| US 7,467,695 B2 | ||
| Multi-function travel case | ||
| Todd M. Gormick, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (US); Stanley H. Wada, Venice, Calif. (US); Hrag Nassanian, Portland, Oreg. (US); Grace Chang, Los Angeles, Calif. (US); Hing Yeung, Los Angeles, Calif. (US); and Alex Rochat, Pasadena, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Targus Group International, Inc., Anaheim, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 14, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/939,333. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/507130, filed on Oct. 01, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0072643 A1, Apr. 07, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A45C 13/02 (2006.01); A45C 13/42 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 190—111 [190/18 R; 190/102; 190/109; 206/320] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A travel case, comprising:
a side pocket;
a bottle holder affixed to an inner wall of said side pocket, said bottle holder comprising:
a bag;
a draw cord closure affixed to a top portion of said bag, said draw cord closure having an opening defined therein;
a circular draw cord comprising a first and second portion, wherein said first portion is enclosed by said draw cord closure
and said second portion emerges from said opening in said draw cord closure and is external thereto;
a draw cord lock that encompasses said second portion of said circular draw cord and is slidably adjustable to shorten or
lengthen said first portion of said circular draw cord, thereby tightening or loosening said draw cord closure, respectively;
wherein said bottle holder can be extended from a retracted position in which said bottle holder is within said side pocket
to an extended position in which at least a portion of said bottle holder is outside said side pocket;
an exterior side storage compartment; and
wherein when said bottle holder is in the extended position, horizontal motion of said bottle holder is impeded by the exterior
side storage compartment.
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