to carrying the careless any impulsive force that causes to provide protection to the stores in these case and bag.

Preferably, use links to each other with this valve and can make this liner inflation or contraction by a pump manual, electronic or that rely on other non-manual start device to operate.

Desirable, this liner also can shrink by this valve.In the liner of self-inflating formula, this pump can be used to increase pressure.

Preferably, this inflatable cushion provides a protective layer under normal atmosphere pressure.

In most preferred embodiments, this container that is used for article is a kind of case and bag.

In a specific preferred embodiment, this pump is included in the shoulder belt of case and bag.The user can increase or reduce the pressure of this liner by operating this pump or this valve with portable or these case and bag of the shoulder back of the body time.In a preferred embodiment, the locker room comprises a central compartment and two side rooms.This version allows the skin of case and bag to be formed by three parts.

In a specific preferred embodiment, the side room has the insertion attachment device, and the corresponding attachment device that is used on each side with the outer component of these case and bag matches.

Preferably, this attachment device is formed by hook strip and ring component, and it allows this side room temporarily attached on these case and bag.

In another embodiment, this attachment device is formed by attachment band.

Desirable, this adjustable protective device comprises central compartment's liner and two side liners.This allows the standard shape of liner to place between the skin and liner of locker room.

Preferably, a pair of lifting handle is positioned on the skin of these case and bag.This handle is positioned on the opposite flank of these case and bag, and the weight of case and bag and its interior article finally reaches balance between this two handle like this, thus feasible being easy to carry about with one.

Preferably, these case and bag have a slide fastener that allows to enter locker room and control valve, and the flap that is used for hiding this slide fastener on outer component that is positioned at these case and bag.This flap is as any a kind of bar of attempting to touch article in these case and bag, and prevents that further anyone from making this adjustable protection device inflation by accident or intentionally or shrink.

Preferably, be equipped with a lock on this flap.This lock is a kind of additional security feature of these case and bag, and it is used for preventing when its owner does not note anyone stealing or touches article in these case and bag.

Desirable; this container that is used for article is a kind of suit delivery vehicle; it has a protective layer, a flexible liner and is formed on the inflatable cushion that is used as liner between this protective layer and this liner; thereby this inflatable cushion has prevented to be sleeved on when reeling in this suit delivery vehicle by wrinkle excessively in use.This inflatable cushion allows the user that this suit delivery vehicle is rolled into one can be placed on the deflation bundle of storing and transporting in the case and bag.

In one embodiment, this container that is used for article is a kind of container, it has rigid outer layer parts, a flexible liner and an inflatable foam spacer that is installed between these rigid outer layer parts and this liner, thereby this liner has prevented excessively moving of breakables in the container and has further prevented potential harmful contact the between these article and this container inner wall in use.

In another embodiment, this container that is used for article is a kind of for example case of phone, palmtop computer or laptop computer of technical equipment that is used for, it comprises an outer component, a flexible liner and an inflatable foam spacer that is installed between this skin and this liner, thereby this liner has reduced this laptop computer or the impaired danger of other technical equipment in use.Laptop computer is a kind of article of costliness, and it may comprise a large amount of useful informations, therefore should provide protection as much as possible to them.

In yet another embodiment, this container that is used for article is a kind of for example case of keyboard, guitar or other music apparatus of music apparatus that is used for, it comprises an outer component, a flexible liner and an inflatable foam spacer that is installed between this skin and this liner, thereby this liner has reduced the impaired danger of this music apparatus in use.

In another embodiment, this container that is used for article is a kind of for example case of camera or camcorder of optical device that is used for, it comprises an outer component, a flexible liner and an inflatable foam spacer that is installed between this skin and this liner, thereby this liner has reduced the impaired danger of optical instrument in use.

Come with reference to the accompanying drawing of only representing with the example form and a kind of six embodiment that are used for the container of article according to the present invention hereinafter that more specifically the present invention will be described.

Fig. 1 is the perspective view that is in the case and bag under the opening;

Fig. 2 is the perspective view that is in the case and bag that have flap under the closed condition;

Fig. 3 is the partial perspective detail drawing of the valve of inflatable cushion;

Fig. 4 is the profile of case and bag, has shown the liner under the collapsed mode;

Fig. 5 is the profile of case and bag, has shown the liner under the expansion mechanism;

Fig. 6 is the profile of case and bag, has shown that expansion mechanism surrounds the liner of breakables down;

Fig. 7 is the profile of suit delivery vehicle;

Fig. 8 is in the profile of partially folded position for the suit delivery vehicle among Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is the biopsy cavity marker devices front view that comprises the suit delivery vehicle of inflatable cushion;

Figure 10 is the biopsy cavity marker devices perspective view that comprises the container of inflatable cushion;

Figure 11 is the biopsy cavity marker devices perspective view that is used for the container of laptop computer, and this container comprises a kind of inflatable cushion;

Figure 12 is the biopsy cavity marker devices perspective view that is used for the container of guitar, and this container comprises a kind of inflatable cushion; And

Figure 13 is the biopsy cavity marker devices perspective view that is used for the container of camera, and this container comprises a kind of inflatable cushion.

With reference to accompanying drawing and earlier referring to figs. 1 through 6, represented a kind of case and bag among the figure, these case and bag are generally designated as reference number 1.These case and bag 1 have a locker room 4, and this locker room 4 has 7, one flexible liners 10 of an outer component and an adjustable protective device.This adjustable protective device is formed by the inflatable cushion 11 that is installed between outer component 7 and the flexible liner 10.More specifically, this liner 11 is provided by a kind of foam spacer.This liner 11 has a control valve 9.Many rings 3 are arranged on the opposite flank of outer component 7 of this leather trunk 1, are used to adhere to shoulder belt.A pair of lifting handle 2 also is positioned on the outer component 7 of this leather trunk 1.One relies on fastener 14 fixing flaps 15 to hide slide fastener 6 and control valve 9.

With reference to accompanying drawing and especially Fig. 1 and 2, this locker room 4 comprises a central compartment 12 and additional side room (not shown).The side room can be positioned near many connecting rings 13 of leather trunk 1 side attached on this leather trunk 1.Primary storage chamber 4 and each side room all have slide fastener attached to it 6 (see figure 3)s, and this slide fastener 6 allows to enter this chamber.Flexible liner 10 also provides one to seal 5 to allow the user to enter a more inner storage bag.

Referring now to Fig. 4 to 6, the foam spacer 11 that they have been represented to be in (see figure 5) under (see figure 4) under the collapsed mode, the expansion protected mode and have been stored with (see figure 6) under the expansion protected mode of article 16.

Referring now to Fig. 7,8 and 9, a kind of suit delivery vehicle of representing among the figure that is generally designated as reference number 21 comprises a cover 22 and a kind of inflatable foam spacer 23.This cover 22 has an anter 24, one rear panels 25 and a slide fastener 27.A suit of clothes has occupied the anter 24 of this cover 22 and the space between the foam spacer 23.A kind of flexible liner (not shown) is used for liner 23 is enclosed between this liner and the rear panel 25.Then user's packing that just this suit delivery vehicle 21 that suit is housed can be rolled into deflation is used for storing leather trunk 1 in and transporting.This foam spacer 23 has prevented to be sleeved on when reeling in this suit delivery vehicle 21 by wrinkle excessively.

Referring now to Figure 10, it has represented a kind of container that is generally designated as reference number 101.This container 101 has an outer rigid housing 102, one inflatable foam spacers 103 and a flexible liner 104.A large amount of article 105 are stored in this container 101.Referring now to Figure 11 to 13, they have represented a kind of container 111 that is used for laptop computer 112, a kind of container 113 and a kind of container 115 that is used for camera 116 that is used for guitar 114.These containers all include a kind of inflatable foam spacer 103.

In use, the slide fastener 6 that article are for example opened via an opening is put into container 1,101, in 111,113 and 115 the main chamber 4.Partly closed then this slide fastener 6, and by opening control valve 9 or using a kind of pump (not shown) that is attached on this control valve 9 to give liner 11,103 inflations.This inflatable cushion 11,103 has been filled container 1,101, the clearance spaces in 111,113 and 115.When inflation was finished, article just were fixed on the appropriate location tightly, thereby had prevented article undesirable moving in this container 1,101,111,113 and 115, and this moves the damage that can cause article.This inflatable cushion 11,103 also has cushioning effect, and this will reduce because to container 1,101,111,113 and 115 rough processing and the possibility of damage product.Article can remove in this container 1,101,111,113 and 115, and do not need to shrink liner 11,103.When the user wanted to shrink liner at 11,103 o'clock, release control valve 9, this valve 9 has discharged liner 11,103 successively again.At liner 11,103 is under the situation of foam spacer, and the user can exert pressure to this liner 11,103 so that their contractions.

This container that is used for article relies on a kind of adjustable protection device of integral body both to provide a kind of soft side container that is used for carrying firm article to the user, provides a kind of rigid sides container that is used for carrying breakables to the user again.This protective device can be regulated according to user's needs, and advantageously, its weight of being increased for whole case and bag article is inappreciable.

Should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to the above-described particular case that only provides with the form of example, can under the situation that does not break away from the scope of the invention that limits as claims, make various distortion and replacement.

Claims

1. container that is used for article, it comprises a locker room, described locker room has an outer component, flexible liner and one and is installed in the adjustable protective device that is used to protect the article in the described locker room between described outer component and the described liner, it is characterized in that: but described adjustable protective device is formed by a kind of self-inflating formula foam spacer; Described protective device has two kinds of patterns: a kind of protected mode and a kind of memory module, and this protective device can be regulated between described two kinds of patterns; The pad of described foam comprises a valve, but can charge into gas to increase pressure in this self-inflating formula foam spacer so that extra protection to be provided by this valve.

2. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described outer component is a kind of elastomeric element.

3. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described outer component is a kind of rigid element.

4. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described inflatable cushion provides a protective layer in memory module and protected mode.

5. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: but described inflatable cushion is damping.

6. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the form of described inflatable cushion has determined the maximum and the minimum volume of described locker room.

7. the described a kind of container that is used for article of arbitrary as described above claim, it is characterized in that: described inflatable cushion is formed by an integral unit.

8. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that: described integral unit has an inner chamber.

9. as claim 1 or 8 described a kind of containers that are used for article, it is characterized in that: described inflatable cushion comprises a foam spacer, and this foam spacer comprises an air valve.

10. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: when described opening of valves, and described foam spacer self-inflating.

11. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: when described liner is pierced or during perverse wearing, described foam spacer self-inflating.

12. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that: described foam spacer shrinks in this way: open described valve, exert pressure to described foam, close described valve when all gas is discharged basically.

13. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that: described foam has a kind of memory, when the operator opens described valve or is pierced or during perverse wearing, this memory makes described foam spacer be returned to its original form when described liner after described foam spacer shrinks a period of time.

14., it is characterized in that: gas is blown into to come in the described liner to described liner inflation, in order to extra protection to be provided via described valve with mouth by pump or user as claim 1 or 13 described a kind of containers that are used for article.

15., it is characterized in that: from described liner gas bleeding described liner is shunk via described valve by pump as claim 1 or 13 described a kind of containers that are used for article.

16. as claim 1 or 13 described a kind of containers that are used for article, it is characterized in that: use links to each other with described valve and can make described liner inflation or contraction by pump manual, electronic or that rely on other non-manual start device to operate.

17. as claim 1 or 13 described a kind of containers that are used for article, it is characterized in that: described liner shrinks by described valve.

18. as claim 1 or 13 described a kind of containers that are used for article, it is characterized in that: described pump can be used to increase or reduces pressure in the described inflatable cushion.

19. as claim 1 or 13 described a kind of containers that are used for article, it is characterized in that: described inflatable cushion provides a protective layer under normal atmosphere pressure.

20. as claim 1 or 13 described a kind of containers that are used for article, it is characterized in that: described container is a kind of case and bag.

21. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 18, it is characterized in that: described pump is included in the shoulder belt of described case and bag.

22. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that: described locker room comprises a central compartment and a plurality of side room.

23. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 20, it is characterized in that: described side room has the insertion attachment device, be used for the outer component side that is positioned at described case and bag on corresponding attachment device match.

24. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 23, it is characterized in that: described attachment device is formed by hook strip and ring component, and it allows described side room temporarily attached on the described case and bag.

25. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 20, it is characterized in that: a pair of lifting handle is positioned on the outer component of described case and bag.

26. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 20, it is characterized in that: described container has a slide fastener that allows to enter described locker room and described control valve, and the flap that is used for hiding described slide fastener on outer component that is positioned at described case and bag.

27. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that: be equipped with a lock on the described flap.

28. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 1 or 2; it is characterized in that: described container is a kind of form of suit delivery vehicle; it has a protective layer, a flexible liner and is formed on the inflatable cushion that is used as liner between described protective layer and the described liner; thereby, when described in use inflatable cushion has prevented from being sleeved on described suit delivery vehicle to reel by wrinkle excessively.

29. a kind of container that is used for article as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that: described container is a kind of form of sleeping bag, it has the inflatable cushion as liner that is formed in the described sleeping bag.

30. as claim 1 or 3 described a kind of containers that are used for article, it is characterized in that: described container is a kind of form of container, and it has outer rigid housing parts, a flexible liner and an inflatable cushion that is installed between described outer rigid housing parts and the described liner.

31. as arbitrary described a kind of container that is used for article in the claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that: described container is a kind of technical equipment that is used for, the form of the case of laptop computer, phone or palmtop computer for example, it comprises an outer component, a flexible liner and an inflatable cushion that is installed between described outer component and the described liner.

32. as arbitrary described a kind of container that is used for article in the claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that: described container is a kind of any music apparatus that is used for, the form of the case of keyboard or guitar for example, it comprises an outer component, a flexible liner and an inflatable cushion that is installed between described outer component and the described liner.

33. as arbitrary described a kind of container that is used for article in the claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that: described container is a kind of optical device that is used for, the form of the case of camera, camcorder or video machine for example, it comprises an outer component, a flexible liner and an inflatable cushion that is installed between described outer component and the described liner, thereby described in use liner has reduced the impaired danger of optical device.

34. as arbitrary described a kind of container that is used for article in the claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that: described container is a kind of any music apparatus that is used for, the form of the case of keyboard or guitar for example, it comprises an outer component, a flexible liner and an inflatable cushion that is installed between described outer component and the described liner.

35. as arbitrary described a kind of container that is used for article in the claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that: described container is a kind of optical device that is used for, the form of the case of camera, camcorder or video machine for example, it comprises an outer component, a flexible liner and an inflatable cushion that is installed between described skin and the described liner, thereby described in use liner has reduced the impaired danger of optical device.