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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1987
Mark Robinson, Tampa, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A cushioning pad for relieving the strain of carrying luggage, which pad is removable and attachable to a plurality of luggage pieces by means of a pair of stretchable elastic bands provided in the cushioning pad by through holes positioned at each end thereof. The cushioning pad of the present invention can be used on hand-held luggage, as well as luggage using a strap for carrying the luggage over the shoulder, such as garment bags. The stretchable elastic bands are used to not only secure the cushioning pad to the luggage handle or strap, but are also used to join a plurality of luggage pieces using the same cushioning pad. A plurality of hangers contained within one garment bag can also be joined together by one of the pair of elastic bands, with the other one of the pair of elastic bands used to secure the cushioning pad to the handle of the garment bag.