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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2008
Kenzo Yoneno, Wan Chai, HK;
Luc Huyghe, Oudenaarde, BE;
Dirk Santy, Koekelare, BE;
William L. King, Mansfield, MA (US);
Kenzo Yoneno, Wan Chai, HK;
Luc Huyghe, Oudenaarde, BE;
Dirk Santy, Koekelare, BE;
William L. King, Mansfield, MA (US);
Samsonite IP Holdings S.ar.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A remote cinching devicecomprising a resiliency mechanismand, a force-transferring device, and a cinching deviceenhances luggage, totes, briefs, and other transport and/or storage devices. The resiliency mechanism biases the luggage in an open condition, while the cinching device, located remotely from the areas undergoing the highest levels of expansion force (the top and bottom ends of an upright luggage case, for example), allows effective, easy, and visually pleasing compression of the case once it has been closed. The cinch is carried by force-transferring structures, by which the act of cinching is made even more efficient.