MAGNETIC QUICK CONNECT STRAP FOR ATTACHING TRAVEL BAGS TO TROLLEY HANDLES

Abstract

A magnetic quick connect strap for attaching travel bags to trolley handles including a handle portion having a first set of magnets attached thereto, and a backing portion including a second set of magnets attached thereto, wherein the handle portion is placed upon an outer surface of a travel bag and the backing portion upon the inner surface of the travel bag opposite the handle portion such that the first and second sets of magnets attract with one another and releasably hold the magnetic quick connect strap to the travel bag without damaging the material of the travel bag. Within a second embodiment there is no backing portion and the second set of magnets are separate individual magnets. As such, the travel bag can be easily placed over and releasably held upon a trolley handle of a piece of luggage.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates generally to travel bags and luggage, and more specifically to the connection between a travel bag and the trolley handle of a piece of luggage.

2. Description of the Related Art

There are few prior art travel bags designed to be placed upon a trolley handle of a piece of luggage. Those that are have a portion of material permanently attached to the travel bag that extends around the trolley handle. The problem is when a traveler has a travel bag that they want to place upon a piece of luggage having a trolley handle but that does not have a portion of material adapted to wrap around the trolley handle to hold it in place. In such cases, the travel bag will simply rest upon the piece of luggage and fall off repeatedly during travel. Thus, a need exists for a quick connect strap to be placed upon any travel bag and quickly and easily adapt them to be placed upon and around the trolley handle of a piece of luggage to avoid the above-mentioned problems.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of travel bags and luggage having trolley handles, or the like in the prior art, the present invention provides a novel magnetic quick connect strap. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide magnetic quick connect strap for attaching travel bags to trolley handles including a handle portion having a first set of magnets attached thereto, and a backing portion including a second set of magnets attached thereto, wherein the handle portion is placed upon an outer surface of a travel bag and the backing portion upon the inner surface of the travel bag opposite the handle portion such that the first and second sets of magnets attract with one another and releasably hold the magnetic quick connect strap to the travel bag without damaging the material of the travel bag. A second embodiment is shown wherein there is no backing portion and the second set of magnets are separate individual magnets. And as such, the travel bag can be easily placed over and releasably held upon a trolley handle of a piece of luggage, with all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and method(s) of use for the present invention, a magnetic quick connect strap for attaching travel bags to trolley handles, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view illustrating a magnetic quick connect strap according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view illustrating a magnetic quick connect strap releasably connected to a travel bag according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view illustrating a magnetic quick connect strap releasably connected to a travel bag and placed over and releasably held upon a trolley handle of a piece of luggage according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 2.

The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As discussed above, embodiments of the present invention relate to a magnetic quick connect strap for attaching travel bags to trolley handles including a handle portion having a first set of magnets attached thereto, and a backing portion including a second set of magnets attached thereto, wherein the handle portion is placed upon an outer surface of a travel bag and the backing portion upon the inner surface of the travel bag opposite the handle portion such that the first and second sets of magnets attract with one another and releasably hold the magnetic quick connect strap to the travel bag without damaging the material of the travel bag. A second embodiment is shown wherein there is no backing portion and the second set of magnets are separate individual magnets. And as such, the travel bag can be easily placed over and releasably held upon a trolley handle of a piece of luggage.

Referring now to the drawings FIG. 1-3, the magnetic quick connect strap 100 for attaching travel bags 200 to trolley handles 300 of a piece of luggage 400, the magnetic quick connect strap 100 comprising a handle portion 110 having a first set of magnets 112 attached thereto, and a backing portion 120 including a second set of magnets 122 attached thereto, wherein the handle portion 110 is placed upon an outer surface of a travel bag 200 and the backing portion 120 upon the inner surface of the travel bag opposite the handle portion such that the first and second sets of magnets attract with one another and releasably hold the magnetic quick connect strap to the travel bag without damaging the material of the travel bag. And as such, the travel bag can be easily placed over and releasably held upon a trolley handle 300 of a piece of luggage 400.

A second embodiment is also disclosed wherein there is no backing portion and the second set of magnets 122 are separate individual magnets, wherein the handle portion 110 is placed upon an outer surface of a travel bag 200 and the second set of magnets 122 upon the inner surface of the travel bag opposite the handle portion such that the first and second sets of magnets attract with one another and releasably hold the magnetic quick connect strap to the travel bag without damaging the material of the travel bag. And as such, the travel bag can be easily placed over and releasably held upon a trolley handle 300 of a piece of luggage 400.

The handle portion 110 can be made from any material suitable for luggage or travel bag handles including leather, cotton, nylon, polyester, or spandex. The magnets 112 are then attached thereto. The backing portion 120 may also be made from a flexible material, such as leather, cotton, nylon, polyester, or spandex, or alternately made from a rigid material such as metal or plastic, and its magnets 122 are then attached thereto.

The most important advantage of the instant magnetic quick connect strap is that it can be easily and quickly releasably attached to any travel bag, including purses, camera bags, and any personal bag without damaging the material of the travel bag, and to be attachable to any trolley handle, including those on coolers, etc. In an alternate embodiment, the backing portion can be left out and either one or more spaced magnets can be used instead.

Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and described herein, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that any arrangement, which is calculated to achieve the same purpose, may be substituted for the specific embodiment shown. This application is intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the present invention.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A magnetic quick connect strap comprising: a handle portion;a first set of magnets; wherein said first set of magnets are attached on opposite ends of said handle portion;a backing portion;a second set of magnets; wherein said second set of magnets are attached on opposite ends of said backing portion;wherein said handle portion is adapted to be placed upon an outer surface of a travel bag and said backing portion is adapted to be placed upon an inner surface of said travel bag opposite said handle portion, such that said first and second sets of magnets attract with one another and can releasably hold said magnetic quick connect strap to said travel bag.

2. The magnetic quick connect strap of claim 1, wherein said handle portion is made from a material chosen from a list of materials consisting of leather, cotton, nylon, polyester, and spandex.

3. The magnetic quick connect strap of claim 2, wherein said backing portion is made from a material chosen from a list of materials consisting of leather, cotton, nylon, plastic, polyester, spandex, and metal.

4. A combination of a travel bag and a quick connect strap, comprising: a travel bag including: an inner surface;an outer surface; wherein said inner surface and said outer surface form an interior; anda magnetic quick connect strap comprising: a handle portion;a first set of magnets; wherein said first set of magnets are attached on opposite ends of said handle portion;a backing portion;a second set of magnets; wherein said second set of magnets are attached on opposite ends of said backing portion;wherein said handle portion is adapted to be placed upon an outer surface of said travel bag and said backing portion is adapted to be placed upon said inner surface of said travel bag opposite said handle portion, such that said first and second sets of magnets attract with one another and releasably hold said magnetic quick connect strap to said travel bag;wherein said travel bag is thereby adapted to be placed over and releasably held upon a trolley handle of a piece of luggage.

5. The combination of claim 4, wherein said handle portion is made from a material chosen from a list of materials consisting of leather, cotton, nylon, polyester, and spandex.

6. The combination of claim 5, wherein said backing portion is made from a material chosen from a list of materials consisting of leather, cotton, nylon, plastic, polyester, spandex, and metal.

7. A combination of a piece of luggage, a travel bag, and a quick connect strap, comprising: a piece of luggage including: a trolley handle;a travel bag including: an inner surface;an outer surface; wherein said inner surface and said outer surface form an interior;wherein said travel bag is sized and shaped to be placed upon said piece of luggage adjacent said trolley handle; anda magnetic quick connect strap comprising: a handle portion;a first set of magnets; wherein said first set of magnets are attached on opposite ends of said handle portion;a backing portion;a second set of magnets; wherein said second set of magnets are attached on opposite ends of said backing portion;wherein said handle portion is adapted to be placed upon an outer surface of said travel bag and said backing portion is adapted to be placed upon said inner surface of said travel bag opposite said handle portion, such that said first and second sets of magnets attract with one another and releasably hold said magnetic quick connect strap to said travel bag;wherein said travel bag is thereby adapted to be placed over and releasably held upon said trolley handle of said piece of luggage.

8. The combination of claim 7, wherein said handle portion is made from a material chosen from a list of materials consisting of leather, cotton, nylon, polyester, and spandex.

9. The combination of claim 8, wherein said backing portion is made from a material chosen from a list of materials consisting of leather, cotton, nylon, plastic, polyester, spandex, and metal.