The present invention relates generally to the field of equipment for travelers and more particularly to a luggage tagging system.
Currently, a large percentage of luggage used by individual travelers are of nearly identical construction and appearance. As a result these are frequent instances of confusion and errors when individual items of luggage must be retrieved from an aggregate group of similar articles of luggage. This is frequently the case in airports when luggage must be retrieved by a traveler from a luggage carousel.
Despite the attempts by many travelers to personalize their luggage by various devices such as tags or bands, there remains a need for a luggage tagging system which can be easily used by a traveler to clearly distinguish his or her luggage.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a luggage tagging system which can be easily attached to an item of luggage to easily distinguish the item of luggage from other similarly constructed items of luggage.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a luggage tagging system which incorporates a luggage belt.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a luggage tagging system which can be used with or without a luggage belt.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a luggage tagging system which can be installed after a luggage belt has been installed.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a luggage tagging system which can accommodate incorporation various indicia.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a luggage tagging system which has a distinctive peripheral configuration.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a luggage tagging system which comprises a small number of component parts which can be manufactured economically in volume resulting in low unit cost and reliable operation.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a luggage tagging system which in a primary embodiment includes a base member and a flap member. The flap member has a first end permanently connected to the base member and a second end removably connected to the base member by a hook and loop fastener. When the second end of the flap member is connected to the base member a space is formed between the two members allowing a luggage belt to pass through the space. The base member can thus be attached to an item of luggage either before or after the luggage belt has been attached to an item of luggage.
Additional benefits, features and aspects of the present invention will become more readily apparent from consideration from the following drawings in which:
With reference to the drawings, there is shown in
The luggage tag 12 forms a key feature of the present invention. As is best shown in
When the second end of the flap member 26 is connected to the base member 24 a space 38 is formed between the flap member 26 and the base member 24 as is best shown in
As shown in
The peripheral edge 40 of the luggage tag 12 may have a range of circular and non-circular configurations which aid a user in identifying his or her luggage.
The tags 208, 210 in
The tags 208, 210 may be provided in the form of various letters enabling a user to individually personalize his or her luggage 204 with his or her initials or name.
The foregoing specific embodiments of the present invention as set forth in the specifications herein are for illustrative purposes only. Various deviations and modification may be made within the spirit and scope of this invention, without departing from a main theme thereof.
The present application claims priority from our provisional patent application titled Luggage Tagging System Ser. No. 61/475,753 filed on Apr. 15, 2011.
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61475753 | Apr 2011 | US |