Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B61/00—Wardrobes
  • A47B61/06—Travelling or trunk wardrobes also made of cardboard or the like, e.g. provided with garment-holders, ironing board, washing outfit, for picnics
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
  • A45C13/02—Interior fittings; Means, e.g. inserts, for holding and packing articles
  • A45C13/03—Means for holding garments
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
  • A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
  • A45C5/04—Trunks; Travelling baskets

Definitions

• the invention relates to a substantially cuboidal suitcase or suitcase.
• Location information such as "above” or “below” refer below to a suitcase that sits on a flat floor with its footprint.
• a travel case according to the invention is intended overall for the safekeeping and transport of travel utensils.
• items of clothing particularly outer clothing such as men's suits, are transported, which have to hang out at the point of arrival in order not to be wrinkled and at the same time have to air out. So you can't hang them in the closet of a hotel room, especially since they often smell like sweaty shoes from the previous occupant.
• the hanging in the closet would be easy to do with the above-mentioned, well-known travel suitcase, since the items of clothing are already on hangers in it are suspended in a bracket on the inside of the peripheral wall of the case.
• a combination of a bag and a clothes rack is known from EP 0 342 300 AI, with a telescopic frame made of rods and a bag which can be used to accommodate the pushed-together rack and clothes or the like. serves.
• the considerable weight of the frame and the undefined shape of the packed bag are disadvantageous.
• a piece of hand luggage for taking it into the passenger compartment of a commercial aircraft may not exceed a very low, fixed weight or specified external dimensions: a bag that does not exceed the dimensions when the package is sent can have the same content if it is unfavorably packed, exceed one of these dimensions, such as the thickness, so that the passenger has to reckon with rejection at the check-in counter. Frequent flyers, however, only use such on-board cases in order to shorten the considerable times required for handling and returning luggage.
• the invention is intended to create a "dumb servant" assigned to a travel suitcase, which takes up as little space and weight as possible in the suitcase.
• this object is achieved by an essentially cuboid travel case with a front wall, with a closed rear wall and a front and rear wall connecting peripheral wall is provided when the case is closed, which has a bottom wall and an opposite, parallel to this top wall has, in the area of which a hinge arrangement is attached, the swivel axis of which runs parallel to the front and rear walls, the case being formed from two essentially rigid shells which can be swiveled about the swivel axis and in which the front or rear wall in each case forms the bottom, with the case open, the shells are pivoted apart such that the front and rear walls lie one above the other and the bottom wall is set up to serve as a stand for the open case, the two shells sitting firmly on one another, and being on the top of the open case and within the welded up nkt bowl a hanger or a holder for such is attached.
• a two-shell container that can be set up in the open state is already known from FR 2 573 636 A.
• this relates to a shelf which can be folded into a portable piece of luggage and which forms a tool box for craftsmen or hobbyists, a container for transporting and holding goods for street vendors or the like. It is therefore not related to the problem that is primarily present in travel cases, a gentle (not wrinkling) transport and
• the travel case according to the invention has the first advantage that the known shell construction prevents excessive deformation as a result of awkward packing, because the relatively rigid shells cannot be unduly expanded, as would be the case, for example, with a flexible bag.
• the travel case according to the invention has the advantage of providing a stable structure which, when taking the dimensions of a board case as a basis, is slightly higher than the vertical length of a sports jacket, and has approximately its width.
• the travel case according to the invention has the advantage of low weight, especially since the clothes hanger can consist of lightweight material, for example in a sandwich construction made of a plastic film provided with honeycomb stiffeners.
• the invention does not use a supporting linkage for the "silent servant", but the shell case is itself the “silent servant".
• An unexpected advantage of the invention is that it is possible to fold the suitcase while a jacket (and possibly a pair of pants underneath) is hung up, so that the items of clothing, folded in the middle, are optimally packaged.
• a jacket and possibly a pair of pants underneath
• the clothes are only hung up by opening and putting up the suitcase like a "silent servant”. They are therefore in their intended accommodation on the "silent servant". Apart from opening the standing suitcase, essentially no further action is required.
• the bottom wall is not cut in half by the two shells, but the standing area formed by at least a part of the bottom wall is larger than the part of the bottom wall which, when the suitcase is open, is the upper limit of the "silent servant".
• the open suitcase preferably has a trapezoidal cross-section transversely to its open side, with a boundary of the side formed by the two floors, which extends essentially perpendicular to the standing surface, and with a boundary of the open side, which slopes obliquely upwards to the vertical Limitation extends. This trapezoid can preferably degenerate almost into a triangle if the base occupies essentially the entire bottom wall.
• a preferred measure in connection with achieving stability is that the two shells can be locked in relation to one another in the open state, that is to say in the position on top of one another. This prevents the case from being accidentally closed.
• the lock can, for. B. done by suitable bolts, clamps, etc.
• a particularly advantageous type of locking with the aid of a pull-out handle is explained below.
• the top wall to which the hinge arrangement is assigned and which is folded back on itself when the travel case is opened, preferably has a recess such that a piece of clothing hanging in the "mute servant" does not run in a crease over the dividing edge of the top wall, but vertically hangs smoothly down.
• This recess forms an elongated opening in the top wall of the closed travel case, which in the preferred limit case takes up almost the entire surface of the top wall, which is then only formed from a border.
• a flap is provided, which is preferably fastened to one of the shells, preferably the upper one (with an open suitcase), by means of a hinge arrangement, which can also be formed by a film hinge, such as a leather strip.
• the handle of the travel case is preferably attached to this flap so that it does not hinder the folding of the two shells, but can be pivoted aside together with the flap.
• a crossbar is attached in the area of the mentioned recess, which runs past the hanging clothes when the suitcase is open and ensures that these hanging clothes fall over when the suitcase is closed.
• This crossbar is preferably attached in the shell of the travel case that has the base, and is preferably removable or pivotable to the side in order to enable the clothes to be hung and removed in the simplest possible way.
• This crossbar preferably has the largest possible diameter, but can also be formed by a strip or curved strip.
• This crossbar is known per se from EP 0 414 612 AI.
• the interior of the travel case described is primarily used to hold outer clothing, especially jackets or suits. In order that these outer garments can be packed smoothly and unhindered, this interior should not be filled with other utensils. At most, a pocket or a belt arrangement is attached to the inside of the bottom of one or both shells, into which underwear, shirts or the like. folded can be inserted.
• a pocket is attached to the bottom of at least one shell, preferably on the outside, which is accessible from the outside.
• the bag can be included in the shell and can advantageously be provided with a cover which can be folded outwards, provided that it is ensured that the opening of the cover does not impair the stability of the "silent servant". It is particularly advantageous to assign the bag to the bottom of the lower shell of the opened travel case, since this pocket increases the footprint and the contents of the bag move the center of gravity of the opened travel case downward.
• the bag advantageously has the size of the bottom of a bowl; So it is possible to store folded shirts, but also files or the like in your pocket and to have them handy even when your suitcase is closed.
• the present suitcase is also equipped with such a telescopic rod arrangement, which is advantageously attached in the bag;
• a telescopic rod arrangement which is advantageously attached in the bag;
• the handle is advantageously located behind the above-mentioned flap, which covers the above-mentioned recess when the suitcase is closed.
• the inserted rod arrangement advantageously stiffens the bottom of the lower shell when the suitcase is open, so that the stiffness of the shells can be relatively low.
• the handle of the rod arrangement is also arranged so that it can be pulled out through the recess which is provided for the unhindered hanging of clothing items when the suitcase is open.
• the pull-out direction is inclined with respect to the bottom of the upper shell, or a counter bearing for the handle is attached to the inside of the upper shell, so that the partially extended handle can come into engagement with the inside of the bottom of the upper shell and this holds (locked) in its open position.
• a loop on the handle can advantageously facilitate gripping it.
• the case shown consists of a lower shell 1 and an upper shell 3 which are pivotally attached to one another about a first hinge 5 on one side and an opposite, coaxial, second hinge 7 such that they lie one on top of the other when the case is closed (not shown) delimit an approximately cuboidal cavity, on the other hand sit on top of one another with the case open and form a body which is open towards the front and has approximately triangular side walls 9.
• the bottom wall of the lower shell 1 then forms a standing surface 11, while the body formed by the open case is bounded at the top by the bottom wall 13 of the upper shell.
• the back of the cavity circumscribed by the open suitcase is le 1 formed by the inner wall 15 of a pocket to be described later and on the part of the upper shell 3 by the bottom 17 thereof.
• the sides of the lower and upper shells 1, 3 seated one on top of the other are recessed so that a continuous interior is formed which extends over the entire height of the open case.
• a flap 23 which is fastened to the outside of the bottom 17 of the upper shell by means of a flap hinge 25 and which projects backwards when the case is open.
• a handle is attached to the top of this flap 23, by means of which the closed case can be gripped and carried.
• a hanger 19 is attached at a distance from the floor 17 and is located above the above-described recess of the surfaces of the upper and lower shells 1, 3, one above the hanger 19 when set up , open suitcase hanged suit hangs down freely as with a "silent servant", so that the open suitcase fulfills its function in a perfect manner, but without the need for additional components, apart from the flap 23 and the hanger 19.
• a rod 21 can be inserted below the recess mentioned, which holds the mentioned suit towards the rear against the inner wall 15. If the suitcase is now folded, the hanging suit folds perfectly around the rod 21 and is optimally accommodated in the cavity of the suitcase then closed. When the suitcase is opened again, it is brought into the position shown and the rod 21 is removed or moved forward, so that the suit can hang out and air out like on a "silent servant".
• the suitcase therefore not only fulfills the function of a "silent servant", but also enables the optimal packaging of items of clothing, such as a suit, which are known to be difficult for laymen to pack
• the lower shell 1 has a pocket on the back, which is delimited by the inner wall 15 and the bottom of the lower shell 1.
• the definition of the walls is not essential; one can also designate the wall 15 as the bottom of the lower shell 1, and the rear wall, not shown in the drawing, as the outer wall of the pocket. It is essential that the wall 15 is sufficiently rigid to maintain the shape of the open case shown.
• the material of the entire wall 15 need not be rigid, but a rigid frame in which a flexible surface material is stretched out is sufficient. This also applies to all walls of the case shown, which must be rigid overall.
• the back wall of the bag or the bottom of the lower shell 1 can be folded out to the rear or opened in some other way in order to gain access to the interior of the bag without having to open the case.
• This interior of the pocket is delimited at the top by a horizontal, upwardly facing transverse wall 31, into which a retractable telescopic rod arrangement is inserted, the handle 27 of which can be seen.
• This handle is not covered by the flap 25 when the case is closed and can therefore be pulled out; the telescopic rod arrangement can then optionally be locked in the extended state. If the case is then tilted by means of this handle 27, it runs on the rollers 29 (only one can be seen) and can be easily pulled behind by a traveler.
• the inserted telescopic rod arrangement is accommodated in the inserted state in the pocket (behind the wall 15 and preferably attached to it) and connected there so as not to interfere with travel items.
• the telescopic rod arrangement is slightly inclined with its longitudinal direction with respect to the plane of the bottom 17, which this defines when the case is open, and can, when the case is open, be partially pulled out through the recess that is introduced into the two shell walls that are seated one on top of the other.
• the handle 27 is designed so that it runs against the bottom 17 of the upper shell 3 with the telescopic rod arrangement partially extended so that it braces with it and thereby holds the upper shell 3 in its open position, so that the "mute servant" not if it is hit poorly, 1 can fold at the wrong time.
• a loop (not shown) wrapped around the handle 27 makes it easier to grip.
• the embodiment shown by way of example in the figure does not exceed the dimensions of an international flight hand luggage (55 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm) in the closed state with the handle pushed in and can, as far as the dimensions are concerned, be taken into the passenger compartment of a commercial aircraft.
• the case can consist of a light metal frame, which is covered with a cloth or plastic sheet.
• the clothes hanger 19 is preferably made of lightweight construction and can preferably consist of two foamed or stiffened, thin-walled plastic shells.
• the two shells 1, 3, the cover of the bag and the flap 23 have visible connecting elements with which the two shells 1, 3 can be fastened to one another when the case is closed, the flap 23 can be held over the recess and the bag can be closed , Straps can be provided in addition for further security and cover the flap 23, for example.
• Closure elements can also be provided which, when the case is open, fix the two shells 1, 3 to one another in the position shown. The person skilled in the art is able to adapt these closure elements as and when required. select and attach speed so that they are omitted in the drawing for the sake of simplicity.

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