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US 6,279,707 B1Granted
Contoured carrying case and luggage
AssigneeTravel Caddy, Inc.
InventorsDonald E. Godshaw, Andrezj Redzisz
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Abstract
A carrying case or luggage includes a concave curved side panel to facilitate positioning of the luggage when held by hand straps or a shoulder strap against the hip or leg of a user or person carrying the luggage.
Claims9
Luggage comprising, in combination:
- a bottom panel;
- first and second spaced, opposite end panels, connected to the bottom panel;
- first and second spaced opposite side panels connected to the end panels and bottom panel to form a storage enclosure;
- a top panel connected to the end and side panels, said top panel including an access opening to the enclosure;
- said first side panel having a concave shape as viewed in top plan view, said first side panel including a generally horizontal stiffening element to maintain the concave shape, said concave shape including a generally vertical central panel with generally vertical margins defining edges of the first side panel;
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- a pair of carrying handles, one of said handles attached to the first side panel and the other handle attached to the second side panel, the handle attached to the first side panel being attached to the margins.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.