US2020046092A1PendingUtilityA1

Garment case

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Assignee: SUMITOMO CORPPriority: Oct 5, 2016Filed: Oct 4, 2017Published: Feb 13, 2020
Est. expiryOct 5, 2036(~10.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A45C 3/004A45C 13/03A45C 13/02B65D 85/18
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Abstract

A garment case a is capable of accommodating clothes, and is provided with a foldable main body. A roll bar is attached inside the main body, is disposed in a position in which the main body is folded, and extends in a direction in which a folded part extends when clothes have been accommodated in the garment case.

Claims

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1 . A garment case for accommodating clothes, comprising:
 a foldable main body; and   a roll bar that is attached inside the main body, wherein the roll bar is located at a foldable portion of the main body and extends in a direction in which the foldable portion extends when the clothes have been accommodated in the garment case.   
     
     
         2 . The garment case according to  claim 1 , wherein the roll bar is at least partially removable from the main body. 
     
     
         3 . The garment case according to  claim 1 , further comprising a plate-shaped first member configured to support an upper garment including a shirt or a jacket among the clothes that are accommodated in the garment case,
 wherein the first member is shaped to fit within a shoulder portion of the upper garment.   
     
     
         4 . The garment case according to  claim 3 , wherein the first member includes a right side shaped to fit within a right shoulder portion of the upper garment and a left side shaped to fit within a left shoulder portion of the upper garment, and wherein the first member is foldable between the right side and the left side. 
     
     
         5 . The garment case according to  claim 3 , further comprising a plate-shaped second member configured to support a pair of pants among the clothes that are accommodated in the garment case,
 wherein the second member provides a substantially flat surface to support the pair of pants that are folded via the roll bar.   
     
     
         6 . The garment case according to  claim 1 , wherein the roll bar has a bar main body and a support body supporting the bar main body, and wherein the bar main body has elasticity and flexibility. 
     
     
         7 . The garment case according to  claim 6 , wherein the bar main body includes a hollow portion, wherein the support body passes through the hollow portion, and wherein the support body includes a first end that is attached to the foldable main body and a second end that detachably connects to the main body 
     
     
         8 . The garment case according to  claim 3 , wherein the first member includes a left side shaped to fit within a left shoulder portion of the upper garment and a right side shaped to fit within a right shoulder portion of the upper garment. 
     
     
         9 . The garment case according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein the left side of the first member includes:
 a top edge having a first curved portion; and 
 a substantially straight lower edge, and 
   wherein the right side of the first member includes:
 a top edge having a second curved portion; and 
 a lower edge that is aligned with the straight lower edge of the left side. 
   
     
     
         10 . The garment case according to  claim 9 , further comprising a connecting part that connects the left side of the first member to the right side, wherein the first curved portion curves upward from the left shoulder portion toward the connecting part, and wherein the second curved portion curves upward from the right shoulder portion toward the connecting part. 
     
     
         11 . The garment case according to  claim 10 , wherein the first member is foldable at the connecting part such that the first curved portion aligns with the second curved portion when the first member is in a folded state. 
     
     
         12 . The garment case according to  claim 8 , wherein a surface of the first member includes a friction resistant material including urethane. 
     
     
         13 . A garment case, comprising:
 a foldable main body configured to accommodate one or more garments in a folded state;   a first plate-shaped member including at least two rounded corners on an upper portion of the first member and a substantially linear edge on a lower portion of the first member;   a second plate-shaped member including at least two substantially linear edges located on opposite sides of the second member, wherein the first member and the second member are configured to sandwich at least a portion of the one or more garments in the folded state; and   a flexible bar-shaped member that is attached to the foldable main body, wherein the bar-shaped member is located at an approximate midpoint along a longitudinal direction of the foldable main body and is extendable across a width of the foldable main body when the one or more garments have been accommodated in the garment case.   
     
     
         14 . The garment case according to  claim 13 , wherein a width of the first member is approximately equal to a width of the second member. 
     
     
         15 . The garment case according to  claim 13 , wherein the first member comprises two foldable sections which are connected at an approximate centerline of the first member. 
     
     
         16 . The garment case according to  claim 15 , wherein each of the two foldable sections include a top edge having a first curved portion which curves upward from the rounded corners toward the centerline, and a substantially straight lower edge. 
     
     
         17 . The garment case according to  claim 13 , wherein both the first member and the second member include surface materials made of friction resistant urethane foam. 
     
     
         18 . The garment case according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a gusset located at the approximate midpoint of the foldable main body and extending across the width of the foldable main body, wherein the bar-shaped member is attached to the foldable main body on one side of the gusset; and   a handle attached to the foldable main body and located on an opposite side of the gusset from the bar-shaped member.   
     
     
         19 . The garment case according to  claim 13 , wherein the flexible bar-shaped member comprises:
 a hollow portion;   a support body that passes through the hollow portion, wherein a first end of the support body is attached to the foldable main body; and   a connector located at a second end of the support body to detachably connect to the foldable main body.   
     
     
         20 . The garment case according to  claim 19 , wherein the hollow portion includes a material made of Polyethylene, and wherein the support body includes a material made of Polypropylene.

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