ES1182158U - Suitcase (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Travel suitcase comprising: - a hollow body (1) for accommodating luggage, limited by a front face (2), a rear face (3), side faces (4), a base (5) and an upper face (6), - wheels (7) linked to the base (5) to facilitate the displacement of the suitcase by rolling, and - a handle (8) protruding from the upper face (6) for grabbing and/or moving the suitcase, being the travel suitcase characterized because: - the body (1) has a housing (11), and - because the suitcase additionally comprises a hanger (9) extendable vertically from the housing (11) to hold a garment in the transport position of the suitcase. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

SUITCASE

DESCRIPTION

5 OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention falls within the technical field of the trunks and suitcases, more specifically in that of those comprising built-in rolling means, and refers in particular to a travel suitcase with wheels incorporating telescopic bars 10, retractable in the Inside the suitcase, to which a hanger is attached to hold a coat, jacket or similar garment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

15 The proliferation of short-term air travel, especially those made for work purposes, as well as the convenience of avoiding check-in and baggage collection procedures, make the use of luggage-type containers for hand luggage, adapted to requirements of weight and dimensions of the different airlines, be more and more frequent. These suitcases have a vertical configuration, and are generally known as trolleys by their denomination in

English.

These cases are usually made of rigid plastic injection molded, and comprise a plurality of multidirectional wheels linked to the base, to facilitate transport by rolling, as well as a grip element, usually type handle, which can be retractable to occupy less space in the cabin boot of aircraft.

In the specific case of trips made for meetings, interviews, 30 presentations and other activities in the workplace, it is usually necessary to have formal attire, jacket suit type. During transfers and waiting, passengers often take off their jackets to be more comfortable, and leave them resting on the suitcase or on a free seat, or hang it on the arm not used to move the suitcase.

The main drawback that this fact presents is, on the one hand, that the user has both arms occupied, hindering activities such as showing documentation or going up or down stairs. On the other hand, the garment can be wrinkled, and the user must be aware of both the suitcase and the garment in question, so as not to forget it when it changes location or prepares to take the expected transport.

The technical problem that arises is the development of a suitcase that allows a jacket or similar garment to be hung comfortably and easily, even when said garment is inserted inside a protective container such as a bag or similar bag, 10 preventing it Wrinkle and that the user can forget it, thus facilitating the displacements by allowing both elements to be transferred at the same time using a single hand.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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The object of the invention consists of a travel suitcase, preferably of the type used in aviation as portable carry-on luggage in the cabin of an airplane, equipped with a telescopic hanger, removable inside the body of the suitcase, which allows , if necessary, transport a long garment, such as a jacket, coat or similar, hanging from the suitcase itself.

For this, the suitcase incorporates a defined housing in its body, through which they move vertical bars, in ascending and descending longitudinal direction, manually operated by a user through a horizontal bar, transverse to an upper end of said vertical bars , to which it holds together and on which the garment hangs at the top. In a preferred embodiment, said horizontal bar has the typical curved geometry of the hangers, in order to avoid wrinkles and deformities in the garment.

30 The incorporation of a foldable bag, temporarily linked to one of the sides of the suitcase, intended to collect and house a lower end of the garment is also provided, so as to prevent both the rocking of the garment hung on the telescopic hanger and that said garment can drag on the floor while moving the suitcase.

In a preferred embodiment, the bag is inserted folded into a cavity defined in the telescopic hanger, from which it is removed when necessary to be deployed and fixed to an outer face of the suitcase by means of buttons equipped with magnetic magnets.

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In the case where the garment is housed inside a bag or similar flexible container, it is contemplated the additional incorporation of a hanging element, preferably a hook, to be able to hold in said container. In a preferred embodiment, said element is linked to the horizontal bar of the telescopic hanger, from which it hangs.

The suitcase thus described allows comfortable and simple transport of jackets, coats and similar garments on the same suitcase, thus partially freeing the user, which has at least one free hand. Also, due to its special configuration, it prevents 15 wrinkles, chafing and other deterioration in the garment derived from its transport.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, in accordance with a preferred example of practical realization thereof, an integral set of said description is accompanied by a set of Drawings where the following has been illustrated and not limited to:

25 Figure 1.- It shows a top perspective view of the suitcase with the hanger in the collected position, in which its main constituent elements are appreciated.

Figure 2.- Shows a top perspective view of the suitcase with the hanger in the deployed position.

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Figure 3.- Shows a schematic view of the suitcase in use.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

Next, a detailed explanation of an example of preferred embodiment of the object of the present invention is provided with the aid of the aforementioned figures.

5 The travel bag described is made up of a body (1) of essentially parallelepipedic geometry, which in this preferred embodiment is rectangular, with flat external surfaces and a hollow interior to house clothes and other objects. The body (1) in turn comprises a front face (2), a rear face (3) opposite the front face (2), side faces (4), a base (5) and an upper face (6) .

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As seen in Figure 1, the suitcase incorporates wheels (7) linked to the base (5) to facilitate its movement by rolling, as! as a handle (8) located at one end of the upper face (6) to grab and move the suitcase. In this preferred embodiment, the suitcase incorporates four wheels (7) located in the vicinity of about 15 corners of confluence of the base (5) with each of the respective side faces (4), while the handle (8) is of telescopic type and is located in the vicinity of the upper end of the rear face (3).

At the end of the upper face (6) opposite the end where the handle (8) is located, a telescopic hanger (9) is located, intended to hold a similar jacket or outerwear. The hanger (9) comprises parallel vertical bars (10), longitudinally movable upwardly and downwardly inside a housing (11) defined in the body (1), in the vicinity of the front face (2). Said vertical bars (10) are linked by their respective upper ends 25 by a transverse horizontal bar (12), which has a curved geometry similar to that usually presented by the hangers.

Additionally, the hanger (9) comprises a cavity (13) intended to house inside a folded bag (14). Said bag (14) also comprises complementary joining means (15) of corresponding joining means (15) located at a lower end of the front face (2) of the body (1). As seen in Figure 2, the bag (14) open and temporarily fixed to the front face (2) of the suitcase through the joining means (15), is intended to house a lower end of the garment hung on the horizontal bar (12) of the hanger (9), thus preventing said

garment drag on the ground.

In Figure 2, a hook (16) linked to the horizontal bar (12) of the hanger (9) can also be seen, said hook (16) being designed to hold a bag 5 bags.

As can be seen in figure 1, in the configuration of the hanger (9) the vertical bars (10) are housed inside the housing (11), while the horizontal bar (12) is visible on the upper face (6) of the body (1).

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To move to the unfolded configuration of the hanger (9), shown in Figure 2, the user pulls the horizontal bar (12), whereby the vertical bars (10) slide upwardly in the housing (11) until a limit switch, not shown in the attached figures, prevents the vertical bars (10) 15 from completely leaving said housing (11).

With the hanger (9) unfolded, the user can access the bag (14) folded inside the cavity (13), to attach it to the front face (2) of the body (1) of the suitcase through the means of union (15). As can be seen in figure 3, in a situation of use 20, the travel bag allows a user to transport a garment arranged on the telescopic hanger (9) with one hand, also preventing said garment from dragging on the ground.

Claims (9)

1. Travel suitcase comprising: - a hollow body (1) for accommodating luggage, limited by a front face (2), a rear face (3), side faces (4), a base (5) and an upper face (6), - wheels (7) linked to the base (5) to facilitate the movement of the suitcase by rolling, and - a handle (8) protruding from the upper face (6) to grab and / or move the suitcase, 10 the travel suitcase being characterized because: - the body (1) has a housing (11), and - because the suitcase additionally comprises a hanger (9) extending vertically from the housing (11) to hold a garment in the transport position of the suitcase. fifteen 2. Travel suitcase according to claim 1 characterized in that the hanger (9) is telescopic and in turn comprises: - parallel vertical bars (10), longitudinally movable upwards and downwards inside the housing (11), and 20 - a horizontal bar (12) transverse to upper ends of the bars vertical (10) to support an upper end of the garment. 3. Travel suitcase according to claim 1 characterized in that the hanger (9) is arranged in the body (1) in a location opposite to that of the handle (8). 25 4. Travel suitcase according to claim 1 characterized in that the hanger (9) protrudes from the front face (2) of the body (1). 5. Travel suitcase according to claim 1 characterized in that the hanger (9) 30 incorporates limit stops for limiting the longitudinal displacement inside the housing (11). 6. Travel suitcase according to claim 1 characterized in that it comprises a bag (14) in lower arrangement of the body (1), corresponding to the location of the hanger (9), to partially wrap the garment. 7. Travel suitcase according to claim 6 characterized in that it incorporates joining means (15) for temporary fixing of the bag (14) on the body (1). 5 8. Travel suitcase according to claim 6 characterized in that the body (1) incorporates a cavity (13) for housing the bag (14). 9. Travel suitcase according to claim 1 characterized in that the hanger (9) 10 incorporates a hook (16) for securing a carrier bag.