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US 7,841,635 B2Granted
Apparatus for securing and carrying a package
OwnerFrank C. Fuchsinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for securing and carrying a package is disclosed, thereby facilitating inspection of the secured package at travel centers and security checkpoints given the quick-release nature of the apparatus and its ease and speed of reattachment to the package. The apparatus generally comprises a handle portion and two straps, wherein the straps are disposed perpendicular to one another and the ends of each strap, respectively, are releasably connected after being passed around a package. The releasable connections may comprise a variety of quick-release fasteners.
Claims8
An apparatus for securing and carrying a package, comprising:
- a main strap having a handle portion, said handle portion comprising a length of said main strap folded back onto itself at a fold point providing an upper layer and a lower layer of said main strap with said upper layer and said lower layer of said handle portion being stitched to each other at a first stitch point located at a first end of said main strap and a second stitch point immediately adjacent said fold point, wherein said fold point of said main strap is releasably connected to a second end of said main strap after passing said main strap around said package;
- and a transverse strap extending perpendicular to said main strap, said transverse strap crossing said main strap at an intersection and said main strap and said transverse strap being stitched together at said intersection and said intersection being disposed at a midpoint of said lower layer of said handle portion, a first end of said transverse strap being releasably connected to a second end of said transverse strap after passing said transverse strap around said package wherein said handle portion further comprises a supplemental strap and a length of tubing, said supplemental strap overlaying said upper layer of said handle portion in a parallel configuration and said supplemental strap being stitched to said upper layer at said first stitch point and said second stitch point, said supplemental strap and said upper layer of said handle portion being further stitched together along the longitudinal edges of said supplemental strap and said upper layer of said handle portion thus defining a compartment, wherein said length of tubing is disposed within said compartment defined by said supplemental strap and said upper layer of said handle portion for enhancing the comfort and ergonomic qualities of said handle portion.
An apparatus for securing and carrying a package, comprising:
- a main strap having a handle portion, said handle portion comprising a length of said main strap folded back onto itself at a fold point providing an upper layer and a lower layer of said main strap with said upper layer and said lower layer of said handle portion being stitched to each other at a first stitch point located at a first end of said main strap and a second stitch point immediately adjacent said fold point, wherein said fold point of said main strap is releasably connected to a second end of said main strap after passing said main strap around said package;
- a transverse strap extending perpendicular to said main strap, said transverse strap crossing said main strap at an intersection and said main strap and said transverse strap being stitched together at said intersection and said intersection being disposed at a midpoint of said lower layer of said handle portion, a first end of said transverse strap being releasably connected to a second end of said transverse strap after passing said transverse strap around said package;
- said releasable connections of said main strap and said transverse strap comprising quick-release hook fasteners attached to mateable rings;
- said handle portion further comprising a supplemental strap and a length of tubing, wherein said length of tubing is comprised of polyvinyl chloride, said supplemental strap overlaying said upper layer of said handle portion in a parallel configuration and said supplemental strap being stitched to said upper layer at said first stitch point and said second stitch point, said supplemental strap and said upper layer of said handle portion being further stitched together along the longitudinal edges of said supplemental strap and said upper layer of said handle portion thus defining a compartment, wherein said length of tubing is disposed within said compartment defined by said supplemental strap and said upper layer of said handle portion for enhancing the comfort and ergonomic qualities of said handle portion;
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- at least one adjustment member on said main strap and at least one adjustment member on said transverse strap, said adjustment members being slide fasteners capable of adjusting the length of said main strap and said transverse strap so as to allow said apparatus to be used on said package of varying sizes.
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