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WO2013028974A2
WO2013028974A2 PCT/US2012/052276 US2012052276W WO2013028974A2 WO 2013028974 A2 WO2013028974 A2 WO 2013028974A2 US 2012052276 W US2012052276 W US 2012052276W WO 2013028974 A2 WO2013028974 A2 WO 2013028974A2
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Stephen CHI YUEH CHEN
Ahron Hersh
Nancy MEI-HUI HUNG
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
    • A45C5/14—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage with built-in rolling means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/005—Hinges
    • A45C13/007—Hinges with spring means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C7/00—Collapsible or extensible purses, luggage, bags or the like
    • A45C7/0018—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
    • A45C7/0036—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage collapsible to a minimal configuration, e.g. for storage purposes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45C
    • A45C2200/10—Transparent walls

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  • FIG. 2 depict details of an exemplary locking system for an exemplary luggage bottom panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 22 depicts a schematic side view of the exemplary bottom panel of Figs. 20-21 with the front section in each of an extended and folded configuration according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • Figs. 34 depict a two wheel version of an exemplary collapsible duffle bag according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention
  • Figs. 35 depict an exemplary duffle essentially similar to that of Figs. 34, in a four wheeled embodiment
  • Figs. 42-46 depict various views of exemplary prototypes of the self-locking hinge of Fig. 39 mounted in a hinged plate according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 47 shows two exemplary 90° hinges in their 90° position according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention
  • Fig.48 is a side view of the same hinges from Fig. 15 showing detail of the barrels;
  • Fig.50 illustrates a side view along the axes of the two exemplary hinges of Fig. 17 with the two hinges in the zero degree position;
  • Figs. 59-61 depict various views of an exemplary prototype of the injection molded bottom panel of Figs. 20-21 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 10 depicts an exemplary bottom plate such as shown in Fig. 8, here in an
  • Figs. 29 show the exact same set of steps with an exemplary four-wheeled embodiment of the luggage. It is noted regarding exemplary four-wheel embodiments in general, that due to the protrusion of the front wheels from the bottom plate there is a further limit on the compressed volume of the luggage, and thus the compressed depth of the piece of luggage as a whole, because not only is the dimension of the rear portion of the bottom plate contributing to the height of the compressed state, but also the protrusions of the two forward wheels from the now vertically oriented front portion of the bottom plate, as shown in the top right view of Figs. 29. Nonetheless a substantial compression can be achieved. Depending on the size of the bag, and the position of the hinges in the bottom plate (an extreme approach to which is seen in Figs. 61A-B), compressions to as much as 25 - 40% of the original volume can be achieved
  • Figs. 30 illustrate the use of a two piece top plate according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention.
  • Fig. 30(a) there is shown an exemplary article of collapsible luggage, as described above, according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention.
  • the side wings are in their folded state, thus allowing the luggage to be collapsed.
  • Figs. 30(b), (c) and (d) show the placement and mode of insertion of a front piece of the top plate.
  • one of the novel structures that facilitates the compression of the luggage to its collapsed state is a hinge mechanism placed in the bottom plate of the luggage such that the bottom plate can be folded into a much smaller depth than in its fully extended configuration.
  • the top plate can similarly be pushed on such that the front portion of the top plate is positioned at an approximately 90 degree angle relative to the plane of the rear portion of the top plate, thus facilitating the compression of the volume of the luggage.
  • a duffle bag does not have side structure, and therefore the entire bag, except for the back plane and the bottom plate, can be made of soft materials.
  • Fig. 31 (a) a fully expanded version of the exemplary duffle bag is presented. With reference to Fig. 31 (b) the bag has been opened and there is illustrated the direction in which an exemplary folded bottom cover can be rotated downwards so that the bottom portion of the duffle has some supporting structure.
  • Fig. 31 (c) illustrates the situation following the folding down of the bottom cover as shown in Fig. 31 (b)
  • Fig. 31 (d) is a perspective view of a bottom plate provided with the exemplary self-locking hinge mechanism as described above.
  • the stationary (rear) portion of the bottom portion of the luggage can also have a vertical back portion which can be used to support the base of the telescoping handle and also provides a rigid structure into which can be affixed the rear wheels.
  • such a ball and spring can be made from stainless steel, for example, or various steel alloys, or other metallic compositions, and the plates of the hinge itself can be made from, for example, a resin such as polyacetel, a thermoplastic such as polypropylene, for example, or other appropriate materials as maybe known.
  • the ball can be placed under tension as a result of the compression of the spring, such that, for example, when the front portion of the hinge (i.e., that part of the hinge that is affixed to the front portion of the bottom plate) is swiveled upward to an approximately 90 degree angle from the horizontal, as shown Fig.
  • a vertically protruding portion of the cam arranged so that it prevents further motion of the hinged plates towards each other, thus creating a natural stop, as shown in Fig. 38(a) and Fig. 38(b).
  • the hinges by rotating the hinges by a certain number of degrees so as to bring the two surfaces to which the hinges are attached closer together, such as, for example, in a perpendicular relationship (90° rotation), a folded on themselves relationship (180° rotation), or a small angle between them, like a bellows in a collapsed state (160° rotation, 150°-170° rotation), the folding or collapsing of the luggage can be facilitated.
  • Figs. 40A(g), 40A(h) and 40A(p) illustrate details of the 90° hinge.
  • Fig. 40A(p) is analogous to Fig. 41 (1) and they have approximately identical dimensions, but not exactly so.
  • the flange thickness is shown in a drawing immediately below each of Fig. 40A(n), 40A(p), 41 (1) and 41 (m). In each case, the thickness of the flange is shown to be, for example, three millimeters.
  • Fig. 40A(o) analogous to Fig.
  • FIG. 40A(o) shows identical exemplary dimensions to those shown in Fig. 41 (n) with some small variation.
  • Figs. 40A(a) and 40A(b) being analogous to Figs. 41 (f) and 41 (g) respectively, show the top and bottom portions of the exemplary single barrel self-locking hinges according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention.
  • Each of Figs. 40A(a) and 40A(b) provide exemplary dimensions and Fig. 40A(c) shows the thickness of the portion of Fig. 40A(b), the bottom of the hinge, where there is no barrel structure.
  • Fig. 40A(o) shows identical exemplary dimensions to those shown in Fig. 41 (n) with some small variation.
  • Figs. 40A(a) and 40A(b) being analogous to Figs. 41 (f) and 41 (g) respectively, show the top and bottom portions of the exemplary single barrel self-locking hinges according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention.
  • Fig. 40A(f) is an end view from the bottom of the page looking upwards into the lower portion of the hinge shown in Fig. 40A(b). It shows the exemplary dimensions of the central barrel in which the spring and ball are provided, and other exemplary dimensions.
  • Fig. 43 shows the exemplary hinge in an "L" configuration.
  • the ball entering into the U-shaped cutout can emit a sound, for example, a kind of a click, so that the user knows he or she has reached the second stopping position of the hinge.
  • Fig. 44 is a close up view of the hinge just before the ball is latched into the U-shaped cutout. In fact the U-shaped cutout is visible just to the left of the spring cylinder and the hinge is here positioned at approximately 1 10° angled between the two plates.
  • Fig. 45 depicts the same hinge again in the "L” configuration, and Fig. 46 once again shows a close up of the hinge in the first stopping position, the so-called flat or 180 degree orientation of the two panels.
  • the cam with the U-shaped cut out approximately at a 90° angle from the horizontal as well as the fact that the portion of the cam that mates with the spring loaded ball here has a normal and not recessed radius.
  • an exemplary self-locking hinge can be made of plastic or resin, for example, and operate essentially in the same fashion.
  • Fig. 56 shows one of the possible drawbacks of manual type hinges of the kind shown. Unlike the self-locking mechanism, there is no hard stop at a 90° angle -- or any angle for that matter. Thus, although the luggage can easily be compressed using this type of hinge locking mechanism, a user does not know when she is done pushing on the bottom of the luggage so as to fold it upwards and she may push farther than is necessary to achieve compression. It can be seen how having a natural "stop" provided in such a hinge is most useful.
  • Fig. 68 depicts the bottom cover plate being swiveled downwards, where the side wings have already assumed their fully expanded position.
  • the side wings can be provided with, as shown, pockets, such as of netting, or any other type, just as in conventional luggage.
  • Fig. 69 shows the bottom cover now fully extended and lying perpendicular to both the side wings and to the rear surface of the luggage, and being substantially parallel to the bottom plate of the luggage. In alternate embodiments the bottom cover can be attached various mechanisms to the bottom plane of the luggage so as to hold it in place.
  • Fig. 70 is a synoptic view of the entire interior of the now expanded luggage
  • Fig. 71 shows the exemplary luggage piece of Fig. 43 with the front flap now zipped on. It is noted from looking at Fig.
  • the color of an exemplary article of luggage can be made identical to the color of the carrying case on those four faces where it is not transparent.
  • each of the front and back faces of the carrying case can be transparent so that a user can see precisely what is contained inside, or, as noted, heavier duty fabrics, or opaque fabrics, or both, for example, can be used, such as shown in Fig. 83.
  • Fig. 85 shows the exemplary article of Fig. 84 in various stages of collapse. With reference thereto, in Fig. 85(a), the article is shown with its front flap open and the bottom support flap attached in its normally fully expanded configuration.

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Abstract

Des exemples de modes de réalisation de la présente invention portent sur des systèmes et sur des procédés pour procurer un bagage repliable. Un tel exemple de bagage repliable peut avoir deux états : (i) un état totalement étendu, dans lequel ledit bagage est utilisé par un utilisateur pour contenir, par exemple, des vêtements et des objets, et (ii) un état comprimé ou plié, dans lequel le bagage a un volume minimal et peut être stocké facilement et de façon appropriée, spécialement là où l'espace est un impératif. Différentes nouvelles technologies sont utilisées pour obtenir une compression maximale dans l'état comprimé, pour communiquer une rigidité et un support structurel dans l'état totalement étendu, et pour permettre une transformation pratique entre les deux états. L'une de ces technologies est un mécanisme d'articulation auto-verrouillant ne nécessitant pas de contact direct à partir d'un utilisateur, qui produit également une rétroaction audible à l'utilisateur.
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US61/690,233 2012-06-21
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US13/594,093 US20130075214A1 (en) 2011-08-24 2012-08-24 Novel folding luggage and duffles and hinges therefor
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