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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1994
Young S Kim, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inno Design, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A luggage cart (10) is formed from two mirror image frame members (12) and (14), which are pivotally connected at (16) and (18). A soft shell fabric garment bag (20) is fastened to the frame members (12) and (14). Projections (24) extend into fold (26) of the garment bag (20) to support it in place on the frame members (12) and (14). A crossed flexible cable (42) is connected to the frame members (12) and (14) at (46) and (48) near the bottom of the frame members (12) and (14) by means of D-rings (49) and by means of tubes (51) near the top of the frame members (12) and (14) at front (50) and back (52) of the luggage cart (10). The cable 42 further is connected to a shoulder strap (56). In use of the luggage cart (10) and garment bag (20), the luggage cart (10) is opened by placing the luggage cart (10) on the ground and pressing down on the top of the garment bag (20) or on handles (40). The luggage cart can then be wheeled around by pulling on handle (58). To collapse the luggage cart (10), the user pulls up on the shoulder strap (56), which causes the cables (42) to move the frame members (12) and (14) toward one another at their bottom, making the frame members (12) and (14) substantially parallel to one another. The garment bag (20) and luggage cart (10) are then in a suitable configuration to be carried, either by the shoulder strap (56) or the handles (40).