IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,225,993
Granted Patent B2
US 12,225,993 · App. 17/208,508 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Luggage system

Inventors: Steve Charles Nichols (Austin, TX); Andy Bondhus (Austin, TX); Michael Christopher Cieszko (Austin, TX); Nicholas James Lombardi (Austin, TX); Dustin Bullock (Austin, TX); John Warren Dow (Austin, TX)
Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
A45C5/03A45C5/141A45C2005/037
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Patent No.
US 12,225,993
App. No.
17/208,508
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A suitcase having a base and a lid where the lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies is disclosed. The lid may comprise an upper shell, and the base may comprise a lower shell. The upper shell and the lower shell may be seamlessly formed to create a water resistant and/or waterproof suitcase. The suitcase may have an extendable trolley handle assembly that is externally attached to the base of the suitcase using a plurality of mounting clips. The trolley handle assembly may comprise a pair of extrusion assemblies that are connected to the base of the suitcase and connected to each other by a grip. The suitcase may also have a removably secured interior liner. The interior liner may include a plurality of grommets and a plurality of fastener portions to releasably attach to the suitcase.

Claims (53)

1. A suitcase comprising:

a base including:

a first shell structure having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first shell structure having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;

a bottom portion connected to the first end of the first shell structure and configured to support the suitcase on a surface;

a first interior void defined by the first shell structure and the bottom portion; and

a lid rotatably connected to the base, the lid including:

a second shell structure having a third side and a fourth side opposite the third side, the second shell structure having a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end;

a top portion connected to the third end of the second shell structure; and

a second interior void defined by the second shell structure and the top portion; and

an interior liner releasably secured to either the base within the first interior void or the lid within the second interior void, wherein the interior liner includes at least one storage cavity recessed from an upper surface of the interior liner, wherein the interior liner includes a plurality of first fastener portions positioned near the upper surface of the interior liner that releasably connect to a plurality of second fastener portions positioned on either the base or the lid;

wherein an upper fabric binding extends along the upper surface of the interior liner, and wherein each first fastener portion of the plurality of first fastener portions is affixed to a tab, wherein the tab wraps over the upper fabric binding such that a first end of the tab is secured to an interior surface of the interior liner and a second end of the tab is secured to an exterior surface of the interior liner, wherein the first end of the tab is located along the interior surface of the interior liner and the second end of the tab is located along the exterior surface of the interior liner;

wherein the interior liner includes a first set of openings extending through a first side of the interior liner and a second set of openings extending through a second side of the interior liner, wherein the first side is opposite the second side;

wherein each opening of the first set of openings includes a flexible grommet, and wherein the flexible grommet has an interior layer and an exterior layer that are joined together and the interior layer has a first outward facing surface that is substantially parallel with the interior surface of the interior liner and the exterior layer of the flexible grommet has a second outward facing surface that is substantially parallel with the exterior surface of the interior liner, and wherein the flexible grommet is formed from a fabric material; and

wherein a mount located on one of the base or the lid extends through a corresponding opening of the first set of openings of the interior liner and a hole located in a corresponding grommet.

2. The suitcase of claim 1 , wherein each first fastener portion of the plurality of first fastener portions is a female fastener portion, and each second fastener portion of the plurality of second fastener portions is a male fastener portion.

3. The suitcase of claim 1 , wherein the interior liner has multiple layers comprising a fabric outer layer forming the exterior surface of the interior liner, a foam middle layer, and a waterproof layer forming the interior surface of the interior liner.

4. The suitcase of claim 1 , wherein a center of a first opening of the first set of openings is aligned with a center of a second opening of the second set of openings.

5. The suitcase of claim 1 , wherein the fabric material is a laminated fabric.

6. The suitcase of claim 1 , wherein the interior layer and the exterior layer of the flexible grommet are permanently joined in a central region prior to the hole being cut in the central region of the flexible grommet.

7. The suitcase of claim 1 , wherein a supportive member is arranged between the tab and the interior surface, wherein the supportive member comprises a thermoplastic material.

8. A container comprising:

a base including:

a first shell structure having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first shell structure having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;

a bottom portion connected to the first end of the first shell structure and configured to support the container on a surface;

a first interior void defined by the first shell structure and the bottom portion; and

an interior liner releasably secured to the base within the first interior void, and

wherein the interior liner includes a first set of openings extending through a first side of the interior liner and a second set of openings extending through a second side of the interior liner, wherein the first side is opposite the second side, wherein each opening of the first set of openings and the second set of openings includes a flexible grommet, wherein the flexible grommet has an interior layer and an exterior layer that are joined together and the interior layer has a first outward facing surface that is substantially parallel with an interior surface of the interior liner and the exterior layer of the flexible grommet has a second outward facing surface that is substantially parallel with an exterior surface of the interior liner, and wherein the flexible grommet is formed from a fabric material;

wherein the base includes a plurality of mounts, wherein each mount extends through a corresponding opening of the first set of openings of the interior liner and also extends through a hole in a corresponding grommet, and wherein each mount of the plurality of mounts is configured to releasably connect to a strap that extends across the interior liner from the first side to the second side; and

wherein the interior liner includes a plurality of first fastener portions positioned that releasably connect to a plurality of second fastener portions positioned on the base; and

wherein an upper fabric binding extends along an upper surface of the interior liner, and wherein each first fastener portion of the plurality of first fastener portions is affixed to a tab, wherein the tab wraps over the upper fabric binding such that a first end of the tab is secured to the interior surface of the interior liner and a second end of the tab is secured to the exterior surface of the interior liner, wherein the first end of the tab is located along the interior surface of the interior liner and the second end of the tab is located along the exterior surface of the interior liner.

9. The container of claim 8 , wherein the interior layer and the exterior layer of the flexible grommet are permanently joined in a central region prior to the hole being cut in the central region of the flexible grommet, and wherein the central region extends within a range of 2 mm and 8 mm from an edge of the hole of the flexible grommet after the hole is cut in the central region.

10. The container of claim 9 , wherein the central region is radiofrequency welded together.

11. The container of claim 8 , wherein the interior layer and the exterior layer are formed from the same material.

12. The container of claim 8 , wherein the interior layer and the exterior layer are formed from different materials.

13. The container of claim 8 , wherein the fabric material is a laminated fabric.

14. The container of claim 8 , wherein the first side of the interior liner has a recess, and wherein a first opening of the first set of openings is located within the recess.

15. A suitcase comprising:

a base including:

a first shell structure having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the first shell structure having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;

a bottom portion connected to the first end of the first shell structure and configured to support the suitcase on a surface;

a first interior void defined by the first shell structure and the bottom portion; and

a lid connected to the base, the lid including:

a second shell structure having a third side and a fourth side opposite the third side, the second shell structure having a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end;

a top portion connected to the third end of the second shell structure; and

a second interior void defined by the second shell structure and the top portion; and

an interior liner releasably secured to either the base within the first interior void or the lid within the second interior void, wherein the interior liner comprises multiple layers, with a fabric outer layer forming an exterior surface, a foam middle layer, a waterproof layer forming an interior surface, and at least one storage cavity recessed from an upper surface of the interior liner;

the interior liner including a plurality of first fastener portions positioned near the upper surface of the interior liner that releasably connect to a plurality of second fastener portions positioned on either the base or the lid and a first set of openings extending through a first sidewall of the interior liner and a second set of openings extending through a second sidewall of the interior liner, wherein the first sidewall is opposite the second sidewall;

wherein an upper fabric binding extends along the upper surface of the interior liner, and wherein each first fastener portion of the plurality of first fastener portions is affixed to a tab, wherein the tab wraps over the upper fabric binding such that a first end of the tab is secured to the interior surface of the interior liner and a second end of the tab is secured to the exterior surface of the interior liner, wherein the first end of the tab is located along the interior surface of the interior liner and the second end of the tab is located along the exterior surface of the interior liner; and

wherein each opening of the first set of openings and the second set of openings includes a flexible grommet, wherein the flexible grommet has an interior layer and an exterior layer that are joined together, wherein the interior layer has a first outward facing surface that is substantially parallel with the interior surface of the interior liner and the exterior layer of the flexible grommet has a second outward facing surface that is substantially parallel with the exterior surface of the interior liner, and wherein the flexible grommet is formed from a fabric material; and

wherein the base includes a plurality of mounts, wherein each mount of the plurality of mounts extends through a corresponding opening of the first set of openings of the interior liner and a hole in a corresponding grommet.

16. The suitcase of claim 15 , wherein the fabric material is a polyurethane based material.

17. The suitcase of claim 15 , wherein each mount of the plurality of mounts on the first shell structure or the second shell structure is configured to releasably connect to a strap that extends across the interior liner from the first sidewall to the second sidewall.

18. The suitcase of claim 15 , wherein the interior layer and the exterior layer of the flexible grommet are permanently joined in a central region prior to the hole being cut in the central region of the flexible grommet.

Assignments (2)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 23, 2023
From: YETI COOLERS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 064074/0808 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2021
From: NICHOLS, STEVE CHARLES; BONDHUS, ANDY; CIESZKO, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER; LOMBARDI, NICHOLAS JAMES; BULLOCK, DUSTIN; DOW, JOHN WARREN
To: YETI COOLERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 056661/0750 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation In Part 16839311 · Apr 3, 2020
Continuation In Part 16735013 · Jan 6, 2020
Provisional Application 62830203 · Apr 5, 2019
Provisional Application 62788886 · Jan 6, 2019
Provisional Application 62788888 · Jan 6, 2019
Related Publication 20210204663A1 · Jul 8, 2021
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