Title:
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLAPSIBLE LUGGAGE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/028974
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for providing collapsible luggage are presented. Such exemplary collapsible luggage can have two states: (i) a fully extended state in which said luggage is used by a user to hold, for example, clothing and objects, and (ii) a compressed or folded state in which the luggage has a minimum volume and can be easily and conveniently stored, especially where space is a premium. Various novel technologies are used to obtain maximal compression in the compressed state, provide rigidity and structural support in the fully extended state, and to allow for convenient transformation between the two states. One of such technologies is a self-locking hinge mechanism requiring no direct contact from a user, which also provides audible feedback to the user.
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Inventors:
CHI YUEH CHEN STEPHEN (US)
HERSH AHRON (US)
MEI-HUI HUNG NANCY
HERSH AHRON (US)
MEI-HUI HUNG NANCY
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/052276
Publication Date:
July 04, 2013
Filing Date:
August 24, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BIP S A R L (LU)
CHI YUEH CHEN STEPHEN (US)
HERSH AHRON (US)
MEI-HUI HUNG NANCY
CHI YUEH CHEN STEPHEN (US)
HERSH AHRON (US)
MEI-HUI HUNG NANCY
International Classes:
A45C7/00; A45C5/04
Foreign References:
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| US6227339B1 | 2001-05-08 | |||
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| US20100101908A1 | 2010-04-29 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HALEVA, Aaron (1177 Avenue Of The AmericasNew York, NY, US)
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