U.S. patent application number 09/973552 was filed with the patent office on 2003-04-10 for border-protecting strip.
This patent application is currently assigned to Yung Ta Hardware & Plastic Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Chen, Wei-Chih.
Application Number | 20030066725 09/973552 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 29216512 |
Filed Date | 2003-04-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030066725 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chen, Wei-Chih |
April 10, 2003 |
Border-protecting strip
Abstract
A corner-protecting strip is formed of a first layer and a
second layer made integrally with the first layer. The first layer
has a hollow interior which is provided in the upper inner wall
thereof with a plurality of projections of a length and extending
toward the lower inner wall of the hollow interior. The second
layer is fastened to the corner surface of an article. The first
layer provides the corner surface of the article with a protection
against impact.
Inventors: |
Chen, Wei-Chih; (Taichung
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
HARRISON & EGBERT
412 MAIN STREET
7TH FLOOR
HOUSTON
TX
77002
US
|
Assignee: |
Yung Ta Hardware & Plastic Co.,
Ltd.
|
Family ID: |
29216512 |
Appl. No.: |
09/973552 |
Filed: |
October 9, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
190/37 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45C 13/36 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
190/37 |
International
Class: |
A45C 013/36 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A corner-protecting strip comprising a first layer having a
hollow interior whereby said hollow interior is provided in an
upper inner wall with a plurality of projections, with said
projections being arranged at intervals to make said first layer
resilient; and a second layer made integrally with said first layer
and fastened to the corner surface of an article.
2. The corner-protecting strip as defined in claim 1, wherein said
first layer is provided with a smooth plain outer surface.
3. The corner-protecting strip as defined in claim 1, wherein said
first layer is provided with a grainy outer surface.
4. The corner-protecting strip as defined in claim 1, wherein said
first layer is provided with a knurled outer surface.
5. The corner-protecting strip as defined in claim 1, wherein said
first layer is provided with a patterned outer surface.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to an accessory of a
luggage and the like, and more particularly to a border-protecting
strip of the luggage.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] As shown in FIGS. 1-4, a luggage "A" is provided with a
border-protecting strip 10 of the prior art to give the luggage "A"
an added protection against impact. The prior art border-protecting
strip 10 has a corrugated upper surface which is provided with a
plurality of parallel grooves 11 and ridges 12. In other words, the
upper surface of the prior art border-protecting strip 10 is
corrugated so as to be resilient.
[0005] Such a prior art border-protecting strip 10 as described
above is defective in design in that the prior art strip 10 is
vulnerable to being torn by a foreign object "B" which happens to
collide with the prior art strip 10, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and
4. When a sharp edge of the foreign object "B" hits the prior art
strip 10, the sharp edge of the foreign object "B" is apt to slide
into the groove 11 of the strip 10, thereby resulting in a split in
the outer wall 13 of the strip 10. In addition, the corrugated
upper surface of the prior art strip 10 is monotonous in
design.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
border-protecting strip which is resistant to impact.
[0007] It is another objective of the present invention to provided
a border-protecting strip which is so patterned as to give it an
added market value.
[0008] In keeping with the principle of the present invention, the
foregoing objectives of the present invention are attained by a
border-protecting strip comprising a first layer and a second
layer. The first layer has a hollow interior which is provided in
the upper inner wall with a plurality of projections. The
projections are arranged at intervals so as to make the first layer
resilient. The first layer is provided with a grainy or knurled
outer surface. The second layer is serrated to facilitate the
attaching of the border-protecting strip to the corner surface of
an article, such as luggage.
[0009] The features and the advantages of the present invention
will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of
the following detailed description of the present invention with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a prior art
corner-protecting strip which is attached to the corner of a
luggage.
[0011] FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of the prior art
comer-protecting strip.
[0012] FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of the prior art corner
protecting strip being impacted on by a foreign object.
[0013] FIG. 4 shows an enlarged view of a portion indicated by a
circle "C" as shown in FIG. 3.
[0014] FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the present
invention.
[0015] FIGS. 6-8 are schematic views of the patterned outer surface
of the first layer of the present invention.
[0016] FIG. 9 shows another perspective view of the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0017] As shown in FIGS. 5-9, a corner-protecting strip 20 embodied
in the present invention comprises a first layer 21 and a second
layer 210. The first layer 21 is provided with a hollow interior
which is provided in the upper inner wall with a plurality of
projections 22. The projections 22 are arranged at intervals so as
to make the first layer 21 resilient. The first layer 21 is
provided with a grainy, knurled, or patterned outer surface 23, as
shown in FIGS. 5-8. However, the first layer 21 may be provided
with a plain smooth outer surface, a s shown in FIG. 9. The second
layer 210 is serrated along a portion of the inner side thereof to
facilitate the attaching of the border-protecting strip 20 of the
present invention to the comer surface of an article, such as
luggage. The second layer 2 10 is made integrally with the first
layer 21.
[0018] The present invention described above is to be regarded in
all respects as being merely illustrative and nonrestrictive.
Accordingly, the present invention may be embodied in other
specific forms without deviating from the spirit thereof. The
present invention is therefore to be limited only by the scopes of
the following claims.
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