U.S. patent application number 09/921577 was filed with the patent office on 2002-09-12 for handle grip with pad.
This patent application is currently assigned to Chaw Khong Technology Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Lau, Boon Hwa, Lin, Jer Hong.
Application Number | 20020124352 09/921577 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 4684048 |
Filed Date | 2002-09-12 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020124352 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lin, Jer Hong ; et
al. |
September 12, 2002 |
Handle grip with pad
Abstract
A handle grip for luggage comprises a padding member of
elastomeric material having a bottom recess; a hose member of
fabric having a central hollow section, two end sections, and two
apertures on each end section; a sleeve-like gripping member having
a bore; two fastening mechanisms each including a bottom cavity
with one of the end sections received therein and a plurality of
holes; wherein a plurality of fasteners are driven through the
holes, each end section, and the luggage to secure each fastening
mechanism with the hose member to the luggage; and two caps many
further clung onto the fastening mechanisms. A cushion provided by
padding member and a compressible space between recess of padding
member and hose member is carried out when the hand grips the
handle grip for bringing a degree of comfort to the hand.
Inventors: |
Lin, Jer Hong; (Taipei,
TW) ; Lau, Boon Hwa; (Hsin Chuang City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Dougerty & Troxell
ONE SKYLINE PLACE
SUITE 1404
5205 LEESBURG PIKE
FALLS CHURCH
VA
22041
US
|
Assignee: |
Chaw Khong Technology Co.,
Ltd.
|
Family ID: |
4684048 |
Appl. No.: |
09/921577 |
Filed: |
August 6, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
16/410 |
Current CPC
Class: |
Y10T 16/4571 20150115;
A45C 13/26 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
16/410 |
International
Class: |
A45C 013/26 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Mar 9, 2001 |
CN |
01207826.3 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A handle grip for luggage comprising: a padding member of
elastomeric material having a bottom recess; a hose member of
fabric having a central hollow section, two end sections, and two
apertures on each of the two end sections; a sleeve-like gripping
member having a bore; and two fastening mechanisms each including a
bottom cavity with one of said end sections of the hose member
received therein and two through holes on the central portion
thereof wherein two of fasteners are driven through said holes,
said apertures on each of the two end sections, and said luggage to
secure each fastening mechanism with said hose member to said
luggage.
2. The handle grip of claim 1, wherein each fastening mechanism
further comprises a pair of guide grooves on both sides and a cap
having a pair of rails clung to said guide grooves for securing
said cap to each fastening mechanism.
3. The handle grip of claim 1, wherein each fastening mechanism
further comprises a slot and each cap further comprises a tab
inserted into said slot for securing said cap to each fastening
mechanism.
4. The handle grip of claim 1, wherein said gripping member further
comprises a plurality of parallel slits on a top thereof for
increasing flexibility.
5. The handle grip of claim 1, wherein each fastener is a
rivet.
6. The handle grip of claim 1, wherein each fastener is a bolt and
nut combination.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to handle grip of luggage and
more particularly to a handle grip with pad for bringing a degree
of comfort to user while carrying luggage.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] A conventional handle grip for luggage is formed of hard
material in order to provide a sufficient structural strength while
carrying luggage. Thus, the degree of comfort felt by user while
carrying luggage is little due to the nature of hard material. An
improvement is to provide a pad on the handle grip. However, the
degree of comfort felt by user while carrying luggage is still
little by the provision of such pad except that the thickness of
pad is sufficiently large. Further, such improvement is unsightly.
Another improved handle grip is formed of strap. The design purpose
thereof is to bring a degree of comfort to user while carrying
luggage. In practice, however, the effect is adverse because a
painful trace may be formed on the hand while carrying luggage.
Furthermore, such improvement is still unsightly. Thus, it is
desirable to provide a novel and improved handle grip with padding
arrangement in order to overcome the above drawbacks of prior
art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a handle
grip for luggage comprising an elastomeric padding member having a
recess in the bottom, a hose member with padding member received
therein, a gripping member with padding member and hose member
inserted through, a pair of fastening mechanisms. By this
arrangement, a cushion provided by padding member and a
compressible space between recess of padding member and hose member
is carried out when the hand grips the handle grip. As a result,
user may feel a degree of comfort while carrying luggage. Moreover,
the appearance of luggage is still preserved.
[0006] It is another object of the present invention to provide a
handle grip for luggage wherein the gripping member is a
sleeve-like element having a predetermined structural strength.
Hence, the advantageous cushion in carrying luggage is obtained
without detracting the appearance of luggage.
[0007] It is still another object of the present invention to
provide a handle grip for luggage which further comprises a
plurality of parallel slits on the top surface of gripping member
for increasing the flexibility thereof.
[0008] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a
handle grip for luggage wherein fastening mechanism includes a
cavity on the underside, two holes, two guide grooves on both
sides, and a slot between one ends of guide grooves; and cap
includes two rails and a tab. In assembly, insert end section of
hose member into cavity of fastening mechanism and secure fastening
mechanism to hose member by driving fasteners through holes, end
section, and top of luggage. Finally, cling rails into guide
grooves and tab into slot respectively for securing cap onto
fastening mechanism.
[0009] To achieve the above and other objects, the present
invention provides a handle grip for luggage comprising a padding
member of elastomeric material having a bottom recess; a hose
member of fabric having a central hollow section, two end sections,
and two apertures on each end section; a sleeve-like gripping
member having a bore; and two fastening mechanisms each including a
bottom cavity with one of the end sections received therein and a
plurality of holes wherein a plurality of fasteners are driven
through the holes, each end section, and the luggage to secure each
fastening mechanism with the hose member to the luggage piece.
[0010] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the
present invention will become apparent from the following detailed
description taken with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of
handle grip according to the invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of FIG. 1;
[0013] FIG. 2A is a fragmentary perspective view of inverted cap of
FIG. 1;
[0014] FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A--A of FIG.
1;
[0015] FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line B--B of FIG. 1;
and
[0016] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of handle grip of FIG. 1
mounted on a wheeled luggage.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0017] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, there is shown a handle grip in
accordance with the invention. The handle grip comprises a padding
member 10 formed of elastomeric material and having a recess 12 in
the bottom; a hose member 20 formed of fabric and having a hollow
section 21 in the center, two end sections 22 and 22', and two
apertures 24 and 24' on either end section 22 or 22'; a sleeve-like
gripping member 30 with a predetermined structural strength and
having a bore 31; two fastening mechanisms 40 and 40' wherein
fastening mechanism 40 includes a cavity 41 on the underside, two
holes 42, two guide grooves 44 and 45 on both sides, and a slot 46
between one ends of guide grooves 44 and 45 (note that fastening
mechanism 40' is a mirror image of fastening mechanism 40 thus a
description of fastening mechanism 40 serves to describe both); and
two caps 50 and 50' wherein cap 50 includes two rails 52 and 54 and
a tab 56 all disposed corresponding to the mating elements of
fastening mechanism 40 (note that cap 50' is a mirror image of cap
50 thus a description of cap 50 serves to describe both).
[0018] The assembly of the handle grip will now be described.
First, insert padding member 10 into hollow section 21 of hose
member 20. Then insert padding member 10 together with hose member
20 through bore 31 of gripping member 30 with lifting portion
(i.e., central portion) of hose member 20 substantially enclosed by
gripping member 30. Insert end section 22 into cavity 41 of
fastening mechanism 40 and secure fastening mechanism 40 to end
section 22 (i.e., hose member 20) by driving rivets 43 (or bolt and
nut combinations in any other embodiment) through holes 42,
apertures 24 and top of luggage. Note that the securing procedure
of end section 22' and fastening mechanism 40' is the same as
above. Thus, a detailed description thereof is omitted herein for
the sake of brevity. Finally, cling rails 52 and 54 are inserted
into guide grooves 44 and 45 and tab 56 into slot 46, respectively
for securing cap 50 onto fastening mechanism 40. The securing of
cap 50' onto fastening mechanism 40' may be similarly
performed.
[0019] The advantage of the present handle grip will now be
described with reference to FIG. 3. As shown, hose member 20 is
shaped by padding member 10. Further, hose member 20 and padding
member 10 are received in bore 31 of gripping member 30. Hence, a
compressible space is formed between recess 12 of padding member 10
and hose member 20 to serve as an elastic means. Since as stated
above, the padding member 10 is elastic in nature, thus a cushion
provided by padding member 10 and the compressible space is carried
out when the hand grips the handle grip. As a result, user may feel
a degree of comfort while carrying luggage. In another
configuration, a plurality of parallel slits 32 may be additionally
formed on the top surface of gripping member 30. The provision of
slits 32 may increase the flexibility of gripping member 30, thus
further increasing the degree of comfort while carrying
luggage.
[0020] Referring to FIG. 5, there is shown handle grip mounted on a
wheeled luggage 70. The appearance of luggage is still preserved in
additional to above advantageous cushion effect.
[0021] While the invention herein disclosed has been described by
means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and
variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art
without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set
forth in the claims.
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