IP Library Granted Patent US 10,631,607
Granted Patent B2
US 10,631,607 · App. 15/938,923 · Granted Apr 28, 2020

Luggage with stud-hook

Inventor: Chris Yu (Torrance, CA)
Assignee: Olympia International, Inc.
A45C13/001A45C5/14A45C15/00A45C2200/00
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Patent No.
US 10,631,607
App. No.
15/938,923
Granted
Apr 28, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A luggage container includes a wheel assembly coupled to a bottom surface of the luggage container, the wheel assembly comprising a wheel; and at least two studs or feet coupled to a side surface of the luggage container. At least one of the at least two studs or feet includes a stud-hook, and the stud-hook is configured to: function as a foot when the luggage container is standing in a first orientation such that the wheel is not in contact with ground; and function as a hook when the luggage container is standing in a second orientation such that the wheel is in contact with the ground.

Claims (22)

1. A luggage container comprising:

a wheel assembly coupled to a bottom surface of the luggage container, the wheel assembly comprising a wheel; and

four studs or feet coupled to a narrow side surface of the luggage container having two parallel narrow side surfaces including the narrow side surface and two parallel wide side surfaces, the narrow side surfaces and the wide side surfaces being perpendicular to the bottom surface, and an area of the wide side surfaces being wider than an area of the narrow side surfaces,

wherein at least one of the four studs or feet comprises a single piece stud-hook comprising a main body and a protrusion extendingly formed from the main body such that the stud-hook is coupled to the narrow side surface via the main body and a gap is formed between the side surface and an inner side of the protrusion, and

wherein the stud-hook shaped to form a hook for hanging an object is configured to:

function as a foot when the luggage container is standing in a first orientation such that the wheel is not in contact with ground; and

function as the hook when the luggage container is standing in a second orientation such that the wheel is in contact with the ground.

2. The luggage container of claim 1 , further comprising a zipper configured to open or close the luggage container.

3. The luggage container of claim 2 , wherein the zipper is positioned between two studs among the four studs and another two studs among the four studs.

4. The luggage container of claim 1 , wherein a length of the gap is about 1 cm.

5. The luggage container of claim 1 , wherein an outer side of the protrusion is shaped to be in contact with the ground when the luggage container is standing in the first orientation such that the stud-hook functions as the foot.

6. The luggage container of claim 1 , wherein the stud-hook and other studs among the four studs always have different shapes.

7. The luggage container of claim 1 , wherein the stud-hook is colored distinguishably from other studs among the four studs.

8. The luggage container of claim 1 , wherein all of the four studs or feet are in contact with the ground when the luggage container is standing in the first orientation.

9. The luggage container of claim 1 , wherein a shape of the stud-hook is fixed and not changeable.

10. The luggage container of claim 1 , wherein a number of the stud-hook among the four studs is two.

11. The luggage container of claim 1 , wherein a number of the stud-hook among the four studs is one.

12. The luggage container of claim 1 , wherein the stud-hook is coupled to an upper portion of the narrow side surface of the luggage container standing in the second orientation.

13. The luggage container of claim 1 , wherein the stud-hook is coupled to the narrow side surface by an adhesive.

14. The luggage container of claim 1 , wherein the stud-hook is coupled to the narrow side surface via a hole formed on the narrow side surface such that a fastening means passes through the hole.

15. The luggage container of claim 1 , wherein a visual image is formed on the stud-hook to indicate that the stud-hook is usable as the hook.

16. The luggage container of claim 15 , wherein no visual image is formed on other studs.

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 053024/0742 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2019
From: OLYMPIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: EAST WEST BANK
Reel/Frame 048595/0945 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2018
From: YU, CHRIS
To: OLYMPIA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 045378/0455 →
Priority Claims (3)
KR 20-2017-0002857 U · Jun 7, 2017 · national
CN 2017 2 0751181 U · Jun 26, 2017 · national
CN 2017 2 1202888 U · Sep 19, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62478551 · Mar 29, 2017
Related Publication 20180279730A1 · Oct 4, 2018
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