IP Library Granted Patent US 10,395,565
Granted Patent B2
US 10,395,565 · App. 15/700,037 · Granted Aug 27, 2019

Hardcase luggage with built-in name tag compartment

Inventor: Chris Yu (Torrance, CA)
Assignee: Olympia International, Inc.
G09F3/201A45C5/03A45C5/14A45C13/42A45C2005/037G09F2003/0254
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,395,565
App. No.
15/700,037
Granted
Aug 27, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A luggage container with built-in external compartment, which includes a case having an outer side and an inner side and a drawer configured to be slid in and out of the case. The case includes a coupling portion formed on the inner side, the coupling portion protruding from the inner side, and the coupling portion is shaped to receive a fastening element. The case is shaped to form a space between a surface of an object onto which the case is coupled and a surface of the inner side to receive the drawer. The drawer is shaped to remain within the case when the drawer is pulled out of the case such that the case and the drawer are not separated even when the drawer is pulled out maximally.

Claims (61)

1. A built-in compartment for hardcase luggage comprising:

a case having an outer side and an inner side; and

a drawer configured to be slid in and out of the case,

wherein:

the case comprises a coupling portion formed on the inner side, the coupling portion protruding from the inner side and penetrating a portion of a surface of the hardcase luggage;

the coupling portion is shaped to receive a fastening element;

a space is formed between the surface of the hardcase luggage onto which the case is coupled and a surface of the inner side of the case to receive the drawer; and

the drawer is shaped to remain within the case when the drawer is pulled out of the case such that the case and the drawer are not separated even when the drawer is pulled out maximally.

2. The compartment of claim 1 , wherein the drawer comprises:

an inner end portion that is located at an inner side of the drawer, the inner end portion not visible even when the drawer is pulled out of the case; and

an outer end portion that is located at an opposite side of the inner end portion, the outer end portion always exposed.

3. The compartment of claim 2 , wherein a width of the outer end portion is greater than a width of the inner end portion.

4. The compartment of claim 2 , wherein:

an outer surface of a bottom portion of the outer end portion is at least partially recessed;

an outer surface of a top portion of the case is at least partially recessed; and

a recess is formed when the drawer is inserted into the case such that the bottom portion of the outer end portion is in contact with the top portion of the case, the recess including a portion of the outer surface of the bottom portion of the outer end portion and a portion of the outer surface of the top portion of the case.

5. The compartment of claim 2 , wherein the drawer further comprises a tray formed between the inner end portion and the outer end portion.

6. The compartment of claim 5 , wherein:

an identification information sheet is affixed to the tray; and

the identification information sheet is exposed when the drawer is pulled out of the case.

7. The compartment of claim 6 , wherein:

a surface of the tray to which the identification information sheet is affixed is flat;

at least two protrusion lines are formed on the inner side of the case along a width direction of the case; and

the flat surface of the tray faces the at least two protrusion lines when the drawer is positioned in the case.

8. The compartment of claim 5 , wherein:

the tray and the inner end portion formed extendingly from the tray form flat surfaces on both sides of the tray and the inner end portion; and

the outer end portion is formed extendingly from the tray and has a greater height than the tray and the inner end portion.

9. The compartment of claim 5 , wherein the tray is sized to receive at least one of a business card, an identification card, or a credit card.

10. The compartment of claim 9 , wherein the tray is sized to receive a plurality of business cards, identification cards, or credit cards.

11. The compartment of claim 10 , wherein the tray has walls formed along edge portions of two lateral sides and a bottom side of the tray.

12. The compartment of claim 5 , wherein the case has a rectangular shape and comprises four coupling portions, each coupling portion formed at or near a corresponding corner of the case.

13. The compartment of claim 12 , wherein:

an opening of the case through which the drawer passes is formed between first two coupling portions;

a length of the tray is less than a length of the case;

a width of the tray is less than a width of the inner end portion of the drawer;

the width of the tray is less than a width of the outer end portion of the drawer; and

the width of the tray is sized to fit the opening of the case.

14. The compartment of claim 13 , wherein lateral sides of the tray are not in contact with lateral sides of the case formed at the internal side, a gap formed between each of the lateral sides of the tray and a corresponding one of the lateral sides of the case.

15. The compartment of claim 14 , wherein:

a right angle or a near right angle is formed by each of two protruding portions of the inner end portion of the drawer and a corresponding lateral side of the tray;

the two protruding portions contact second two coupling portions of the case or the two protruding portions are positioned near corners of the case at which the second two coupling portions are formed when the drawer is inserted into the case completely; and

the two protruding portions contact the first two coupling portions of the case or the two protruding portions are positioned near corners of the case at which the first two coupling portions are formed when the drawer is pulled out of the case completely.

16. The compartment of claim 1 , further comprising a bag stored within the compartment, wherein:

the bag is expandable out of the drawer when the drawer is pulled out of the case; and

the bag is coupled to the compartment or the bag is detachable from the compartment.

17. A luggage container comprising the compartment of claim 1 .

18. The luggage container of claim 17 , further comprising:

the fastening element comprising a screw or a rivet that is coupled to the coupling portion via a hole formed at the coupling portion,

wherein the coupling portion penetrates the portion of the luggage to receive the fastening element from inside of the luggage container.

19. The luggage container of claim 18 , further comprising a connector placed over the coupling portion, wherein the connector is shaped to form a hole such that the fastening element passes through the hole of the connector to be inserted into the hole of the coupling portion.

20. A hardside luggage with a built-in compartment, comprising:

a body;

a case coupled to a side of the body and having an outer side and an inner side; and

a drawer configured to be slid in and out of the case, the case and the drawer forming the built-in compartment,

wherein:

the case comprises a coupling portion that protrudes from the inner side of the case and penetrates the body:

the coupling portion is shaped to receive a connector and a fastening element from inside of the body;

the connector, which is placed over the protruding coupling portion, is shaped to have a hole through which the fastening element passes through to be inserted into a hole formed at the protruding coupling portion, the connector having a flat bottom that contacts an inner surface of the body;

the hole of the connector is at a top portion of the connector and the flat bottom of the connector is at a bottom portion of the connector;

a space is formed between an outer surface of the body onto which the case is coupled and an inner surface of the case to receive the drawer; and

the drawer is shaped to remain within the case when the drawer is pulled out of the case such that the case and the drawer are not separated even when the drawer is pulled out maximally.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2025
From: OLYMPIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: ROSENTHAL & ROSENTHAL OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Reel/Frame 072790/0903 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2020
From: EAST WEST BANK
To: OLYMPIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 053025/0877 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2019
From: OLYMPIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: EAST WEST BANK
Reel/Frame 051075/0104 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2017
From: YU, CHRIS
To: OLYMPIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 043539/0046 →
Continuity (1)
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