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US 6,941,777 B2Granted
Baggage
AssigneeVanguard, Inc.
InventorShingo Iwamoto
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Abstract
A baggage, which can effectively prevent theft without damaging its utility and can simply be manufactured at low cost by workshop modification from existing baggage. The baggage has a locking device, which can constrain both end portions of a wire by locking operation to form a closed loop. The locking device is fixed to the baggage main body. The locking device can be subassembled in a grip attached to the baggage main body, and the baggage can be simply manufactured by replacing the subassembly with the grip of the existing suitcase.
Claims4
A baggage comprising:
- a baggage main body;
- a grip unit that has a handle grip and a base portion to be fixed to said baggage main body;
- and
- a locking device, installed at said base portion, said locking device has a wire, a locking and unlocking operation portion, a wire storing portion with a winding member therein that stores said wire while not being used, wherein
- said wire storing portion is located at a lower portion of said locking and unlocking operation portion,
- said locking device is fixed on said baggage main body while said wire storing portion is inside the baggage main body,
- said locking and unlocking portion and a wire pullout opening are positioned on said base portion, and whereby
- one end of said wire can be inserted into a wire receiving hole, positioned on said base portion, and is then fixed to the locking device while the other end is permanently fixed to said winding member, thereby constrained to form a closed loop.
5 more elements
A grip device which is installed on a baggage main body, comprising:
- a grip unit, comprising a hand grip and a base portion to be fixed to the baggage main body;
- a locking device installed at said base portion, said locking device has a wire locking and unlocking operation portion, and a wire storing portion with a winding member therein that stores said wire while not being used, wherein
- said wire storing portion is located at a lower portion of said locking and unlocking operation portion,
- said locking device is fixed on said baggage main body while said wire storing portion is inside the baggage main body,
- said locking and unlocking portion and a wire pullout opening are positioned on said base portion, and whereby
- one end of said wire can be inserted into a wire receiving hole, positioned on said base portion, and is then fixed to the locking device while the other end is permanently fixed to said winding member, thereby constrained to form a closed loop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.