U.S. patent application number 12/177900 was filed with the patent office on 2010-01-28 for flight caddy travel case.
Invention is credited to Jan Sartee.
Application Number | 20100018820 12/177900 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 41567655 |
Filed Date | 2010-01-28 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100018820 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Sartee; Jan |
January 28, 2010 |
Flight Caddy Travel Case
Abstract
A flight caddy travel case consists of a travel case and
airplane backseat organizer made of flexible material having a
rectangular shape and folding in the center, closing securely with
zipper(s), snaps, hook and loop or other fastener. The flight caddy
travel case, referred to as case throughout this document has a
strap secured in the center of the case so that it can loop over
the fastener of an airplane tray table. When the case is opened,
the bottom portion of the case may be tucked inside the seat pocket
of the airplane seat in front of the passenger. The interior of the
case consists of various pockets for devices used during flight,
such as reading material, music devices, toiletry articles and
other items needed during a flight.
Inventors: |
Sartee; Jan; (Ventura,
CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Jan Sartee
53 N Santa Rosa St
Ventura
CA
93001
US
|
Family ID: |
41567655 |
Appl. No.: |
12/177900 |
Filed: |
July 23, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
190/102 ;
190/109; 190/115; 190/119; 190/124 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45C 11/24 20130101;
A45C 7/0095 20130101; A45C 13/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
190/102 ;
190/109; 190/115; 190/119; 190/124 |
International
Class: |
A45C 13/00 20060101
A45C013/00; A45C 3/00 20060101 A45C003/00; A45C 13/10 20060101
A45C013/10 |
Claims
1. A flight caddy travel case for containing, protecting and
transporting articles used during flights or train travel which can
be attached to the airplane seat in front of the passenger for easy
access to contents. Flight caddy travel case is comprised of a body
of a flexible material, rectangular in shape, which folds in the
center and closes with zippers, snaps, hook and loop or other
fasteners while containing personal articles used during flight. At
the top of the case is a strap or hook for attaching the case to
the fastener of the airplane tray table on the back of the seat in
front of the passenger. The interior of the case consists of
various pockets, sized for devices used during flight, such as
books, newspapers, magazines, headphones, music devices, personal
media players, medications, eyeglasses, toiletry articles and other
items that are needed during a flight. D-rings attached to each
side of the case allow a strap to be added for transport. Flight
caddy travel case may be stowed inside a larger carry-on bag, purse
or backpack. The bottom portion of the flight caddy travel case can
be tucked inside the pocket of the seatback in front of the
passenger while the top portion is still attached to the seat.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a backseat organizer and
travel case that contains, protects and transports articles that
are frequently used in-flight or during train travel allowing easy
access to articles from the back of the seat in front of the
passenger.
[0002] Travelers frequently carry articles on-board to make their
flight or train travel more comfortable and enjoyable. Items such
as personal media players, eyeglasses, laptop computers, reading
materials, pens, toiletries and medications, that are frequently
accessed during flight must be stowed underneath the seat in front
of the passenger or in an overhead bin. The traveler must
continually get up out of their seat or bend over and reach
underneath their seat to access these articles. Frequently, the
traveler stows personal articles in the seat back pocket and
forgets the items when disembarking. Flight caddy travel case can
be attached to the back of the airline seat in front of the
passenger for easy access to contents during flight so that
frequently-used items do not have to be stowed beneath the seat in
front of the passenger or in an overhead bin. Items are less likely
to be lost, forgotten or damaged in the flight caddy travel
case.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] An object of this invention is to provide easy access to
frequently used articles during airplane or train travel.
Frequently-used carry-on items can be transported together in the
flight caddy travel case and can be easily accessed from the
backseat in front of the passenger. When the tray table is in use,
the traveler can stow the flight caddy travel case underneath the
seat and later re-attach it to the back of the seat without
disturbing the passenger in front of them. Personal articles do not
get left behind in the seat, on the floor, or in the seat
pocket.
DRAWING
[0004] The drawing shows the open flight caddy travel case. Pockets
of various sizes and configurations line the interior of the flight
caddy travel case. Padded pockets are sized to hold small items
such as eyeglass, personal media players; mesh pockets are designed
to hold toiletry articles and TSA compliant 3-1-1 toiletry kits.
Larger pockets hold items such as magazines, newspapers, file
folders, books, headphones or small laptop computer and are placed
at the bottom of the flight caddy travel case. This lower portion
can be tucked inside the seat pocket so as not to inhibit movement
of other passengers needing to access aisles. By tucking the bottom
portion of the flight caddy travel case inside the seat pocket,
these larger, heavier items will not shift or cause injury in case
of turbulence.
[0005] The drawing shows a center section with pen loops and no
pocketing, allowing the case to fold in the center and close
securely with its contents inside. Further, the drawing shows a
loop on the top of the case that can be attached to the tray table
on the seatback in front of the passenger. The loop could be made
of nylon webbed strapping. A hook could also serve this function,
or the case could be attached to the back of the seat with a strap
and hook and loop closure around the seatback. The drawing
indicates double zipper closure around the perimeter of the case,
but alternatively could close with snaps, compression straps or
other fasteners. On each side of the case is a d-ring for attaching
a carrying strap.
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