Trunks and hand-carried luggage inventions 07/07

20070158156 - Travel case with desk top: A travel case includes a desk top connected on a top thereof and the desk top is composed of a plurality of boards which are pivotably connected with each other by connection members located therebetween. The desk top can be folded to a compact size which is not larger than... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070158157 - Expandable luggage with locking expansion mechanism: An item of expandable luggage having a main body and an expandable member. A locking expansion means connects the main body to the expandable member, and includes at least one fixed plate and corresponding slidable plate slidably coupled together. Each fixed plate is fixedly mounted to the main body and... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070158158 - Portable tethered carrier and method: The carrier system of the present invention includes an enclosable case for stowing items, a tether to extend and retract the enclosable case and an anchoring element for quick and easy fastening and removal of the carrier system to something, for example, a piece of luggage.... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070158159 - Thermally insulated handle systems for wheeled items towable by a person: A towing handle system for a wheeled item includes a handle attachable to the wheeled item and having a handle grip portion for a person's hand to tow the item. The handle grip portion is fabricated from a cellular solid thermal insulation material.... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070151821 - Expandable luggage with locking expansion mechanism: An item of expandable luggage is provided with a muiltipositional locking expansion mechanism that includes a lock release actuator for unlocking the expansion plates that is located near or on a handle on the sliding plate situated towards the upper portion of the expandable body for easy accessibility, thereby permitting... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070151820 - Zipperless expansion system: The present invention provides an expansion system for luggage comprising an upper frame, a lower frame, an expandable section attached between the upper and lower frames, and expansion mechanisms. Each expansion mechanism comprises an upper member attached to the upper frame, a lower member attached to the lower frame and... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department